Cheers and chants

An integral part of any pep rally, ball game or cheerleading practice is wrapped up in the cheers, chants and songs that are used. This activity is mostly done in universities. One example is my recent college school, Asia Pacific College. We had our Cheer and Chants competition and it was held on February 05, 2016 in the Auditorium. We gave so much effort and time for it, and as well as the other competitors. We had so much fun because we had the chance to know more about ourselves and to our batch mates.

 

A chant is much shorter than a cheer. A chant tends to be two to four lines repeated over and over. A chant is quick and makes a point. Remember too that chants tend to be easy to remember, so encourage the audience to get involved as well. You can do this by having one cheerleader motion them to join in, with cards or by placing a few students in the stands to encourage other fans to chant along. Cheers tend to be longer than your typical one or two-line chant. Cheers serve a specific purpose as fillers that get the crowd revved up. For example, you'll often see longer cheers before a game starts or at halftime and quarter breaks. The words and movements that go along with cheers tend to be more complicated and longer and you'll also often see a pyramid or other stunts during cheers. There are many ready-made cheers to which you can put your own motions and movements or add your own twists, or you can make up your own. Again, the best time to use a cheer is during longer breaks, such as halftime and quarter breaks or before a game starts.

 

A good cheerer needs to be smiling even when your team is losing 45-7 to your biggest rival. No matter how hard a stunt or a cheer is, you've gotta keep the grin intact. You gotta have pipes on ya if you're gonna be a great cheerleader. We're talking a clear, loud voice. You've also gotta be able to maintain that loud voice while performing routines. Kinda like Usher belting it out while still bustin' a move. It's not as easy as you think. Practice the moves and the words together - a lot - because sometimes your voice might slip if you're concentrating on the moves of a cheer. Also, lie on your stomach and belt out the cheers while concentrating on your gut. This will help you learn to yell from your stomach, rather than your throat. Your vocal chords will thank you later. A good cheerleader's moves are always tight and rigid. When you clap, your arms should be in front of your face (about lip or nose height) and should not go past your shoulders on the release. Have a buddy put his or her hands on your shoulders and learn to clap in the space in between. Eventually, you'll have that snappy, tight cheerleader clap.

 

The Cpe 151 won and got the Highest award which is the Champion. But not because of that reason we will give up and let our feelings pull us down. Instead, we celebrated for all the hard work we’ve done for that subject. And we’re all glad with that kind of experience here in our school. The most important thing is that we enjoyed had fun with things we’ve done.