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PE and HEALTH
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Cheer Dance
PE and Health- Grade 12
Self-Learning Module
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Cheer Dance
First Edition, 2020

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PE and Health
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Cheer Dance

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Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the PE and Health 12 Self-Learning Module (SLM) Module on Cheer
Dance!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:
Welcome to the PE and Health 12 Self-Learning Module (SLM Module on Cheer
Dance !
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need
This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies
to Know
you are expected to learn in the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to check what
you already know about the lesson to take. If you get
all the answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip
this module.

What’s In
This is a brief drill or review to help you link the current
lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to you
in various ways such as a story, a song, a poem, a
problem opener, an activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson.

This aims to help you discover and understand new
concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent practice to

solidify your understanding and skills of the topic. You
may check the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.

What I Have This includes questions or blank sentence/paragraph

Learned to be filled in to process what you learned from the
lesson.
What I Can This section provides an activity which will help you
Do transfer your new knowledge or skill into real life
situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of

mastery in achieving the learning competency.
Additional In this portion, another activity will be given to you to
Activities enrich your knowledge or skill of the lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the module.

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At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it

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 What I Need to Know

Hello! Have you tried joining in a cheer dance? What can you say about the
movement that were taught by your dance trainer?

This module will help you describe the Nature and Background of cheer dance.

Essential Learning Competency:

 Engages in moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPAs) for at least 60

minutes most days of the week in a variety of settings in- and out-of school.
(PEH11FH-Ia-t-8)

 Observes personal safety protocol to avoid dehydration, overexertion, hypo-

and hyperthermia during MVPA participation. (PEH11FH-Ik-t-10)

Objectives:

At the end of this module, you as learner is expected to:

a. Analyze an example of a cheer dance routine.

b. Appreciate dance as a fitness goal to maintain HRF.
c. Build a workout program using cheer dancing.

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 What I Know

ACTIVITY 1- PRE-TEST

Instruction: Using any clean paper available at hand, identify whether the statement
given is correct or not. If the statement is correct, write TRUE on the space provided
before each number. If not, encircle the word that makes the statement incorrect.

_________________1. Drinking water before doing warm-up activities is a must.

_________________2. Warm-up routines are done as an ending to help the body relax
before any physical activity.
_________________3. It is fine to wear slippers during a physical activity because its
comfortable.
_________________4. Find the proper venue for the planned dance activities.
_________________5. Start the session with a warm-up activity.
_________________6. Drink water only when you are thirsty.

_________________7. Rest should only be given when the physical activity is vigorous.
_________________8. Always end the session with a cool down exercise to allow the
body back to its course.
_________________9. Specific instructions every activity should be planned
thoroughly.
_________________10. Eating a full course meal 2 hours before the session will give
the body enough energy for any physical activity.

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 What’s In

During your PE 10, have you performed cheer dancing? We will see if you
can still remember the basic movements and formations used in cheer dancing.
Let’s begin…

What’s New

I hope you are excited about the activities that you are going to do in this
module. Now, I want you to read and understand the nature of cheer dance.

What is Cheer dance?

Also known as cheerleading, refers to a type of grouped dance that intends to

give a motivation and support to a sporting team, entertainment to audience, or
competition.

Most cheer dance group consists of dancers, both male and female, executing
different formations and acrobatics. Most cheer dance are “boosters” who leads the
supporting crowd to make the chants, yells and simple but creative dance movement
to motivate their sporting teams.

Cheer dance performance involves various movements that are typically

precise, breath-taking which will be discussed in this session.

You will now learn and understand in this module the History and Nature
of Cheer Dance…

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 What is It

HISTORY OF CHEER DANCE

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. On November
2, 1898, U-Minnesota student Johnny Campbell led an organized cheer at a football
game between Minnesota and Princeton University, so you might say he was the first
actual "cheer leader". In 1903, the University of Minnesota organized the first cheer
fraternity called Gamma Sigma. They likely used a megaphone to project their voices.
In the 1920s women became involved in cheerleading. The lady yellers sported
ankle-length skirts and varsity sweaters. Female cheer squads began to include
gymnastics, dance and other showy stunts into routines, and in the 1930s cheers
were aided by the use of paper pom-poms. By the 1940s women were mainly leading
the cheers, and routines took on a voice their own.

https://cheer.epicsports.com/cheerleading-history.html#

ELEMENTS OF CHEER DANCE

A cheer dance performance consists of different structured and organized

movements which are being scored when in competitions. The movements must be
proper and efficient on order to earn scores and avoid deductions. Here are the
elements of cheer dance to consider in creating a routine:

 Yells/ Chants – are usually done by the performers with pride and confidence.
This element helps to encourage the supportive spectators to cheer along and
bring the prideful message to the competitors. The basic technique in yelling
and chanting is the use of diaphragm instead of the throat. It is done also
while doing the other elements of cheer dancing.

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  Motions

Basic Hand-body 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 blade

CLASP-

Hands clasped, at the chin, elbows in

CLAP-

Hands in blades, at the chin, elbows in

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 HIGH V-
Arms extended up forming a “V”,
relax the shoulders

LOW V-

Arms extended down forming a “V”

GOALPOST (or TOUCHDOWN)-

Arms extended straight and parallel

to each other, fist facing in

LOW TOUCHDOWN-

Arms extended straight down and

parallel to each other, fist facing in

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 3/4 T (or BOW AND ARROW)-
One arm extended to side
with other arm bent at elbow in a
half “T” motion

OVERHEAD CONE-
Arms are straight, above the head in a clasp
and slightly in front of the face

DAGGERS (or TABLETOP)-

Arms bent at elbow, fists in front

of shoulders

LOW CONE-

Arms extended straight

down, in a clasp and slightly in front of
the body

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 PUNCH-
One arm extended straight up, one arm on hip,
in a fist

L MOTION-

One arm extended to the side with

other arm extended in a punch
motion, (Left L shown)

DIAGONAL-

One arm extended in a high

“V” and the other arm extended in a
low “V” (Right Diagonal shown)

T MOTION-

Both arms extended straight out to the

side and parallel to the ground, relax the
shoulders

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 HALF T-

Both arms parallel to the

ground and bent at the elbows, fists
into shoulders

SIDE LUNGE-

Lead leg bent with the knee over

the ankle, back leg straight, feet
perpendicular to each other.

FRONT LUNGE-

Lead leg bent with the knee

over the ankle, back leg straight, feet
perpendicular to each other

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 Jumps
Basic Types of Jumps:
o Spread Eagle – simply swing and
jump with arms of doing high “V”
figure and legs apart. Knees facing
forward but not toward the sky.
This jump is used as progression to
learn more advance jumps.

o Tuck Jump – Legs in front while

knees tucked to the chest. Closed
fist and arms spreading forming “T”
or “V” figure.

o Toe Touch – one of the most common

jumps used in cheerleading. Legs are
straddled, straight and parallel to the
ground forming “V” figure. Knees face the
sky, toes pointed, arms form “T” position,
closed fist and must not touch the toes
despite the name.

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 o Pike- Legs are straight, together,
and parallel to the ground. Toes
are pointed, arms are straight
reaching the front while hands
are in closed fist.

o Hurdle- One leg is straight facing forward (front

hurdle) or facing outward (side hurdle) with arms forming
“T” figure. The other leg is bent, knees facing the ground
(front hurdle) or facing forward (side hurdle)

 Stunts

Most stunts are done by flyers (usually female) with bases

(male lifters) and spotters. It is essential to know the proper
execution of the stunts to secure the safety of both flyers and lifters.

o Bases

These are the athletes (usually male cheer

dancers) that hold, lift, and toss a flyer up to the
air during stunts. Bases must be strong an alert
at all times. They make sure that the flyer will
land safely and secured. There is no gender
requirement for a base.

o Flyers

Flyers are the athletes being held, lifted, and

tossed up to perform certain stunts in height or
in the air. Female cheer dancers are usually
assigned to be the flyers. They are usually, but
not always, the smallest person in the group.
They are flexible, and balance efficient while
being lifted up. Before performing air stunts,
flyers must learn first the proper techniques

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/349169777341341264/

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 Tumble
Including tumbling skills in your cheer dance routine is an excellent
way to add extreme, thrill and excitement. Safety and security must be observe
at all times to avoid injury especially tumble skill involve gravity-defying and
intense ground impact.

Types of tumbling skills:

Standing – completing tumble in a stationary position.

Running – completing a tumble from a running start.

o Cartwheel – A type of tumble in which the body moves sideways

imitating a wheel.

Steps

- Start in a lunge
- Allow upper body to fall down and put your hands on the
ground.
- Lift the behind leg up to kick
- Kick foot over the head (the kicking foot should land first)
Land in lunge.

https://brigettemora.deviantart.com/art/Cartwheel-62365152

o Round off – this tumble is similar to cartwheel but the difference is,
landing must be in both feet together.

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 Steps

- Start in a lunge
- Allow upper body to fall down and put your hands on the ground.
- Lift the behind leg up to kick
- Kick foot over the head,
- Push the ground, and feet intact again together
- Snap down and Land in luge with both feet together

https://sportsaspire.com/gymnastic-moves

BASIC FORMATIONS
Formations play a vital role in cheer dance since most of the cheer
dance competitions are viewed from the top by the spectators. Formations may
vary depending on the dances and stunts choreographed. It is important to
have creative formations that will create excellent visual effects to enhance the
dance routine. Synchronization must be always observed in making
formations in the cheer dance.

Bowling Pin Diamond

http://cheerleadinginfocenter.typepad.com/cheerleading_info_center/formations.html
https://cheerleadinginfocenter.typepad.com/cheerleading_info_center/formations.html

Diagonal Staggered

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 https://cheerleadinginfocenter.typepad.com/cheerleading_info_center/formations.html
http://cheerleadinginfocenter.typepad.com/cheerleading_info_center/formations.htm

https://www.coursehero.com/file/43420209/Cheer-Dance-Reading-Materialdocx/

What’s More

ACTIVITY: What’s My Name?

Instruction: Identify the name of each motion/jumps and write your answer
on the space provided.

1. ________________ 2. _______________ 3. ________________

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4. _______________ 5. ________________ 6. _______________

7.________________ 8. ________________ 9. _________________

What I Have Learned

REFLECTION
Instruction: Answer the following questions: (3-5 sentences each)

1. What characteristics/attitudes must a cheer dancer possess? Explain.

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

2. With regards to your answer on Question #1, how will those characteristics help
you in dealing with your everyday real-life situations?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________

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 What I Can Do

LET’S DO THIS!

Let’s start our session with a warm-up.

 Stretching

 Jumping jacks or small jumps in place

 Light jogging, marching, prancing, skipping (around the room or in place)

Ooooops! Don’t forget to deeply inhale and exhale.

Direction: You will perform the different hand-body positions and jumps of cheer
dance. Each position must be repeated twice in different directions (left and right)
to create a pattern leading into a cheer dance routine. You will be given enough
time to memorize the hand-body positions and jumps. You may create your own
routine and choose your own music.

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 Assessment

ACTIVITY 2 – MY OWN CHEER DANCE WORKOUT PROGRAM

Instructions:
1. Write this activity using the microsoft word, if computer is not available you
may answer it on a piece of paper.
2. Using the hand-body positions and jump positions you learned, choose
positions that you enjoyed the most and arrange it from moderate to vigorous.
3. Create your workout program according to your availability and capability.
4. Find a friend, parent, sibling or partner that can help you with your program.
5. In every successful day, your partner’s comment on what you did must be
written on the remark and his signature must be affixed on the results to
justify the you performed the workout.
6. Copy the table below in a ½ sheet of paper and this will serve as your slip.
7. Do this 4 times a week and return this slip to your teacher to claim your
points.

NAME: SECTION: SIGNATURE:

ACTIVITIES
DAYS Frequency Intensity Time Type Results Remarks
Hand Body Jumps

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 Additional Activities

ENABLING TASK for CHEER DANCE (SQUAD LOGO)

Instruction: Create a logo for your own cheer dance squad. Use pen, pencil,
coloring materials, etc. Use the box below in creating your logo.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU FINISHED THE MODULE FOR WEEK 5.

YOU ARE NOW READY FOR WEEK 6 MODULE.

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WHAT’S MORE ACTIVITY 1
1. LOW TOUCHDOWN 1. TRUE
2. GOALPOST OR TOUCHDOWN 2. ENDING
3. DAGGERS OR TABLETOP 3. SLIPPERS
4. PUNCH 4. TRUE
5. HALF T 5. TRUE
6. SIDE LUNGE 6. ONLY
7. T MOTION 7. ONLY
8. PIKE 8. TRUE
9. HURDLE 9. TRUE
10. TRUE
Answer Key
References

https://cheer.epicsports.com/cheerleading-history.html#
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/349169777341341264/
https://brigettemora.deviantart.com/art/Cartwheel-62365152
https://sportsaspire.com/gymnastic-moves
http://cheerleadinginfocenter.typepad.com/cheerleading_info_center/formations.html
https://www.coursehero.com/file/43420209/Cheer-Dance-Reading-Materialdocx/
https://8list.ph/8-facts-about-the-uaap-cheerdance-competition/

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 DISCLAIMER
This Self-learning Module (SLM) was developed by DepEd SOCCSKSARGEN
with the primary objective of preparing for and addressing the new normal.
Contents of this module were based on DepEd’s Most Essential Learning
Competencies (MELC). This is a supplementary material to be used by all
learners of Region XII in all public schools beginning SY 2020-2021. The
process of LR development was observed in the production of this module.
This is version 1.0. We highly encourage feedback, comments, and
recommendations.

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – SOCCSKSARGEN

Learning Resource Management System (LRMS)

Regional Center, Brgy. Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal

Telefax No.: (083) 2288825/ (083) 2281893

Email Address: region12@deped.gov.ph

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