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CHEER DANCE
Cheer dance is relatively new in the field of sports and dance as it has only emerged during the early 1990s as part of the cheerleading events. It is one of the categories in International Cheerleading Competition that focuses on dance. techniques and basic elements of cheerleading, excluding stunts and advance gymnastics skills.
The performers are cheerleaders and not just dancers per se. To better understand the foundation of cheer dance, it is vital to first learn the fundamental aspects of cheerleading.
What is cheerleading ? Cheerleading is an event that consists of cheers and organized routines for sports team motivation, audience entertainment, or competition. The routines contain many components of cheers, jumps, dance, gymnastics, and stunting.
The purpose is to encourage the spectators of events to cheer for sports teams at games. The yellers, dancers, and athletes involved in cheerleading are called cheerleaders. When they are grouped together as one, they are called a squad.
History of Cheerleading Cheerleading history is linked closely to the United States history of sports, its sporting venues, as well as the historical development of overall crowd participation at many athletic events (History of Cheerleading, 2015). However , its origins can be traced as far back as the late 19th century where in 1860s, students from Great Britain began to cheer and chant in unison for their favorite athletes at sporting events. This event eventually reached and influenced America (Timeline of Cheerleading, 2012).
I n the late 1880s, the first organized recorded yell done in locomotive style was performed in an American campus and was first seen and heard during a college football game. However , organized all-male cheerleading only transpired when Thomas Peebles, one of the graduates of Princeton University, brought the yell and the football sport to the University of Minnesota in 1884. It was through the initiative of Johnny Campbell, who was a student of the University of Minnesota, that cheerleading officially began in November 2, 1898.
Cheerleading for the first 25 years was an all-male activity. It was only during the 1920s when women cheerleaders participated in cheerleading. A lot had happened then in the world of cheerleading in America.
Below is a list of highlights of major events in cheerleading history. Table 5.1. Timeline of Cheerleading Year Event 1870s The first pep club was established at Princeton University. 1880s The first organized yell was recorded at Princeton University. 1890s Organized cheerleading was initiated at the University of Minnesota as was the first school “fight song.” Megaphone was used on the day cheerleading began in 1898.
1900s Usage of the megaphone was becoming popular. The first cheerleading fraternity was organized. 1910 The first “homecoming” was held at the University of Illinois. 1920s Women became active in cheerleading. The University of Minnesota cheerleaders began to Incorporate gymnastics and tumbling into their cheers. 1930s Universities and high schools began performing pompon routines end using paper pompons. 1940s The first cheerleading company was formed by w R. Herkimer of Dallas, Texas. The first national organization for cheerleaders, the American Cheerleaders Association was formed by Bill Horan. , 1950s College cheerleaders began conducting cheerleading workshops to teach cheerleading skills. 1960s The vinyl pompon was invented by Fred Gasthoff and introduced by the international Cheerleading Foundation. 1967s In addition to cheering for the traditional football and basketball teams, cheerleaders began supporting all school sports.
1970s The first nationwide television broadcast of the National Collegiate Cheerleading Championships initiated by the International Cheerleading foundation. Cheerleading began to receive recognition as a serious athletic activity as the skiff level dramatically increased in areas such as gymnastics, partner stunts, pyramids, and advanced jumps. 1974 National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) trained hundreds of thousands of cheerleaders. In 1974, the former General Manager and Vice President of NCA, Jeff Webb, founded the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) to teach higher levels of skills to cheerleaders around the United States. Cheerleading specific skills (partner stunts & pyramids) were introduced to make cheerleading more entertaining, thus augmenting cheerleading’s traditional leadership function; a new era of cheerleading begins. 1975 The birth of “cheerleading routine.” UCA used cheerleading skills with music. In July 1975, Jeff Webb’s UCA College Spirit Camp Instructors opened their university cheerleader training camp held at Memphis State University (now, University of Memphis) in Tennessee (South Central USA) with a demonstration of cheerleading skills incorporating music; the “cheerleading routine” is born. 1980s National Cheerleading competitions for junior and senior high school as well as collegiate squads took place across the nation. Cheerleaders received national media recognition as one of the most important school leadership groups to promote enthusiastic, positive attitudes and school spirit within schools and communities.
1982 As a method to accommodate the thousands of requests for the new style of cheerleading, Jeff Webb places cheerleading on a new sports television network called the “Entertainment Sports Programming Network” or “ESPN This begins 30 years of highlighting cheerleading on television; an introduction of Jeff Webb’s modern cheerleading not only all parts of the USA, but also the world. 1987 With the rapid growth of cheerleading, Jeff Webb’s organization directs the development of a new non profit entity called American Association of Cheerleading| Coaches and Administrators (AACCA) to teach as well as safety test cheerleading a coaches around the USA, and eventually the world, It quickly becomes the standard for cheerleading safety In the USA, and begins to become duplicated globally in the promotion of cheerleading safety. UCA introduces cheerleading in Japan. 1988 UCA introduces cheerleading in Japan. 1989 UCA introduces parade cheerleading performances in the United Kingdom. 1990s Non-school based organizations begin to offer cheer programs. Although initially started in the late 1980s, the 1990s sees the beginning of non-school based cheerleading called “All Star.” 1991 Event based sports begin to flourish throughout Europe, as well as the need for game cheerleading; European advancement of modern day cheerleading accelerates. 1992 UCA introduces cheerleading performances in Austria and France, NCA in freland .
1994 UCA introduces cheerleading in Chile (Cheer Chile); South America & Caribbean Cheerleading begins. 2004 The United States All Star Federation (USASF) / International All Star Federation (IASF) host the 1st World Cheerleading Championships or “Cheerleading Worlds” at the Walt Disney World Resort taped for the ESPN global broadcast; 14 of the top selected World Teams compete for a World Championship title. 2007 September 2007: The IASF National Federation membership (19 nations) also forms the International Cheer Union (ICU) as an additional not-for-profit organization to enhance efforts in supporting national federation & continental confederation development, World Championships for national teams, world recognition efforts by international sports authorities, and to support the safe development of cheerleading around the world. September 2007: Along with many other developing national federations, the Unites States Federation for Sport Cheering (USA Cheer) is registered as a not-for-profit 501 (c) organization as the National Governing body for Cheer in the USA. International Cheer Union grows from 19 to 35 member federations. 2008 The IASF/ICU continued to host the World Cheerleading Championships, ICU training continues around the world.
What are the elements of a cheer dance routine? Cheer dance contains. dance techniques, basic elements of cheer, and basic gymnastics skills. Dance techniques - depending on the competition requirements, various dance techniques may be used in a cheer dance competition. Some squads prefer contemporary dance techniques, while others incorporate several techniques such as jazz, hip-hop, modern dance, contemporary ballet and ethnic or folk dance. However , cheerleading style dance tends to be more rigid and sharper compared to contemporary or pop-culture dance styles (Carrier and Mckay , 2006).
The emphasis is on the placement, sharpness and synchronicity of the movements. The World School Cheer dance Championship, for example, requires hip-hop dance style.
In the Philippines, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Cheerdance and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Cheerleading competitions do not require a specific dance style in the routines. The teams are given freedom to choose their dance styles for their respective routines as long as they adhere to the safety and competition guidelines.
2. Elements of cheers -cheers are coordination of organized words and movements relating to an athletic event. These are used during a sport event when play has been stopped on the field or court. The purpose is to draw a unified response from the crowd to highlight their support for the playing team.
Cheer motions are also used to lead the crowd and emphasize words for crowd response (Carrier and Mckay , 2006). These are made up of hand, arm, and body positions. Although cheer styles may vary according to the cheerleaders’ preference, all motions originate from the standard basic motions.
Here are the positions of the hand, arm, and body for cheer motions : Bucket