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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

QUARTER 4 – MODULE 2
MELC: Engages in moderate to vigorous physical activities for at least 60
minutes a day in and out of the school.
PART I.

A. Introduction

Welcome to the first part of your lesson! You will be given activities to display and enhance your skills in
cheer dancing at the same time formulate your understanding of the benefits of such activities to your fitness
and well-being. As you go on and overcome the challenges provided for you, you will learn that dance
activities are fun and exciting, while at the same time help improve your fitness, and your sense of community.

B. Discussion

Cheerdance is coined from words, cheer and dance. To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that may help

motivate and boost the morale of playing team and perform better during game. Dance, on the other hand, is

a physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements usually in

time with rhythm. Cheerdancing rooted from cheerleading. Cheerleading is the performance of a routine,

usually dominated by gymnastic skills such as jumps, tumbling skills, lifts and tosses combined with shouting

of cheers and yells to lead the crowd to cheer for certain team during a game or sport. It originated in the

United States. Due to Filipinos’ love for dancing, they added more dance routines to their cheers and came up

with the term cheerdance wherein it is a routine composed of yells and cheers, gymnastic skill(pyramids and

tosses, stunts, tumbling skills, arm and hand positions and jumps),and dance(fusion of different dance

genres).Today, cheerdancing is identified as one of the most spectacular events in one of the biggest collegiate

sports events in the country, the UAAP ( UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES ).

Terminologies Used in Cheer Dance

1. Flyers/Floater- The person that is elevated into the air by the bases or the person on top of the pyramid.
2. Bases or mounts – these are the persons in charge of holding and controlling the throw of the flyers
3. Spotters- A person that stays in contact with the performing surface and watches for any hazards in the
stunt or mount. The spotter is responsible for watching the flyer and be prepared to catch her
if she falls.

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Essentials of Cheerdancing

1.Motions- This elements includes arm motions like high V, low V, half-high and half low Vs, diagonals,
K’s, L’s, T’s, broken T’s, and touchdowns.
2.Jumps- These are the feet movements through jumping moves like toe-touch jump, hurdle jump, split,
pike ,star and tuck jumps.
3.Stunts- Are mostly those that can be seen from the flyers or selected cheer dancers like bow and arrow ,
liberties, scorpions, and basket tosses.
4.Tumbling- forward roll, backward rolls ,cartwheel ,head and handstand, round off are basic tumbling
movements in cheer dance
5.Cheers, Chants, and Dance Routine- Cheers and chants incorporate stunts, jumps, and tumbling and are
used to lead the crowd. Dance routine on the other hand, are used to entertain the crowd during breaks.
Four basic positions in every stunt group.

The first person, but not necessarily the most important,

is the flyer. This is the cheer leader who is on top of each
stunt.

People in this stunt group are called the bases. On two

stunts, the bases responsibilities are the same. On oneleg
stunts each base has a different task.

This position is the back spot. The back spot will

first call a universal stunting count before
performing any stunt. The back spot must have a
firm hold on the flyers ankle.

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 This position is the front spot. This position is
optional and is only used when extra help lifting
the flyer is needed.

Front Spot
Hand Movements and Positions in Cheerdance

Beginning Stance- feet together, Low V-straighten your arms

hands down by the side in blades downward at a 45-degree angle
from your body, with your hands in
fits. Bring out your thumbs and
keep your pinkies facing back.

High V-straighten your arms Torch/Punch-straighten one of

upward at a 45-degree angle from your hands and extend it upward
your head, with your hands in fists.
Bring out your thumbs and keep while the other arm is placed on
your pinkies facing back. your hips, keeping your hands in
fist, and your elbow pointing on
your side. It can be done with either
a right or left torch.

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 Clap-bend your elbows and they Table top-arms bent at elbow,fists
should be pulled in and pointing in front of shoulder.
downward; and keep your hands
just below your chin with palms
both touching each other.

Broken T-both arms parallel to the Clasp-hands clasped at the

ground and bent at the elbows,fist chin,elbow in
into the shoulder.

Front Lounge-lead leg bent with T-motion-from your shoulder,keep

the knee over the ankle,back leg your arms straight and parallel to the
straight,feet perpendicular to each fround while your hands are in fists
other. with your thumbs facing out and your
pinkies are facing back

Watch the instructional videos of the different hand movements and position in cheerdance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XJgUcvxth0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ81oIlinEI&list=RDCMUCjk3fNwVg11B1-8ZZVMVK7A&start_radio=1&t=8

C. Readings
Organized cheerleading has roots that go back to the late 1880s. Cheerleaders have been helping people cheer
on their favorite sports teams ever since. Today, in addition to cheering for many types of sports, cheerleaders
of all ages entertain crowds with their amazing stunts and athletic displays. Cheerleading provides students a
comprehensive look at how this sport has evolved over time.

D. Examples

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 UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2013 UAAP Cheerdance Competition NU Pep

PART II. Activity Proper

Activity 1. Directions: Fill in the missing letters in the box to come up with the complete word / phrase related
to cheerdance.

1. M T O N

2. U M S
3. S U N S

T U B L N G
4.
D N E
5.
L Y E S
6.
B S S
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S P T T R
8.

9. B G N I N G S A C E

10. C A P

Activity 2. Directions: Write the letter for each number to answer the statement.

05 06 15 16 08 07 23 54 35 60 69 45 70
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
75 1 34 11 33 24 28 19 63 48 36 22 13
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1. This position is optional and only used when extra help lifting the flyer is needed.
___ __ ___ ___ __ __ __ __ __

07 33 1 75 28 24 34 1 28
2. The person that is elevated into the air by the bases.
__ __ __ __ __ __
07 45 22 08 33 24
3. A person that stays in contact with the performing surface and watches for any hazards in the stunts.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
24 34 1 28 28 08 33 24
4. It is identified as one of the most spectacular events in one biggest collegiate sports events in the
country.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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 15 54 08 08 33 16 05 75 15 08
5. They will do the first call a universal stunting count before performing any stunt.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
06 05 15 69 24 34 1 28

Activity 3. Directions: Fill in the table below

Name the Arm movements in cheerdance Describe how it is done

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PART II.
KEY TO CORRECTION:

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PART III. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
A. Directions: Choose the best answer and write the letter on the space provided.

___1. In cheerleading, motions refer to______.

a. How you move your body c. how you move your mouth
b. arm and hand placement d. where your squad compete
___2. While stunting, the person that is lifted in the air is called a ______.
a. base b. spotter c. flyer d. cheerer
___3. The main roles of the base are ________.
a. sitting and sleeping c. climbing and flying
b. observing and commenting d. lifting, throwing and catching ___4. If a stunt falls,
the spotter should try to catch ________.
a. the flyer feet c. the flyers neck, head and body
b. the flyers arm d. the flyers leg ___ 5. What is a
cheerleading chant?
a. A short cheer, often one that is repeated c. A cheerleading song
b. A spell put on the opposing team d. A type of jump ___6. What are the
parts of a jump?
a. Prep, up and down c. Prep, lift, execution and landing
b. Prep, execution and touchdown d. Ground and air
___7. It is identified as one of the most spectacular events in one biggest collegiate sports events in the
country
a. cheerdancing b. hip hop dance c. folk dance d. contemporary dance
___8. A toe touch is the name of ______
a. A jump b. A cheer c. A uniform d. A stretch
___ 9. It is a physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily usually
in time with rhythm.
a. exercise b. dance c. cheer d. none of the above
___ 10. It is a recreational activity and competitive sport composed of an organized routine.
a. badminton b. interpretative dance c. cheer dance d. hip hop dance
B. Directions: Identify the following elements in cheerdance whether it is a Motions, Jumps,
Stunts and Tumbling
______1. forward rolls
______2. scorpions
______3. touch down
______4. toe-touch
______5. Liberties

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 C. Directions: Do the performance tasks/Output
Option 1: If you have an internet connection, watch the instructional video of the different
techniques in executing Cheerdance. Choreograph your original 2 minutes cheerdance
following the instructional video you have watch, show movements of moderate to vigorous
you can use a music of your own choice in your performance. Output /video recording may be
sent thru the messenger of the teacher in- charge.

Option 2: Using the different techniques in executing cheerdance, Choreograph your original 2
minutes cheerdance. After your performance answer the following questions.
1. How does it feel coming up with your own choreographed cheerdancing? Was it hard or
easy? Why?
2. How can a student like you benefit from performing cheerdances?

RUBRICS FOR PERFORMANCE (for Option 1)

Criterion: 5 4 3 2 1
Skill All of the skills 3 skills 2 skills are 1 skill is No skill is
are performed are performed performed performed
correctly performed correctly correctly correctly
correctly
RUBRICS FOR WRITTEN WORK (for Option 2)
INDICATORS 5 4 3 2 1
The idea is The answer is The answer is The idea is Tried to answer
excellent, correct with correct not the question
justifiable elaboration elaborated
and with though it
conviction touched the
topic
References: A.
Book
Government Publications. First Edition 2015. Learner’s Material -Physical Education and Health -10

B. Online: https://cheerleading.lovetoknow.com/Cheerleading_Cheers_and_Chants_and_Motions

https://feu.instructure.com/courses/29083/pages/lesson-iv-introduction-to-cheerdance