Basic Cheer Motions


       
Bow and Arrow/Broken T Daggers         Go /Punch/No.1     Hands on Hips/Attention    High V                Low V

Left Diagonal         Right Diagonal       Left K             Right K            Left L            Right L
 
   Broken Left V   Touchdown         Low Touchdown    Half T                 T
              Low 1/2 V

Lunge                          Liberty                     Herkie                  Hurdler             Toe Touch

Motions Not Pictured.
Blades- hands straight/fingers together

Clap- A clap using blades.

Clasp- A clap wrapping hands around each other.

High Clasp- A clasp with arms above the head.

Low Clasp- A clasp with arms straight down.

X- Arms in daggers position only crossed over each other in front of chest.

High X- Arms above head like a touchdown only crossing each other.

Low X- Arms in a low touchdown only crossing each other.

9- One arm facing straight forward. Other arm bent at a 90-degree angle. Fist touches elbow of the straight arm.

Muscleman- Arms in a T motion only with bent elbows bent so forearms are now vertical. Fists face inward toward your head and are in fists.

Buckets- Both arms straight out parallel to ground with fists facing down.

Candlesticks- Both arms parallel to the ground straight out with fists facing each other.

Basket- Arms in a touchdown motion only in blades not fists.

Cross Bucket/Front X- Arms in a buckets position only crossed over each other.

Remember for every motion there is an opposite motion. For every left, there is a right, and  for every high, there is a low. Plus there is a whole range of broken motions, half motions, and mixed motions.