Basic Hand Movements and

Positions

BEGINNING STANCE CHEER STANCE CLASP CLAP HIGH V

Feet together, hands Feet more than Hands clasped, at the Hands in blades, at Arms extended up
down by the side in shoulder width apart, chin, elbows in the chin, elbows in forming a “V”, relax
blades hands down by the side the shoulders
in blades

LOW V TOUCHDOWN LOW TOUCHDOWN BOW AND ARROW OVERHEAD CLASP

Arms extended Arms extended straight Arms extended straight One arm extended to Arms are straight, above
down forming a “V” and parallel to each down and parallel to side with other arm bent the head in a clasp and
other, fist facing in each other, fist facing at elbow in a half “T” slightly in front of the
ind motion face

TABLETOP LOW CLASP PUNCH L MOTION DIAGONAL

Arms bent at elbow, Arms extended
fists in front of straight down, in a
shoulders clasp and slightly in
front of the body
One arm extended
straight up, one arm
on hip, in a fist
One arm extended to One arm extended in
the side with other a high “V” and the
arm extended in a other arm extended in
punch motion, (Left L a low “V” (Right
shown) Diagonal shown)

T MOTION to the ground, 6 2008 Official Spirit HALF T

Book
Both arms extended straight relax the Both arms parallel to the ground
out to the side and parallel shoulders and bent at the elbows, fists into
shoulders SIDE LUNGE FRONT LUNGE
Lead leg bent with the Lead leg bent with
knee over the ankle, back the knee over the
leg straight, feet ankle, back leg
perpendicular to each straight, feet
other perpendicular to
each other