How to Start a Cheerleading Stunt

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Lucy Spain on behalf of Expert Village here to talk about cheerleading stunts. Now that we've learned the positions we need to be in for our stunts, we're going to learn how to get into a stunt. Once all of our girls are in position, the flier and the back spot have the most control over when and how the stunt goes up. Now as the flier, we're going to take our right and left hands and put them on the bases shoulders that are closest to us. Now there's two ways you can get into your stunt. The best way I think that has the most control, is we're going to start with one foot loaded in. This is going to be in your main base's hand. Now, the back spot is in charge of all the timing. If you're a back spot, you should have your hands firmly around your flier's waist. So it's going to look like this if you're the flier. Now, once you make the call, which is always going to be, ready, one two, and that's how we begin our stunt. After you've called the ready, one two, the flier has their one foot prepped in. Ready, one two, step, give your foot to the other base, make sure that you bend at your knees, you're going to push off the shoulders and ride up into your stunt. Now as the back spot, it's really important, once you've got her waist at about mid level, you can get under the butt and give a little push up, just to make sure that she gets there. Most fliers are going to be able to pull themselves up, but it's always important to give a little help. Never push forward, because that's going to send her right out of the bases' hands. We don't want to do that. So make sure, if you're back spotting you lift straight up. Bases, just remember, always bend at your knees. It's the flier's decision of when they want to go up, so just ride the flow. Remember the one two. The second way we can get into a stunt is two feet at once. That's going to be with a jump, similar to earlier, hands on shoulders. Ready, one two, both feet are going to go into the main base and secondary base at the same time so they can ride you up on your elevator together."