Cheerdance yey Flashcards
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.
Cheer
Physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements usually in time with rhythm
Dance
Is an organized sports activity involving short routines that combine dance, gymnastics, and stunt elements to cheer on teams, most commonly football
Cheerleading
When was the first pep club established?
1870s
Where did the first pep club established?
Princeton University
Birthday of cheerdance
November 2, 1898
The first organized yell was recorded at Princeton University
1880s
Where did the first organized yell was recorded
Princeton University
Organized cheerleading was initiated at the University of Minnesota
1890s
Organized cheerleading was initiated at what school
University of Minnesota
Was used on the day of cheerleading
Megaphone
When was the megaphone used in cheerleading?
1898
Megaphone was becoming popular
1900s
UCA introduces cheerleading in Japan
1988
UCA introduced cheerleading in Chile
1994
Meaning of UCA
Universal Cheerleaders Association
Founded the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) which began to hold cheer workshops
Lawrence Herkimer
Grandfather of cheerleading
Lawrence Herkimer
The first cheerleading organization focused on cheer competitions
NCA
He founded pompoms
Lawrence Herkimer
The vinyl pompoms were invented by who?
Fred Gasthoff
He introduced the University of Minnesota to the idea of chanting to a crowd of spectators
Dr. Thomas C. Peebles
Essentials of Cheerdance
Beginning Stance, Cheer Stance, Clasp, Clap, High V, Low V, Touchdown, Tabletop, Punch, T Motion, Half T Motion, Side Lunge, Front Lunge
NCA stands for?
National Cheerleaders Association
ESPN stands for?
Entertainment Sports Programming Network
Dance Periods
Prehistoric, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greek, Ancient Rome, Catholic Church in Europe, Dark and Early Middle Ages, Early Renaissance, Europe in 15th and 16th Century
- Dance as a major form of religious ritual and social expression within primitive cultures
- A way of expressing and tribal unity and strength
- An approach for courtship and mating
- A means of worship, communication, and therapeutic experience
Prehistoric Era
Dance as:
- Became full blown and was richly recorded
- Reflected in wall paintings, reliefs, and in the literary record in hieroglyphs
- As a medium of religious expression
Ancient Egypt
Dance as:
- An aid to military education
- A form of entertainment and display
Ancient Greek
Dance as:
- They stopped valuing such qualities in art as the nation grew wealthy and powerful
- The Romans ceased to create and perform within the arts themselves
Ancient Rome
Dance as:
- The Christian fathers approved the use of dance, provided that its form and intent were holy and profound
- Dances then became part of worships and church services
Catholic Church in Europe
Dance as:
- They performed dance in village squares to welcome feudal lords in the castles
- The common people are amused themselves by doing dances that were social in character
- Beginning of Social Dancing
Dark and Early Middle Ages
Two types of Dancing performed by peasants
Round and Couple
Dancers hold each other by hand, forming a long chain and move about in an open or closed circle
Round dance
It was not as popular as round dance as it was considered scandalous when first seen
Couple Dance
Dance:
- Was wholly accepted in the courts
- Dance and art in general gained impetus
- The entertainers now become valuable appendage to the courts of Italy and France
The Renaissance
- New court dances performed by nobility as well as the rise of art in ballet in Italy and France
- Several other dance forms continued to sprout and spread across several countries
Europe in 15th and 16th Century
The first cheerleading fraternity was organized
1900s
First cheerleading fraternity
Gamma Sigma
The first homecoming was held at the University of Illinois
1910
Women became active in cheerleading.
1920s
Cheerleaders of this university began to incorporate gymnastics and tumbling into their cheers
University of Minnesota
Universities and high schools began performing pompom routines and using paper pompoms
1930s
The first national organization for cheerleaders, the American Cheerleaders Association was formed by who?
Bill Horan
Meaning of ACA
American Cheerleaders Association
He led an organized cheer at a football game between Minnesota and Princeton University
Johnny Campbell
