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Bridge – a foundational tumbling skill where the hands and feet maintain contact with the ground while the belly button extends toward the ceiling.

Some teams will make a new paper banner for each game, and others will invest in a fabric or vinyl banner that can be used for multiple years

Breakaway/Break through banner – A large banner the the team runs through as they enter the field or court before a game.

Brace – a prep-level stunt group whose flyer maintains contact with another group’s flyer as they perform a skill.

The other arm is extended in a T in front of the leg, creating a shape that resembles a bow and arrow

Bow and arrow – single-leg body position where the flyer extends one leg straight up, grabbing with the opposite arm.

Body Position – The skill performed by a flyer in a single-legged stunt.

Block – the bounce or pop action in the shoulders needed for tumbling skills such as a back handspring.

Blades – hand position with hands flat and fingers together.

The bases hands interlock like a woven basket.

Basket Toss – stunt where bases throw the flyer in the air and flyer performs a skill before being caught.

Base – stunt position that does the lifting.

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Barrel roll – a flyer is tossed from a cradle position, executes a full twist parallel to the ground before being caught in the cradle position again.Baja – stunt in which the flyer does a front flip while maintaining contact with a brace on the floor.Backspot/back base – Stunt position in the back of the stunt group responsible for maintaining contact with the flyers ankles and calling the counts for the stunt.Back Tuck – back flip with legs in a tucked position.Back Handspring – tumbling skill that involves jumping backwards and passing through a handstand position before landing back on the feet.Backbend – position in which the feet and hands maintain contact with the floor while the back arches and stomach pushes up toward the ceiling (see also: bridge).Awesome – extension with flyer’s feet close together.Around the world – advanced cheerleading jump in which the legs come up in a pike, then open to a toe touch before landing.Arabian – a flip that takes off backwards, does a half turn, and lands facing the front.Arabesque – body position for stunting where the flyer stands on one leg with the other leg extended straight behind, arms in a T the entire stunt group should face the side.Aerial – tumbling skill performed without hands often a side aerial (no-handed cartwheel).

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To help with this, I have also turned the cheer dictionary into a PDF that you can save to your phone or print and keep in your cheer binder for easy reference! Use the form below to download the Cheer Dictionary PDF: However, I know sometimes you won’t have the time to dig for the pin or have internet connection to pull this page up.

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I will continue to update this post with links to additional resources, pictures, and videos for as many terms as possible. Cheerleading also continues to evolve, so terms can change, get added, or become obsolete over time – when was the last time you actually heard anyone say “herkie”?! This list is by no means exhaustive (though I sure tried to catch them all!), and some terms vary from team to team (for example: daggers vs. To help give you a head start on learning the cheer lingo, I created this (almost) complete cheer dictionary that you can save and reference whenever you need it. It can also be a little intimidating – no one wants to say the wrong thing. When you are first starting out, it can be a little overwhelming to learn all of the different terms for each cheerleading skill. These are common words that probably bring to mind pictures of every day items however, they have a very different meaning in the cheer world. Like all sports, cheerleading has it’s own language.