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SHOUTOUT
Group 1- Yellow Group

Group 2- Blue Group

Group 3- Red Group

CHEER
DANCE
•CHEERDANCE is coined from the
words, Cheer and Dance.
•It is originated in United Sates.
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 - is a physical activity where
one expresses emotions or
gestures while performing bodily
movements usually in time with
rhythm.
 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.
 Cheerdancing
Due to Filipinos’ love for dancing, they added
more dance routines to their cheers and came up
with the term cheerdance wherein it is a routine
composed of yells and cheers, gymnastic skills
(pyramids and tosses, stunts, tumbling skills,
arm and hand positions and jumps), and dance
(fusion of different dance genres).
 Cheerdancing
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).
The Essentials of
Cheerdancing
Arms/Hand
Movements
 Beginning Stance
Feet together,
hands down by the
side in blades.
 Cheer Stance
Feet more than
shoulder width
apart, hands down
by the side in
blades
 Clasp
Hands
clasped, at
the chin,
elbows in
 Clap
Hands in
blades, at the
chin, elbows
in
 Tabletop
Arms bent at
elbow, fists in
front of
shoulders
 Punch
One arm
extended
straight up, one
arm on hip, in a
fist
 Touchdown
Arms extended
straight and
parallel to each
other, fist facing
in.
 Low
Arms extended
Touchdown
straight down
and parallel to
each other, fist
facing in.
 High V
Arms extended
up forming a “V”,
relax the
shoulders.
 Low V
Arms
extended
down forming
a “V”
 Diagonal
One arm
extended in a
high “V” & the
other arm
extended in a
 L Position
One arm
extended to the
side with other
arm extended in
a punch motion.
 T Position
Both arms extended
straight out to the
side and parallel to
the ground, relax
the shoulders
 Half T
Both arms parallel
to the ground and
bent at the
elbows, fist into
shoulders
 Bow and Arrow
One arm extended
to side with other
arm bent at elbow
in a half “T”
motion
 Overhead Clasp
Arms are straight,
above the head in
a clasp and
slightly in front of
the face
 Low Clasp
Arms extended
straight down,
in a clasp and
slightly in front
of the body
Legs/Feet Positions
Feet Together
Feet Apart
Dig - Left and Right
Side Dig - Left and Right
Hitch- Left and Right
Liberty - Left and Right
Scale - Left and Right
Front Lunge - Left and Right
Knees
Knees - Side Hitch
Knees – Front Lunge
Knees – Diagonals
CHEERDANCE BASICS
(Gymnastic Side)
Jumps
Pencil/Straight
Jump
Tuck Jump
Spread Eagle
Hurdler
Pike Jump
Toe Touch
Tumbling Skills
Forward / Backward Roll
Cartwheel
Aerial Cartwheel
Handstand and Headstand
Roundoff
Forward Saltos
Backward Saltos
Feet together, hands
down by the side in
blades
What is
Cheer
 LOW
TOUCHDOWN
How can physical activity
such as cheer dance build
self-confidence?
Create a simple cheer dance
routine using the different dance
patterns or positions
accompanied by music for one
minute.
RUBRICS

Choreography 20%
Basic Hand 30%
Movements
Synchronization 20%

Presentation 20%
Cooperation 10%
TOTAL 100%
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•It originated in the United States. Due to Filipinos’ love for dancing,
they added more dance routines to their cheers and came up with
the term cheerdance wherein it is a routine composed of yells and
cheers, gymnastic skills (pyramids and tosses, stunts, tumbling skills,
arm and hand positions and jumps), and dance (fusion of different
dance genres).
•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).
 ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING
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 positions
CHEERDANCE BASICS (Gymnastic Side)

JUMPS
TUMBLING SKILLS
• Tuck
• Star • Forward Rolls and Backward
Rolls
• Pike • Forward Backward Handspring
• Cartwheel and aereal cartwheel
• Split • Head and handstand
• Round-off
• Hurdle Jump/Hurkie
• Forward and backward saltos
• Toe Touch Jump
CHEERDANCE BASICS (Gymnastic Side)

Pyramids (optional)
Composition: Steps in Executing a Pyramid:
Flyer, Base & Spotter Setting up (Preparing to lift)
Load (Actual lift)
Levels:
Hit (Striking for a final pause)
One-and-a-half high Dismount (To move down by the
two-high flyer)

two-and-a-half high
 CHEERDANCE BASICS (Dance Side)

Hip Hop Basics Jazz/Classical Dance Basics:

Tendu (point)
Bounce (Downrock) Pliē (knees slightly bent)
Groove (Toprock) Grand Plie (full knees bent)
Power moves: Relevē (heels raised)
• Pump Piquē (Raising a knee)
Elements of Dance
• Lock (Space, Time and Energy) Battement (Kicks)
• Point Ball Change and Chassē
• Curl Freezes Piroutte and Chaine (Turn)
 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.