CHEER DANCE!

OBJECTIVES:
• Explain the background of cheer dance.
• Identify the different basic movements/steps in
cheer dancing.
• Value the importance of engaging oneself to
physical activity to lessen the risk of lifestyle
diseases.
• Applies correct techniques to minimize risk of
injuries
 CHEER DANCE
Coined from the
words, cheer and
dance.
• It is a recreational activity
and competitive sport
composed of an organized
routine with required
performance elements and
skills in dance and
gymnastics.
 CHEER DANCE
• It is a routine composed of
yells and cheers, gymnastic
skills (pyramids and tosses,
stunts, tumbling skills, arm
and hand positions and jumps),
and Dance(Fussion of different
 Aim
•To encourage the
crowds to cheer in
there sports event
• Today Cheerdancing is
identified as one of the
most spectacular events in
one of the biggest
collegiate sports events in
the country, The UAAP
 Locomotor Movements

Allows one to
move from one point
to another.
Examples:
walk, run,
jump
 Non-Locomotor
Movements
Movements that are
performed in one point
in space without
transferring to another
point.
Examples:
Flexion, Extension,
Rotation, Twist
Terminologies
used in Cheer
dance
1. Flyers- these are the
cheerleaders who are
held and thrown into the
air and are doing the
stunts.
 2. Bases or mounts
 These are the persons
in charge of holding
and controlling the
throw of the flyers.
 3. Spots
• These are the people who
stand behind or in front of
the flyers and support of the
flyers to prevent them from
falling.
PERFORMANCE
ELEMENTS IN
CHEER
DANCING
A. MOTIONS-
this elements
includes arm
motions.
1. High V
2. Low V,
3. Diagonals,
4. L’s, T’s,
5. Broken T’s and touch
down.
“T” AND half “T” positions
High “V” & low “V”
“L” and diagonal positions
Touchdown, low
touchdown
 B. JUMPS
These are the feet
movements through
jumping moves.
1. Tuck
2. Pike
3. Split
4. Hurdle jump /
hurkie
5. Toe touch
jump
C. Stunts
These can be seen
from flyers or
selected cheer
dancers.
 Pyramid
Building
•3 man
•4 man
•5 man
•6 and more
 D. Tumbling
Cartwheel and round
off are basic tumbling
movements in cheer
dance.
1. Forward rolls and backward
rolls
2. Forward Backward
Handspring
3. Cartwheel
OTHER BASIC
MOVEMENT
Clasp, clap
Beginning
stance/cheer stance
Head and
Handstand
 LEGS/ FEET
POSITIONS
•Feet together
•Feet apart
•Lunge (front and
side )
 BENEFIT
• Strengthens the heart and
lungs
• Reduce risk of heart attack,
stroke, highblood pressure
and type 2 diabetes.
ACTIVITY
• Choreograph a cheer dance routine
1. Groupings (3 groups only)
2. 5 minutes routine
3. Pyramids must not go beyond the chest level
4. Spotters are always required during practice and
performance
5. Music is optional
6. Create simple yell or cheers for the dance routine
7. Uniforms ( Color Coding)
8. Props and costumes are optional (Depends on the
choreography and routine)