WALT: Write in paragraphs
Personal goal: Use a good amount of punctuation
Subject of paragraph: Cheerleading stunts
Cheerleading can be very complicated, especially when you get into higher levels. One of the main parts of cheerleading is stunting. Stunting is when you lift people up and throw them into the air. Some stunts consist of: mini-stunts, baskets, main-stunts and pyramids. There are 5 different roles you can play in a stunt: ‘backbase’, ‘main-base’, ‘secondary- base’, ‘front-base’ and a ‘flyer’.
Different roles
The ‘flyer’ is the one who gets thrown up or lifted into the air, the rest of those people are lifting up the flyer. The ‘backspot’ will be at the back of the flyer on most occasions, holding their ankles or thighs. The main base and the secondary base hold the flyers feet, they will usually hold one foot each with their hands underneath their feet. Sometimes if the flyer is only standing on one foot and holding the other with their hands. The main base will still hold the foot like normal, but the secondary base holds underneath the flyers foot with one hand and with the other they hold underneath the flyers knee. The front base is in front of the flyer, usually holding their shins.
Different types of Stunts
Mini Stunts are where the bases will usually just hold the flyer near waist level or on someone’s shoulders. Mini Stunts are only used in Level 1R and Level 1. A basket is a stunt where you throw the flyer up in the air. While they are in the air they do some sort of twist or flip (if they are in Level 3-6, if in Level 2 they may only throw them into the air). Baskets are only allowed in Level 2-6. Main Stunt is where the main and secondary bases will usually hold the flyers above their heads (Level 2-6) or at their chest (Level 1-6). When they are holding them at their chest they will only be on one foot with the other by their knee, or holding it in the air in front or behind themselves (sometimes this is the case). Main Stunts are used within all levels. Pyramid is when there are multiple stunts in the air, usually the flyers will do skills that are a level above them and they will have a bracer (a flyer on someone’s shoulders or at chest height, holding the flyer doing a higher level skill).
Thank you for reading this, I hope it makes sense.
Hello Grace,
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is another amazing and informative post by you, well done. It was my privilege to come and watch you perform in Rolleston. Do you think you can move into the higher levels soon? I think you can clearly write in paragraphs, next step is to try and link the paragraphs to each other somehow.