CHEERDANCE

CHEERDANCE
▪ Originated in United States
▪ Cheer and dance
▪ To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that
may help motivate and boost the morale of a
playing team and perform during a game.
▪ Dance, on the other and, is a physical activity
where one expresses emotions or gestures
while performing bodily movements usually in
time with rhythm.
 CHEERLEADING
▪ Involves performing
routines which include
aspects of dance,
gymnastics and acrobatics
such as tumbling, stunting
and jumping.
 CHEERLEADING BEGINNING
CHANTS
▪ To begin, chants and cheers
are essential parts of
cheerleading as they: get
the crowd excited, motivate
your team and get the
crowd involved in the game.
 CHEER- CHANT
▪ CHANT- A chant is usually
very short and you repeat it 3
or more times.
▪ CHEER- A cheer is longer than
a chant is done only 1 time
through.
TYPES OF CHEER AND CHANTS

▪ OFFENSE- An offense chant is

one that talks about scoring and is
used in a sport event. You use this
type of chant when your team has
the ball.
▪ Ex: We’ve got the ball, we’ve got
the ball, let’s score 6!
 DEFENSE
▪ A defense chant is one that
talks about taking the ball
away from the other team. You
use this chant when your team
does not have the ball.
▪ Ex: T A K E take the ball away
SPIRIT/ GENERAL CHANT
▪ The spirit or general
chant is one you can use
anytime like:
▪ Let’s go Bears!