| The Blast Off! Courtesy of American Cheerleader Magazine and the POWER Cheer All-Stars from Port Orange, Florida! *This is a senior all-star sequence and is illegal at the high school level* |
1. The squad begins facing the crowd—a surprise before they hit the pyramid formation.
2. The squad’s first movement is stepping into a five-stunt-group set position. The two outside groups are
in a hop-in ready position, while the inside two form a Basket Toss ready position.
The middle flyer steps onto the hands of her bases, preparing for a ground-up Elevator.
2. The squad’s first movement is stepping into a five-stunt-group set position. The two outside groups are
in a hop-in ready position, while the inside two form a Basket Toss ready position.
The middle flyer steps onto the hands of her bases, preparing for a ground-up Elevator.
3. The front four stunt groups hop in, while the middle holds its starting position.
4. The outside groups execute Extension Preps, and the inside groups keep their flyers low. The
inside flyers grab the outside flyers’ arms and connect by bracing with the arms. The outside
flyers cross their arms to grab the right arm with their right and the left arm with their left.
4. The outside groups execute Extension Preps, and the inside groups keep their flyers low. The
inside flyers grab the outside flyers’ arms and connect by bracing with the arms. The outside
flyers cross their arms to grab the right arm with their right and the left arm with their left.
5. The inside flyers are popped up into Ball Bottle Rockets. They stay in a ball until they reach the
peak of the toss and…
6. ...kick into a split, rotating to face the opposite direction from where they began.
peak of the toss and…
6. ...kick into a split, rotating to face the opposite direction from where they began.
7. Flyers cradle while their arms still are held by
the outside flyers.
8. Inside flyers are “bumped” up to a higher
position from the cradle, hitching their outside
legs. The bases grip the foot of the hitched leg. The
outside flyers continue to grip the inside flyers’
arms. The middle groups’ flyer grips the remaining
extended legs.
9. The sequence concludes with the inside stunt
groups executing half-twist Arabesques and the
middle group simultaneously hitting an Extension
Prep to brace the extended legs.
the outside flyers.
8. Inside flyers are “bumped” up to a higher
position from the cradle, hitching their outside
legs. The bases grip the foot of the hitched leg. The
outside flyers continue to grip the inside flyers’
arms. The middle groups’ flyer grips the remaining
extended legs.
9. The sequence concludes with the inside stunt
groups executing half-twist Arabesques and the
middle group simultaneously hitting an Extension
Prep to brace the extended legs.
