Q4 - Cheerdance

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OTHER DANCE FORMS

(Cheer Dance)
CHEERDANCE is coined from the words,
Cheer and Dance.

To cheer is to shout out words or phrases


To dance, on the other hand, is a physical
activity
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 skills (pyramids and
tosses, stunts, tumbling skills, arm and hand positions and
jumps), and dance (fusion of different dance genres).
ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING

Arms/hand movements Legs/feet positions


• Beginning stance and cheer stance
• “T” and half “T” positions • Feet Together
• Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low
clasp • Feet Apart
• Touchdown, low touchdown • Lunge (front and side)
• High “V” and low “V”
• Tabletop and punch, etc.
• “L” and diagonal positions
CHEERDANCE BASICS (Gymnastic Side)

JUMPS TUMBLING SKILLS


• Tuck
• Forward Rolls and Backward Rolls
• Pike • Forward and Backward Handspring
• Cartwheel and aerial cartwheel
• Split • Head and handstand
• Hurdle Jump/Hurkie
• Toe Touch Jump
CHEERDANCE BASICS (Gymnastic Side)

Steps in Executing a Pyramid:


Setting up (Preparing to lift)
Pyramids (optional) Load (Actual lift)
Composition: Hit (Striking for a final pause)
Dismount (To move down by
Flyer, Base & Spotter the flyer)
CHEERDANCE BASICS (Cheer Side)

Cheering is the very essence of cheerdance


performances. To cheer is to make someone or a team
motivated and encouraged. It boosts, salutes or acclaims
the morale of individuals and teams. In cheerdance,
cheering needs to be strong, loud, and metered so that it
will be delivered in time with rhythm or the music played.
CHEERDANCE BASICS (Dance Side)

Jazz/Classical Dance Basics:


Hip Hop Basics
Tendu (point)
Pliē (knees slightly bent)
Bounce (Downrock)
Grand Plie (full knees bent)
Groove (Toprock)
Relevē (heels raised)
Power moves:
Piquē (Raising a knee)
• Pump Elements of Dance
• Lock (Space, Time and
Battement (Kicks)
• Point Energy) Ball Change and Chassē
• Curl Freezes Piroutte and Chaine (Turn)

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