LEARNING PACKET

Grade 12 (HOPE 3)
PE 12
Week: 5
Quarter: 1st
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Appreciate the skills (basic hand movements and position) and
preparation for cheer dances as competition

Learning Competency Code: PE12FF-Ia-19

SUBJECT MATTER: CHEER DANCE

II. PRE- ACTIVITY

Analyze the decision chart on the right and reflect on how it works for a
good cheerleader.

http://blog.omnicheer.com/post/cheer-quiz-could-you-be-a-cheerleader

REFLECTION
III. LET’S STUDY
Cheerleading dates to the 1860s, in Great Britain, and entered the US in
the 1880s. Although women currently dominate the field, cheerleading
was begun by men. Princeton University, in 1884, got the idea that crowd
chanting at football games would boost school spirit so they came up with
a catchy cheer.

 Cheer motions are made up of hand, arm, and body positions.

Although cheer styles may vary according to the cheerleaders’
preferences, all motions originate from the standard basic motions.

 Cheerleading Formations are crucial to the success of a squad’s

performance. 

 Bowling Pin – the formation is set up like bowling pins in a bowling

alley. This works great when highlighting a few members on a squad or
team. 

 Staggered Line – a simple line where the back line is positioned in

the windows of the front line. Vertical lines in formation highlight
differences in levels rather than suggest squad uniformity. 

 Cheer dance Routines require a mixture of dance music and some

cheer segment to kick off a routine. They may be arranged in any
order depending on the squad’s choreography. The duration or length
per segment also depends on the competition’s criteria.
 BASIC ELEMENTS OF CHEER DANCING

Arms/Hand Legs/feet Leap Jumps Pirouette

Motion positions -Front Leap -Strait Jump
Steps In
-Broken “T” -Front/side Kick -Side Leap -Star Jump
Executing A
-Diagonal -Full/half/ Split -Tuck Jump
Pyramid
Right/left -Pike Jump
-Feet
-Dogger Pyramids -Hurdle/Hurkey • Setting up
Together/apart
Composition: -Toe (Preparing to
-“T” and half
-Dig Touch/Straddle lift)
“T” positions -Flyer Base
-Hitch, Liberty, Spotter • Load (Actual
-Clasp, clap,
and Scale lift)
overhead -Levels:
clasp, low clasp -Lunge (front • Hit (Striking
One-and-a-half
and side) for a final
-Touchdown, high
pause)
low touchdown -Knees and Hips
- two-high
position • Dismount
-High “V” and
-two-and-a-half (To move
low “V”
high down by the
flyer)
IV. LET’S REMEMBER
Note: Answer the following question in a separate sheet of
yellow pad paper (1/2 size only).

1. What are the basic elements of cheerdancing?

V. LET’S TRY

http://blog.omnicheer.com/post/cheer-quiz-could-you-be-a-cheerleader

HOW WILL I CHALLENGE MY SELF TO BECOME A CHEER LEADER?