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Aerial
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A cartwheel
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All Stars Cheerleading |
A
competitive squad that is not associated with a school but
rather with a local gym.
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Attack the Crowd |
A technique
to get the audience more involved.
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Back Handspring |
Jumping
backwards onto your hands and then quickly pushing from hands to
feet.
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Base |
Person on
the bottom of a stunt or pyramid .
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Briefs or Bloomers |
Matching
undergarment that are worn under the cheerleading uniform.
Also known as spankies, tights or lollipops.
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Buckets |
Where a
cheerleader holds their arms straight out in from of them with
fists facing down.
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Candle Sticks |
Where a
cheerleader extends arms in front with fists facing each other.
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Captain/Co-Captain |
The leader(s)
of the squad or team.
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Chant |
A short
cheer or repetitive yell sometimes involving the crowd.
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Cheer |
A longer,
spirited yell that involves motions, stunts and pom poms.
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Choreography |
The dance
steps or movements that make up a routine.
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Coach |
The person
that instructs the cheerleading squad
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Competitions |
Events where
squads test their skills against other squads by performing
routines and battling for placement.
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Deadman |
When the
flyer falls backward or forwards out of a stunt and is caught by
several people.
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Elevator |
A cheer
stunt where two bases hold a different foot of one flyer.
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Flyer |
The
cheerleader who is lifted in the air by bases or the cheerleader
that is at the top of the pyramid or stunt.
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Judge |
The panel
who score the cheerleaders at tryouts or the team at a
competition.
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JV |
Junior
Varsity - the secondary squad at a school that is normally
comprised of underclassman.
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Pyramid |
A cheer move
where there are multiple cheerleaders mounted or a group of
stunts next to each other.
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Pom Poms |
The hand
held ball of plastic strips connected by a handle that is used
by cheerleaders.
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Pom Pom Routine |
A dance
routine that is performed by cheerleaders using their pom poms.
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Spotter |
The
cheerleader who watches for potential danger during a stunt or
mount.
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Tick-Tock |
When a flyer
switches feet during a stunt. |
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Touchdown |
The motion
used when the football team scores a touchdown. The
cheerleader places both arms directly over head, tight against
head/ears with palms facing each other pinky side out.
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Try Outs |
A process conducted
by the coach and/or trained or accredited judges where
individuals are judged on skills and performance to create a
squad.
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Varsity
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The main
cheerleading squad the represents a school, college or
university. Made up of upperclassmen and
underclassman with high skill levels. |
