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Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to entertain the audience, or for competition.
Spectators also use derivatives of these to chant the names of particular athletes. A notable example of this is the Derek Jeter chant, where fans chant the name of the then New York Yankees shortstop and employ a similar clapping rhythm. [8] In some contexts, spectator chanting may also be used derisively to chide athletes or contestants.
For this jump, the cheerleader jumps up and puts one of their legs out straight and perpendicular to the ground. This leg is either put out in front with arms in candlesticks (a Front Hurdler) or out to the side with arms in a T (a Side Hurdler). In both versions of the Hurdler jump, the cheerleader's other leg is bent.
Cheer leaders and cheer leading captain are the ones who take the lead. Each club has one captain and four or five cheer leaders. Cheer leaders dance to the chant the captain is making. Basically, they start cheering with the club's fight songs, but sometimes they lead the cheering using the latest K-pop songs. [9] [3]
Jiayou in Standard Mandarin or Gayau in Cantonese (Chinese: 加油) is a ubiquitous Chinese expression of encouragement and support. The phrase is commonly used at sporting events and competitions by groups as a rallying cheer and can also be used at a personal level as a motivating phrase to the partner in the conversation.
The original Racey song did not include the "Oh Mickey, you're so fine" chant, which Basil added. [ 6 ] For years, it was rumored that the name was changed to Mickey because Basil developed a crush on the Monkees ' drummer and lead vocalist Micky Dolenz , after meeting him on the set of their film Head , for which she was the choreographer .
"Kernkraft 400" is commonly used as a sports chant at sport stadiums (such as in American football, Association football, baseball, basketball, and hockey) all over the world and was ranked number eight by Sports Illustrated in their list of "Top 10 Stadium Anthems".
Bring It On is an anthology series of cheerleading films that began with Bring It On (2000) [1] and was followed by five direct-to-video sequels and one Halloween-themed television film sequel, [2] none of which contain any of the original film's cast members.