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• Cheerdance is a combination of the words "cheer" and "dance".
• Cheer is the act of shouting out words or phrases.
• Dance is a physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures through bodily movements.
• Cheerleading is the performance of a routine, dominated by a gymnastic skill.
• The first PEP club was established at Princeton University in the 1870s.
• The usage of the megaphone became popular in cheerleading in the 1900s.
• The first cheerleading fraternity was organized in the 1900s.
• Women became active in cheerleading in the 1920s.
• The University of Minnesota cheerleaders began to incorporate gymnastics in the 1920s.
• The first cheerleading company was formed by Lawrence R Herkimer of Dallas, Texas in the 1940s.
• Cheerleading was introduced to Japan, UK, Australia, etc by Universal Cheerleaders Association in 1988-1994.
• IASF (International All-Star Federation) continued to host cheerleading championships in 2008.
• Space:

  • comprise of direction, size, level, and focus, deal with the physical area where dancers move accordingly
• 2. Energy

  • speaks of the power of a dance; it could be heavy or light, sharp or smooth
• 3. Time

  • includes Beat, Tempo, rhythmic pattern, duration, and accent, refers to the length, patterns of movement, music accompaniments beat, and tempo as well as the accent of the dance
• Hip-Hop dance

  • street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture.
• BASIC STEPS OF HIPHOP

  Bounce

  Groove

  Pump

  Lock
• 1970S when hip-hop was created
• 2. Jazz/Classical Dance

  • umbrella term that can refer to several related dance
• BASIC STEPS IN JAZZ/CLASSICAL DANCE

  Tendu -point

  Plie – knees slight bent

  Grand Plie – fully knees bent

  Releve – heels raised

  Chasse

  Pirouette and Chaine Turns