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Cheerdance
 CHEERDANCE

is coined from the words, CHEER and DANCE.

To 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, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one
expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements
usually in time with rhythm.
Hey, Hey
CHEER
Hey hey are you ready?
(clap, clap) Cheer and chant is
Are you ready?
(clap,clap)
To play(clap)
creating some
Say go team(clap)
Go team(clap) cheer to do in the
Panthers all the way!
routine
 CHEERDANCE

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.
H I S TO RY O F C H E E R L E A D I N G

Prior to 1898: Setting the stage for Cheerleading 

1898: Birth of Cheerleading

1923-1948:  Women become the majority of Cheer

athletes; new skills and techniques added .
 H I S TO RY O F C H E E R L E A D I N G

1948:   Introduction of cheerleading training

camps; expansion of cheerleading begins.
1961:  National Cheerleaders Association
(“NCA”); hundreds of thousands of
cheerleaders trained.
 PYRAMID
When stunting was
incorporated into sideline
chants and cheers as a
new way to entertain the
fans, it also allowed
cheerleaders to show a
new level of talent and be
recognized in a different
and innovative way.
PYRAMID COMPOSITION

Flyer

Base

Spotter

Levels: One-and-a-half high

Two-high

Two-and-a-half high
TUMBLING
ESSENTIALS OF CHEERDANCING
 CHEER TEAM

CHEER team consist of 15-25

person or more
 RULE
TIME: Routine maximum time limit is two and a
half (2.5) minutes. Timing begins on the first
beat of music, voices in unison, or choreographed
movement, after your team is announced on
the floor.
  PROPS: Signs, megaphones, and poms are the only
props that are allowed. Mini-tramps are not allowed. All
signs must evoke a crowd response using words .

RULES