Cheerleading Motions

• Fist


  Hands in a fist with fingers tucked in tight and thumb wrapped closely around, continuing in a straight line from the arm without any breaks at the wrist
• Clasp


  Hands cupped just below the chin, elbows tucked closely into the sides, can be performed in overhead or low variation
• Clap


  Hands in blades, used more for stylistic purposes rather than for sound, can also be performed in an overhead variation
• Hips


  Hands in proper fists sitting right on the hip bone, wrists do not bend forward or backward
• Clean


  Standing with both feet together and arms squeezed tightly to the side
• High V


  Both arms extend up at about a 45 degree angle, hands in tight fists with big circles facing the front, slightly in front of the body
• Low V


  Both arms extend down at about a 45 degree angle, hands in tight fists with big circles facing the front, slightly in front of the body, can also be performed in a "broken" variation
• Punch


  One arm extends straight up, other sits on the hip, hand in fist with little circle facing forward
• T


  Both arms extend straight out to the sides parallel to the ground, big circles facing the front, slightly in front of the body
• Broken T


  T motion with elbows bent all the way in, fists hitting right in front of the armpits with little circles facing out
• Touchdown


  Both arms extending straight overhead parallel to each other, fists flat on top with little circles facing the front, arms tucked close to the ears
• Low Touchdown


  Both arms extending straight down parallel to each other, big circles facing the front, arms squeezing in together
• Daggers/Tabletop


  Broken low touchdown, elbows stay in tight, top of fists stay flat
• Buckets


  Both arms punching straight out in front, parallel to each other and the ground, fists facing downward
• Candlesticks


  Same as buckets but hands rotated so big circles are to the sky
• Punch Across


  One hand stays on the hip or clean to the side while the other crosses in front of the body, can be performed in high or low variation