Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6160 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-03-22
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

Great DVD for aspiring cheerleaders.
I am a former cheerleader and cheerleading coach and really enjoy this DVD. I bought it for my young daughter and loaned it out to some of my cheerleaders when coaching.

It teaches the basics: the motions and what they're called, some cheers and chants, and one really fun dance routine. It also goes a little bit into what it means to be a cheerleader for your school and what will be expected of you and the code of conduct that you'll be expected to follow.

It does NOT go into jumps or stunting at all. The stunting is definitely something cheerleaders don't want to learn from a DVD, but I was disappointed that they didn't teach any jumps.

Another reviewer somewhere else, a former cheerleader, gave this DVD low marks because she expected to get a good workout from it and relive the good-old-days. Let me just point out to everyone, this is an instructional DVD for beginners. It's not a workout DVD and it's not for cheerleaders that already have a lot of cheer experience.

Also, the organization that put this DVD together is the UCA, one of the biggest cheer-instruction organizations out there. They've been conducting cheer clinics all over the country for many years. Other cheer organizations do some motions differently or have different names for them. There is no right or wrong way, but aspiring cheerleaders should know this in case they make it on a squad coached by someone trained by one of the other groups. Always follow your coach's instructions and don't challenge him or her with these differences.

One more word of advice for aspiring cheerleaders: unless you live in a very rural, small town with a small student population and are sure there won't be much competition at try-outs, TAKE GYMNASTIC CLASSES. Cheerleading has become very athletic and competitive. To increase your chances in the more populated areas, you will need tumbling skills. Dance classes - especially hip-hop - wouldn't hurt either. Yoga - to increase balance and flexability - would help a lot, too.

Good luck!

Extremely Helpful
This DVD gives insight as to purpose of cheerleading and provides step-by-step direction for leading.

Awesome video- wish UCA had more out there
I have bought 3 Cheer videos so far and this is by far the best. The motions are sharp. The moves are taught at a good pace and from the back. The material is not too suggestive. I would reccommend this one more than any other one I have bought. The best value for my money by far.