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Noemi Balbido

Cheerdancing is a combination of cheerleading, dance, and gymnastics. It originated from cheerleading routines that incorporated jumps, tumbling, lifts, and cheers. Today, cheerdancing is a popular performance at collegiate sporting events in the Philippines. The document outlines the basic arm/hand and leg/foot positions, gymnastic skills like jumps and pyramids, dance techniques from hip hop, jazz, and classical styles, and the importance of incorporating strong and rhythmic cheering.

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CHEERDANCE
CHEERDANCE is coined from the words, CHEER and DANCE. To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that may help motivate and boost the morale of a playing team and perform better during a game. Dance, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements usually in time with rhythm.
CHEERDANCE Cheerdancing rooted from cheerleading - performance of a routine, usually dominated by gymnastic skills such as jumps, tumbling skills, lifts and tosses combined with shouting of cheers and yells to lead the crowd to cheer for a certain team during a game or sport.
CHEERDANCE Today, cheerdancing is identified as one of the most spectacular events in one of the biggest collegiate sports events in the country, the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines).
ARMS/HAND MOVEMENTS Beginning stance and cheer stance T and half T positions Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low clasp Touchdown, low touchdown High V and low V Tabletop and punch, etc. L and diagonal positions
LEGS/FEET POSITIONS Feet Together Feet Apart Dig (front and side) Hitch, Liberty, and Scale Lunge (front and side) Knees and Hips position
ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING
Cheerdance
CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE) JUMPS Tuck Star/spread eagle Pike Split Hurdle Jump/Hurkie Toe Touch Jump
CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE) Pyramids Composition: Flyer Base Spotter Levels: One-and-a-half high two-high two-and-a-half high
STEPS IN EXECUTING A PYRAMID Setting up (Preparing to lift) Load (Actual lift) Hit (Striking for a final pause) Dismount (To move down by the flyer)
CHEERDANCE BASICS (DANCE SIDE) Hip Hop Basics Jazz/Classical Dance Basics: Bounce (Downrock) Tendu (point) Groove (Toprock) Pli (knees slightly bent) Power moves: Grand Plie (full knees bent) - Pump Relev (heels raised) - Lock Piqu (Raising a knee) - Point Battement (Kicks) - Curl Ball Change and Chass Freezes Piroutte and Chain (Turns)
Tendu Plie Releve Pique Battement Ball change
Toprock Toprock Pirouette Chaine Chasse
CHEERDANCE BASICS (CHEER SIDE) Cheering is the very essence of cheerdance performances. To cheer is to make someone or a team motivated and encouraged. It boosts, salutes or acclaims the morale of individuals and teams. In cheerdance, cheering needs to be strong, loud, and metered so that it will be delivered in time with rhythm or the music played.

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  • 2. CHEERDANCE is coined from the words, CHEER and DANCE. To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that may help motivate and boost the morale of a playing team and perform better during a game. Dance, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements usually in time with rhythm.
  • 3. CHEERDANCE Cheerdancing rooted from cheerleading - performance of a routine, usually dominated by gymnastic skills such as jumps, tumbling skills, lifts and tosses combined with shouting of cheers and yells to lead the crowd to cheer for a certain team during a game or sport.
  • 4. CHEERDANCE Today, cheerdancing is identified as one of the most spectacular events in one of the biggest collegiate sports events in the country, the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines).
  • 5. ARMS/HAND MOVEMENTS Beginning stance and cheer stance T and half T positions Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low clasp Touchdown, low touchdown High V and low V Tabletop and punch, etc. L and diagonal positions
  • 6. LEGS/FEET POSITIONS Feet Together Feet Apart Dig (front and side) Hitch, Liberty, and Scale Lunge (front and side) Knees and Hips position
  • 10. CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE) JUMPS Tuck Star/spread eagle Pike Split Hurdle Jump/Hurkie Toe Touch Jump
  • 11. CHEERDANCE BASICS (GYMNASTIC SIDE) Pyramids Composition: Flyer Base Spotter Levels: One-and-a-half high two-high two-and-a-half high
  • 12. STEPS IN EXECUTING A PYRAMID Setting up (Preparing to lift) Load (Actual lift) Hit (Striking for a final pause) Dismount (To move down by the flyer)
  • 13. CHEERDANCE BASICS (DANCE SIDE) Hip Hop Basics Jazz/Classical Dance Basics: Bounce (Downrock) Tendu (point) Groove (Toprock) Pli (knees slightly bent) Power moves: Grand Plie (full knees bent) - Pump Relev (heels raised) - Lock Piqu (Raising a knee) - Point Battement (Kicks) - Curl Ball Change and Chass Freezes Piroutte and Chain (Turns)
  • 16. CHEERDANCE BASICS (CHEER SIDE) Cheering is the very essence of cheerdance performances. To cheer is to make someone or a team motivated and encouraged. It boosts, salutes or acclaims the morale of individuals and teams. In cheerdance, cheering needs to be strong, loud, and metered so that it will be delivered in time with rhythm or the music played.