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Summary: Learn how to do toe touch cheerleading moves with expert tips and advice from a professional cheerleader instructor in this free online cheerleading video clip on stunts and jumps.
"I'm Mandy Butler on behalf of Expert Village, and we're going to talk about tumble track warm-ups today. The fourth jump we're going to do is the toe touch. This is the classic cheerleading jump, and you're going to have to do it in every tryout you'll ever have to do. I can pretty much guarantee, so pay close attention to my body position. The reason it's so great to do these on a trampoline or a tumble track is that they allow the athlete to have the necessary hang time to know what it feels like to hit that correct body position. When you warm-up on the floor, you don't get that extra time and your body never quite gets to the correct position. The correct position is going to be chest up, legs in a nice tight straddle, knees face the ceiling, toes are pointed. Although it's called a toe touch, you're not actually supposed to touch your toes, because look what happens when I do that. My chest bends forward and I send my body back towards the ground. Make sure you keep a nice tight chest up nice and tall, and arms in a T. You can do those in blades or in a fist. Also, if I'm trying to touch my toes, my leg comes up and what do I do but slap it back down. Bring your legs to your arms. Don't ever try to bring your arms down to your leg because again, you're trying to get off the ground. Why would you reach for it? I'm going to show you the toe touch on the tumble track. I'll start with a couple of straight jumps to get aligned, and then I'll bring my legs to the side in a toe touch. Jump, Jump, toe touch. Notice that my legs are straight, toes are pointed. That's the toe touch."
eHow Article: How to Do Toe Touch Cheerleading Moves