Cheerleading

Cheerleading

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Cheerleading

Back base

Dance; Cheerleading

This is the person standing behind the stunt. They help to position the flyer in the bases hands. They, for the most part, support most of the weight of the flyer.

School cheer stunts

Dance; Cheerleading

Are illegal in some states because of injury, but for all, all-star teams stunts are mandatory to complete the routine, and to get maximum points.

Bases

Dance; Cheerleading

Cheerleaders that stay on the ground providing the primary support for the flyer during a stunt.

Toe-touch

Dance; Cheerleading

In this jump, the legs are straddled and straight, parallel to the ground, toes pointed, knees are back, and your hands are in fists or blades and arms in a "T" motion.

Tuck

Dance; Cheerleading

A jump in which the cheerleader uses stomach muscles to pull the legs up with thighs as close to the chest as possible, knees facing upward as if in a tucked position.

The straight leg is either forward (a front hurdler) with arms in a touchdown, or out to the side (a side hurdler) with arms in a T. The bent knee faces the crowd in a side hurdler and the ground in ...