Cheerdance

• A motion sequence performed to music or counting

  Accuracy Drill
• A movement performed without touching the ground

  Aerial
• Cheerleaders whose primary purpose is to compete

  All stars
• Arching back and contacting the ground with hands, then bringing the hips overhead and landing on the performing surface one foot at a time

  Back walkover
• A non-aerial tumbling movement that creates the effect of rolling backwards

  Backward roll
• The weight-bearing position position that supports, lifts, or tosses other performers

  Base
• To stabilize the top person

  Brace
• Person responsible for the safe landing of a top performer

  Catcher
• Moving from a stunt of pyramid to a cradle or performing surface

  Dismount
• A forward roll where feet leave the ground before the hands touch the ground

  Dive Roll
• An aerial skill involving the top person rotating through an inverted position

  Flip
• The performer at the top of a toss or stunt

  Flyer
• The arrangement of athletes on a surface during the course of a stunt or routine

  Formation
• Supported by, or at the of, the performing surface

  Ground level
• The grouping of connected stunts, including persons standing at ground level

  Pyramid
• A person responsible for protecting the safety of the person during a stunt

  Spotter
• Movements between formations

  Transitions
• A body’s rotation around its vertical axis

  Twist
• To shout out words or phrases that may help motivate and boost the morale of a playing team and perform better during a game

  Cheer
• A physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements usually in time with rhythm

  Dance