CHAPTER 5: DANCE AS A COMPETETION

Cheer Dance
GROUP 1
 CHEER DANCE

"A good cheerleader is

not measured by the
height of her jumps
but by the span of her
spirit.
-AUTHOR UNKNOWN
 CHEER DANCE

Is relatively new in the field of sports and dance as

it has only emerged during the early 1990's as part
of the cheerleading events.

It is one of the categories in International Cheerleading

Competition that focuses on dance techniques and basic
elements of cheerleading, excluding stunts and advance
gymnastics skills.

The performers are cheerleaders and not just

dancers per se.
 What is Cheerleading?
Is an event that consists of cheers and organized routine for sports team
motivation, audience entertainment, or competition.
The routines contain many components of cheers, jumps, dance,
gymnastics, and stunting.
The purpose is to encourage the spectators of events to cheer
for sports teams at games.
The yellers, dancers, and athletes involved in cheerleading are
called cheerleader. When they are group together as one, they
are called a squad
 DID YOU KNOW?
The National Cheerleading Championship (NCC)
conducts camps and competitions in provinces
and cites all across the Philippines, called the
Regional Qualifiers. The top teams then move on
to compete against the best in the country's
biggest cheerleading competition, called the
Nationals.
The NCC Seasons takes place annually from
October-March. It is usually divided into two
parts: the Regional Qualifiers from October-
December and the Nationals from January to
March.
 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. Ray, Ray, Ray!
Timeline of Cheerleading
YEAR EVENT

1870s The first pep club was established at Princeton University

1880s The first organized yell was recorded at Princeton University

Organized cheerleading was initiated at the University of Minnesota as was the first school "fight
1890s
song"

1990s Usage of the megaphone was becoming popular. The first cheerleading fraternity was organized.

1910s The fist "homecoming" was held at the university of Illinois

Woman became active in cheerleading. The University of Minnesota cheerleaders began to

1920s
incorporate gymnastics and tumbling into their cheers.

1930s Universities and high schools began performing pompon routines and using paper pompons.
YEAR EVENT

The first cheerleading company was formed by Lawrence R. Herkimer of Dallas, Texas. The first
1940s national organization for cheerleaders, the American Cheerleaders Association was formed by Bill
Horan

1950s College cheerleaders began conducting cheerleading workshop to reach cheerleading skills.

The vinyl pompon was invented by Fred Gasthoff and introduced by the international Cheerleading
1960s
Foundation.

In addition to cheering for thr traditional football and basketball teams, Cheerleaders bagan
1967s
supporting all school sports.

The first nationwide television broadcast of the National Collegiate Cheerleading Championships
initiated by the International Cheerleading Foundation. Cheerleading began to receive recognition as
1970s
a serious athletic activity as the skill level dramatically increased in areas such as gymnastics,
partner stunts, pyramids. and advanced jumps.
YEAR EVENT

National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) trained hundreds of thousands of cheerleaders.

Cheerleading specific skills (partner stunts & pyramids) were introduced to make cheerleading more
1974
entertaining, thus augmenting cheerleading's traditional leadership function; a new era of
cheerleading begins.

1975 The birth of "cheerleading routine." UCA used cheerleading skill with music.

National Cheerleading competitions for junior and senior high school as well as Collegiate squads took
1980s
place across the nation.

As a method to accommodate the thousands of requests for the new style of cheerleading, Jeff Webb
1982 places cheerleading on a new sports television network called the "Entertainment Sports
Programming Network" or "ESPN."

With the rapid growth of cheerleading, Jeff Web's organization directs the development of a new
1987 non-profit entity called American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrations (AACCA)
to teach as well as safety test cheerleading coaches around the USA, and eventually the world.
YEAR EVENT

1988 UCA introduces cheerleading in Japan.

1989 UCA introduces parade cheerleading performances in the United Kingdom.

Non-school based organizations begin to offer cheer programs. Although initially started in the
1990s
late 1980s, the 1990s sees the beginning of non-school based cheerleading call "All Star".

Event based sports begin to flourish throughout Europe, as well as the need for game
1991
cheerleading; European advancement of modern day cheerleading accelerates.

1992 UCA introduces cheerleading performances in Austria and France, NCA in Ireland

UCA introduces cheerleading in Chile (Cheer Chile); South American & Caribbean Cheerleading
1994
begins
 YEAR EVENT

The United States All Star Federation (USASF) International All Star Federation (IASF) host the
1st World Cheerleading Championships or " Cheerleading Worlds" at the Walt Disney Resort
2004
tapped for the ESPN global broadcast; 14 of the top selected World Teams compete for a World
Championship title.

September 2007: The IASF National Federation membership (19 nations) also forms the
International Cheer Union (ICU) as an additional non-for-profit organization to enhance efforts
in supporting national federation & continental confederation development, World Championship
2007 for national teams, world recognition efforts by international sports authorities, and to support
the safe development of cheerleading around the world.

International Cheer Union grows from 19 to 35 member federation.

2008 - The IASF/ICU continued to host the World Cheerleading Championships, ICU training continues
present around the world.
Cheer Dance Routine
 What are the elements of a cheer dance routine?
Cheer dance contains dance techniques, basic elements of cheer, and basic gymnastic skills.

Depending on the competition requirements,

various dance techniques may be used in a
cheer dance competition.
Some squads prefer contemporary dance
DANCE techniques, while others incorporate several
TECHNIQUES techniques such as jazz, hip-hop, modern
dance, contemporary ballet and ethnic or folk
dance. However, cheerleading style dance
tends to be more rigid and shaper compared
to contemporary or pop-culture dance styles
(Carrier and Mckay, 2006).

 Example:
The World School Cheer dance Championship,
for example requires hip-hop dance styles

Both Cheerleading competitions

do not require a specific dance
style in the routines

UAAP NCAA
 Cheers are coordination of organized words and
movements relating to an athletic event. These are
used during a sport event when play has been
stopped on the field or court. The purpose is to draw
a unified response from the crowd to highlight their
support for the playing team.

Cheer motions are also used to lead the crowd and ELEMENTS
emphasize words of crowd response (Carrier and OF CHEERS
Mckay, 2006)

These are made up of hand, arm, and body positions.

Although cheer styles may vary according to the
cheerleaders' preference, all motions originate from
the standards basic motions.

 Here are the positions of the hand, arm, and body for cheer motions:

Hand Positions

bucket

candlestick

blade

jazz hands

clap

clasp

Arm Positions
FYLING V

LOW V

T MOTION
HAFT T
TOUCHDOWN
LOW TOUCHDOWN
BOW & ARROW
MUSCLE MAN
OVERHEAD CLASP
DAGGER
BOX
PUNCH
L MOTION
DIAGONAL
K MOTION
CHECKMARK
Body Positions

BEGINNING STANCE
cheer stance
side lunge
squat
kneel
 Cheer dance incorporates simple
gymnastics skills such as jumps and tumbling
to add to the thrill of the game and the
effect of a routine. Also, these helps
basic
cheerleaders to develop a higher spirit level
gymnastics
and enhance crowd motivation. These skills
skills
must work smoothly with the cheer.

 A. jumps

Jumping requires stamina, strength, and flexibility and they

greatly improve every areas in cheer dance routine (Carrier &
Mckay, 2006)

four elements of jump

Approach Execution

Lift Landing
Approach
The first stage of a jump

Lift
Occurs after a cheerleader
leaves the ground

Execution
Is hitting a jump at its peak or
maximum height

Landing
This involves whipping of the legs and feet
together to end with a small rebound.
Cheer Dance Jumps
tuck
spread eagle
double hook
toe touch
side hurdle
front hurdle
pike
double nine
B. TUMBLING

Very dynamic and an excellent way to shake a crowd quickly.

Properly incorporated tumbling can be a real attention getter
and crowd pleaser.
Tumbling maybe executed simultaneously by several tumblers or
the entire squad.

According to Carrier & Mckay (2006), any inconsistency in

proper form of positioning detracts from the overall level of
a team's performance
Forward
roll
backward
roll
cartwheel
round-off
Basic Formation in Cheer Dance
 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/team.
staggered
line

A simple line where the back

line is positioned in the
windows (space in between
individuals) of the front line.
Vertical lines in formations
highlight differences in levels
rather that suggest squad
uniformity.