Best Cheerleading

Cheer follows Georgia’s elite cheerleading team, the Bulldogs, as they train for national championships. The series offers an intimate look at the intense dedication, physical demands, and competitive spirit of collegiate cheerleading. It’s particularly compelling for viewers interested in athletic...

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan is a rhythm game for the Nintendo DS released in Japan in 2005. Players use the touchscreen to tap in time with Japanese pop songs, supporting characters featured within a manga-style presentation. The game’s popularity led to its import and subsequent influence on other rhythm...

The Spartan Cheerleaders are a recurring pair of comedic characters from the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, played by Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri. Debuting in the 1990s, the duo consists of Craig and Arianna, two overzealous, socially awkward students who were cut from the officia...

In cheerleading, the scorpion is an advanced air position executed by a flyer while being supported by bases during a stunt. The flyer pulls their bent leg upward from behind their back until the foot extends above their head, creating a shape that resembles a striking scorpion's tail. This maneuver...

America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is a 2024 Netflix sports documentary series directed by Greg Whiteley. The program offers a behind-the-scenes look at the auditions, training camp, and intense preparation process for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders during the 2023 to 2024 NFL seaso...

The heel stretch is an advanced cheerleading stunt in which a flyer, supported by one or more bases, raises one leg vertically and grasps it by the heel while balancing on the other leg. It requires substantial hamstring and hip flexibility, as well as core strength and balance from the flyer and st...

Acrobatic cheerleading is a team discipline combining choreographed dance, jumps, tumbling, partner stunts, pyramids, and basket tosses. Athletes perform defined roles such as bases, flyers, and spotters, with scoring commonly considering execution, difficulty, synchronization, and overall routine c...

The basket toss is a fundamental stunt in American cheerleading where multiple bases interlock their hands to launch a flyer into the air. Typically performed by four bases and a back spot, the group uses their combined strength to propel the participant high above their heads. During the flight pha...

The liberty is a fundamental stunt in cheerleading, often categorized as an intermediate skill before progressing to more advanced acrobatics. In this maneuver, a flyer is elevated by a base or group of bases and balances upright on one leg. The flyer's free foot rests against the inside of the supp...

The hurdler jump is a cheerleading leap where the performer extends one leg straight forward while bending the other behind, judging by its inclusion in competitive cheer scoring.

A full-up is a twisting entry used in competitive and sideline cheerleading group stunts. During the transition, the flyer completes a full 360-degree twist around the body's vertical axis while the bases and spotters lift or release the flyer into a supported position, commonly an extension. The sk...

A foundational cheerleading stunt where two bases lift a top person to shoulder height, serving as the primary building block for intermediate pyramids.

The liberty is a foundational American cheerleading stunt where the flyer stands on one leg, distinguished by gripping the bases' hands while pulling the other leg to the knee.

"Around the World" is a cheerleading stunt where a flyer rotates 360 degrees in the air while being passed continuously by bases.

Hellcats is a television series centered on the lives of college cheerleaders, primarily focusing on Marti Perkins’s efforts to secure an athletic scholarship through her involvement with the Hellcats team. The show aired on The CW from 2010-2011 and featured a cast including Ashley Tisdale and Robb...

The bow and arrow is an elite cheerleading stunt where the flyer balances on one leg, distinguished by pulling the other leg up vertically and passing it behind the torso.

The scorpion is a challenging cheerleading stunt requiring significant back flexibility, distinguished by the flyer pulling one foot up and behind their head while inverted.

The heel stretch is a cheerleading stunt where the flyer balances on one leg, distinguished by gripping the heel of the extended free leg to pull it completely vertical.

The arabesque is a graceful cheerleading stunt adapted from classical ballet, distinguished by the flyer balancing on one leg while extending the other leg horizontally.

In cheerleading, a pyramid is a multi-level stunt structure where multiple groups of bases and flyers connect to form a large, elevated human shape.

The torch is an advanced cheerleading stunt where the flyer holds a liberty pose with their hip and leg turned horizontally while balancing on one foot.

The Cupie, or awesome, is a cheerleading stunt where a flyer balances upright on the hands of a base with both feet closely pressed together.

The heel stretch is a cheerleading stunt where a flyer balances on one leg while gripping the heel of their extended opposite leg, forming a V shape.

A cradle catch is a standard cheerleading dismount where bases toss a flyer from an elevated stunt and catch them in a suspended, arms-and-legs locked position.

The elevator is a fundamental cheerleading stunt where bases push a flyer from a waist-level hold up to a higher shoulder or extension level.

A shoulder stand is a basic acrobatic and cheerleading stunt where a flyer balances upright directly on the shoulders of a single or double base.

A shoulder sit is a beginner cheerleading stunt in which a flyer stands on the bases' thighs and sits securely on their shoulders, facing forward.

The thigh stand is a foundational cheerleading stunt where a flyer stands on the mid-thighs of two bases, supported by their hands for balance.