P.E

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• Arabesque


  • One leg is down straight and the other leg is behind you almost at a ninety-degree angle to your back
• Aerial


  • A cartwheel without hands touching the ground or floor
• Base


  • In acrobatic gymnastics, the role of the pair and group competition that requires strength and balance
  • Usually an older or larger athlete
• Buckets


  • A move where a cheerleader holds their arms straight out in front, fists facing down, almost as if holding the handle of a bucket in each hand
• Broken T


  • Extend your arms from your shoulders so that they are parallel with the ground, like for a T, but bend both arms at the elbows and bring them in toward your shoulders so that your forearms are facing up
• Candlesticks


  • A cheer motion where a cheerleader extends their arms out in front with fists facing each other as if they were holding a lit candle in each hand
• Cartwheel


  • Sideways rotary movement of the body
  • Bringing the hands to the floor one at a time while the body inverts
  • When both hands are on the floor, the legs travel over the body and feet return to the floor one at a time, ending with the performer standing upright
• Clap


  • Bend your elbows and bring your arms in tight to your body
  • Your elbows should be pulled in and pointed down, and your hands should be just below your chin
  • Bring your hands together, keeping them open with your fingers facing up toward your chin, so that both palms are touching
• Clasp


  • Bend your elbows and bring your arms in tight to your body
  • Your elbows should be pulled in and pointed down, and your hands should be just below your chin
• Cheer


  • A longer yell, that involves motions, pompoms, stunts, jumps, or tumbling
• Daggers


  • Arms are bent, and in front of your body
• Diagonal


  • One arm is extended in a High V motion, and one arm is in a Low V motion
  • Can be done as a "right" or "left" motion
• Flyer


  • The brave person who is lifted or thrown into the air to perform a mount
• Handspring


  • Springing from your feet to your hands to your feet again
  • Used alone or in conjunction with other skills
  • Forward and backward handsprings
• Heel Stretch


  • Same as a Liberty except your bent leg is held straight up with your hand
• Jump


  • A springing move where both feet leave the ground
• Liberty

  • A base holds up a flyer with one of her feet in both of the base's hands
  • The flyer's other leg is bent
  • Pose is thought similar to the Statue of Liberty
• Pyramids


  • Multiple mounts or a group of stunts next to one another
• Roundoff

  • A basic beginner tumbling skill
  • Used as a setup for combination tumbling skills (back handsprings etc.)
• Spotter

  • Stays in contact with the ground and watches for hazards
  • Helps with dismantling the mount
  • Responsible for trying to catch the flyer if they fall
• Straddle

  • A position where the legs are straight out and apart
• 1. Motion


  • Arms are straight out to the sides at shoulder height and hands
  • Thumbs face forward and the pinky fingers face to the back
• Tuck

  • A position in which the body is bent at the hips and the knees are pulled in tightly to the chest
• V Motion

  • Both arms are up forming a V
• High Daggers (Touchdown)

  • Hands in dagger position and arms are extended upward
• Low Daggers

  • Arms are extended pointing downwards
• Cheerdancing is rooted in cheerleading
• Cheerleading


  Performance of a routine usually dominated by gymnastics skills such as jumps, tumbling skills, lifts, and tosses combined with the shouting of cheers and yells to lead the crowd to cheer for a specific team during a game or sport
• Cheerdancing is identified as one of the most spectacular events in intramurals and collegiate sports
• VI. Dance Routine The dance routine for cheerdance is not limited compared to cheerleading. Generally, both cheerleading and cheerdance are using genres like Hip Hop and Jazz VII. Cheer Side This is the part of the cheerdance routine where yells, arm motions with pompoms, stunts, jumps and pyramids are commonly showcased