AYF CHEER PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD GRADED A+
◉ Arabesque. Answer: One leg is down straight and the other leg is
behind you almost at a ninety degree angle to your back.
◉ Arch or bridge. Answer: A position in which the back is curved.
◉ Attack the Crowd. Answer: A technique used to whip the crowd up
and get them involved in a cheer, dance or song.
◉ Base. Answer: Person holding a flyer
◉ Basket-toss. Answer: A stunt involving three or more bases, two of
whom have their hands interlocked and toss the flyer into the air.
◉ Buckets. Answer: A move where a cheerleader holds their arms
straight out in front, fists facing down, almost as if holding the handle of
a bucket in each hand.
, ◉ Candlesticks. Answer: A cheer motion where a cheerleader extends
their arms out in front with fists facing each other as if they were
holding a lit candle in each hand.
◉ Cradle Catch. Answer: An end movement where a base catches the
flyer and hold her under her thighs and around her back.
◉ Cupie. Answer: A base holds up a flyer with one hand. The base's arm
is fully extended and both of the flyer's feet are in the base's one hand.
Also known as a kewpie or awesome.
◉ Deadman. Answer: Used to describe a move when the flyer falls
backwards or forwards out of a stunt. They are caught by several bases.
◉ Dismount. Answer: A method used to return to a floor position
following a stunt.
◉ Elevator. Answer: Two bases hold a foot each of one flyer to elevate
them. Both feet are held at shoulder height.
◉ Extension. Answer: Arms of each base extended fully above the head
to support the flyer who stands on their palms.
◉ Flyer. Answer: The brave person who is lifted or thrown into the air to
perform a mount.
SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD GRADED A+
◉ Arabesque. Answer: One leg is down straight and the other leg is
behind you almost at a ninety degree angle to your back.
◉ Arch or bridge. Answer: A position in which the back is curved.
◉ Attack the Crowd. Answer: A technique used to whip the crowd up
and get them involved in a cheer, dance or song.
◉ Base. Answer: Person holding a flyer
◉ Basket-toss. Answer: A stunt involving three or more bases, two of
whom have their hands interlocked and toss the flyer into the air.
◉ Buckets. Answer: A move where a cheerleader holds their arms
straight out in front, fists facing down, almost as if holding the handle of
a bucket in each hand.
, ◉ Candlesticks. Answer: A cheer motion where a cheerleader extends
their arms out in front with fists facing each other as if they were
holding a lit candle in each hand.
◉ Cradle Catch. Answer: An end movement where a base catches the
flyer and hold her under her thighs and around her back.
◉ Cupie. Answer: A base holds up a flyer with one hand. The base's arm
is fully extended and both of the flyer's feet are in the base's one hand.
Also known as a kewpie or awesome.
◉ Deadman. Answer: Used to describe a move when the flyer falls
backwards or forwards out of a stunt. They are caught by several bases.
◉ Dismount. Answer: A method used to return to a floor position
following a stunt.
◉ Elevator. Answer: Two bases hold a foot each of one flyer to elevate
them. Both feet are held at shoulder height.
◉ Extension. Answer: Arms of each base extended fully above the head
to support the flyer who stands on their palms.
◉ Flyer. Answer: The brave person who is lifted or thrown into the air to
perform a mount.
