CHEERDANCE

• CHEERDANCE It is relatively new in the field of sports and dance as it has only emerged during the early 1900s as part of the cheerleading events.
• Cheerleading is an event that consists of cheers and organized routines for sports team motivation, audience entertainment, or competitions contain many components of cheers, jumps, dance, gymnastics, and stunting.
• The yellers, dancers, and athletes involve in cheerleading are called cheerleaders.
• When they are grouped together as one, they are called a squad.
• Jumps - requires stamina, strength, and flexibility and they greatly improve every area in cheer dance routine.
• Approach - The first stage of a jump
• Lift- Occurs after a cheerleader leaves the ground
• Execution- Is hitting a jump at its peak or maximum height
• Landing- This involves whipping of the legs and feet together with a small rebound. Knees are slightly bent when touching the ground to absorb the weight.
• Tumbling - Very dynamic and an excellent way to shake a crowd up quickly. Properly incorporated tumbling can be a real attention getter and crowd pleaser.
• Formation - In terms of Cheer dance, this is the crucial to the success of a squad
• Bowling Pin - The formationis like bowling pins in a bowling alley. This works great when highlighting a few membersofn a squad/team.
• Staggered Line - A simple line where the back line is positioned in the windows (space in between individuals) of the front line.