you don't have to be able to do the splits fully but it would be best if you can do them and if you are very flexible.
no you can be eg. a dancer and be able to do splits or even be a normal person !!
Splits, leaps, turns, jazz and hip hop/cheerleading will help.
Ballet hand down. In cheerleading, splits are pretty much the only thing needed for toe touches and maybe some tumbling. In ballet, however, we need splits, straddles, oversplits, and so much more. We are always using our flexibility is jumps, turns, partnering, balances, etc etc. I only know one cheerleader who can do a split and it isn't even a good split. Ballerinas sleep in splits.
I say that cheerleading does have more injuries, because you could fall off the pyramid or mess up a stunt. You could fall on the bloopers and when you try to do the splits and you don't know how, you break a leg. So I really do think cheerleading has the most injuries out of any sport!!
practice your splits. especially straddle, for toe touch.
Splits and stretch every day
I think that skirts are better because your more free to do like splits and flips.
you become more flexible in cheerleading by practicing outside of the gym and stretching at least three times a day. Do all the stretches your gym or team does at practices and stay in the splits position for about 5minutes during a commerical or something.
If you are flexible in cheerleading this will help you succeed at many things such as doing the splits or doing difffrent gymnastic things. so it really does help speaking from experience to be flexible! HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!! love always Miss.cheerleader
Cheerleading Schools are for incoming cheerleaders. They teach you everything there is to know about cheerleading. They teach you stunts, cheers, dances, stretching, flexability, safety etc... :)
Most people do not know that cheerleading began as a boys only sport when it was first organized. then girls started joining gradually, and it became what it is today.
Do some sumo wrestling poses or middle splits or plainly just keep practicing they get bigger evey time you try actually