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CHEERDANCE
Cheerdance
 Cheerdance is coined from the words, 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 better during a 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. Cheerdancing 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 a 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
skills (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.)
Origins of cheerleading
When we think of cheerleading, we most often associate it

with football. There’s a reason for this. In the late 19th
century, football was really just becoming an organized
sport in its own right, with the first intercollegiate game
played in 1869. Students came to games on masse to cheer
on their teams, which by the 1880s led to the rise of pep
clubs, completely comprised of men, to cheer on the team.
In the early 20th century, these squads experimented with
routines and defined their art. Cheerleaders first added
gymnasitics routines and tumbling to their cheers in the
1920s, and cheerleaders from the university of Oregon
introduced the practice of using flashcards to build crowd
support around the same time.
Cheerleading’s Origins
• Cheerleading is more than 100 years old. In the beginning, all
cheerleaders were men.
• The first cheerleaders in the United States were organized by a
Princeton graduate named Thomas Peebles who had been a “yell
leader” there is a part of the pep squad. It’s said that he moved to
Minnesota and there he spurred the idea of organized cheers to
support the University of Minnesota football team, who were
undergoing a losing streak.
• Women joined cheerleading squads in 1923. during World War 2,
the shift to mostly female cheer squads began.
• Pom-poms were invented in the 1930s and were originally called
pompons.
 In 1923, at the University of Minnesota, women were
permitted to participate in cheerleading. However, it took time
for other schools to follow. In the late 1920s, many school
manuals and newspapers that were published still referred to
cheerleaders as "chap," "fellow," and "man". Women
cheerleaders were overlooked until the 1940s. In the 1940s,
collegiate men were drafted for World War II, creating the
opportunity for more women to make their way onto sporting
event sidelines.
 In the 1950s, the formation of professional cheerleading
started. The first recorded cheer squad in National Football
League (NFL) history was for the Baltimore Colts.
Professional cheerleaders put a new perspective on American
cheerleading. Women were selected for two reasons: visual sex
appeal, and the ability to dance
Evolution
 Competitive cheerleading is scored subjectively based on components including,
but not limited to, the cheer itself, dance/choreography, pyramids, stunting, and
tumbling. In order to prevent injuries, there are certain rules that cheerleading
teams have to follow according to their level (high school, all-star, or college).
According to the Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine, there are two purposes of
cheerleading - to cheer on the sidelines for other athletes, and to be a "highly
skilled competing athlete."
 Along with this evolution to the sport's structure, there have been significant
advancements made to the typical cheerleading uniform. What began as the
classic sweater and mid-calf pleated skirt uniform has now come to incorporate
materials that allow for stretch and flexibility. Uniform changes are a result of
the changing culture since the 1930s.
 Cheerleading may seem like a light-hearted activity to some, but injuries that
can come from practice or a competition can be severe if the athlete is not
properly trained. There have been many catastrophic injuries from cheer,
especially from tumbling and stunting. Because of the lack of studies on injuries
in competitive cheerleading, many injuries that happen could be avoided. Most
studies in sports medicine pertaining to cheerleading are focused on whether it is
a sport or not.
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 rhytm or the music played
Hand movements and Positions in Cheerdance
 BEGGINING STANCE
Feet together, hands down by the side in blades
 CHEER STANCE
Feet more than shoulder width apart, hands down by the side in
blades
 CLASP
Hands clasped, at the chin, elbows in

 HIGH V
Arms extended up forming a “V”, relax the shoulders

 LOW V
Arms extended down forming a “V”

 TOUCHDOWN
Arms extended straight and parallel to each other, fist facing in
 LOW TOUCHDOWN
Arms extended straight down and parallel to each other, fist facing
in
 SIDE LUNGE
Lead leg bent with the knee over the ankle, back leg straight, feet
perpendicular to each other
 FRONT LUNGE
Lead leg bent with the knee over the ankle, back leg straight, feet
perpendicular to each other
 BOW AND ARROW
One arm extended to side with other arm bent at elbow in a half
“T” motion
 OVERHEAD CLASP
Arms are straight, above the head in a clasp and slightly in front
of the face
 TABLETOP
Arms bent at elbow, fists in front of shoulders

 LOW CLASP
Arms extende straight down, in a clasp and slightly in front of

the body
 PUNCH
One arm extended straight up, one arm on hip, in a hip

 L MOTION
One arm extended to the side with other arm extended in a punch
motion (Left L shown)
 T MOTION
Both arms extended straight out to the side and parallel to the
ground, relax the shoulders
 HALF T
Both arms parallel to the ground and bent at the elbows, fists into
shoulders
Elements of Cheer dance
1. Dance
2. Stunts
3. Jumps
4. Cheers
5. Tumbling
6. Goal
TYPES OF
CHEERLEADERS
All Stars Cheerleaders
 All star cheerleaders are normally associated with a gym that
teaches tumbling, gymnastics and cheerleading. Their main
objective is to compete and they are dedicated to practicing and
performing. They do not cheer for another sport such as football
or basketball. Thus, their cheers are a bit different, they don't use
offense and defense cheers and use instead what is called
competition cheers. Their skill level is usually very high as they
mainly focus on competitions. In an all star gym you can find
many different types of coaches such as a tumbling coach,
stunting coach, and a choreographer. As a whole, all star
cheerleaders are skilled in many things, including but not limited
to, tumbling, dance, gymnastics, and stunting. To make it on an
all star squad you will have to go through a rigorous tryout
process and they usually pull their cheerleaders from their group
of gym students. It is thought that all star cheerleading is the
fastest growing sector of cheerleading.
Scholastic Cheerleaders
 These are the cheerleaders that the majority of people are familiar
with and what comes to mind when you hear the word
"cheerleader." They are associated with a school and their main
focus is cheering for other sports and raising school spirit. Some
scholastic cheerleaders compete, but not all of them.
Recreation Cheerleaders
 The recreation type of cheerleader is associated with a
community's recreation department, church, or the YWCA, which
in turn, can be associated with a national recreational league such
as Pop Warner or the American Youth Football and Cheerleading
League. Rec cheerleaders usually cheer for the other sports in the
league and they can compete in cheer competitions if they so
choose. Coaches in a rec program are normally pulled from the
parents or recreational program and it's usually a voluntary
position.
 Pro Cheerleaders
In the world of cheerleading, pro cheerleaders are not considered
"real" cheerleaders. They are thought of as entertainers and
dancers more than as cheerleaders. It's a grueling process to
make a pro cheerleading squad and the number of applicants is
high compared to the number that makes it on a team. They are
paid very little for their performances but have a number of
opportunities to travel and do things such as appearances and
calendars. Most pro cheerleaders have a full-time job to offset
their pro cheerleading careers and a lot of them use their
experience as a pro cheerleader to further a career in the
entertainment field. Exceptional looks, personalities,
communication skills, and dance ability all play a part in the
selection process for pro cheerleaders.
That’s all
thank you
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CHEERDANCE

When we think of cheerleading, we most often associate it

Hands clasped, at the chin, elbows in

Arms extended up forming a “V”, relax the shoulders

Arms extended down forming a “V”

Arms bent at elbow, fists in front of shoulders

Arms extende straight down, in a clasp and slightly in front of

One arm extended straight up, one arm on hip, in a hip

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