3.

Basic Gymnastics Skills

Cheer dance incorporates simply gymnastics skill such as jumps and
tumbling to add thrill of the game and effect of a routine. Also, these help
cheerleaders to develop a higher spirit level and enhanced crowd motivation.
These skills must work smoothly with the cheer.

a. Jumps – Jumping requires stamina, strenght, and flexibility and they

greatly improve every areas in a cheer dance routine.

• Approach – The first stage of a jump

• Lift- occurs after a cheerleader leaves the ground
• Execution- is hitting a jump as its peak or maximum height.
• Landing – This involves whipping of the legs and feet together to end with
a small rebound. Knees are slightly bent when touching the groun to
absorb the weight.
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1. Tuck Jump 2. Spread Eagle / star
jump
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3. Double Hook 4. Toe Touch
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5. Side Hurdle 6. Front Hurdle
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7. Pike 8. Double Nine
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b. Tumbling – very dynamic and an excellent way to shake a crowd up quickly.
Properly incorporated tumbling can be a real attention getter and crowd
pleaser. Tumbling may be executed simultaneously by several tumblers or the
entire squad.
Forward Roll
Backward Roll
Cartwheel
Round Off