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Polished Pyramid: You’ll “flip” for it!

February 3rd, 2010 by Staff – Comments (11)

The Connecticut Spirit All-Stars Level 5 Senior Diamonds from Hamden, CT, demo a sequence from an award-winning routine.

By Craig Callaway; All photos by Curtis Callaway

American Cheerleader February 2009

This pyramid sequence is legal for USASF Levels 5 and up, but illegal for school teams.


1. LOAD: Three groups load into Preps while two more groups load into Basket Tosses in front of the two outside Preps. The top girls in the outside Preps grab one arm of the top girls in front of them.

2. TUCKS: On the designated count, the front tops perform back tuck while connected to the Preps behind them.

3. RECATCH: After flipping, the top girls are caught again by the same group in a Sponge position, while the Preps remain connected.

4. HOP OVER: Immediately after catching the flips, the groups toss the top girls up and over to the inside of the Preps. The bases move with them and catch them in a Sponge again.

5. INSIDE STRETCHES: After catching in a sponge, the groups put the top girls into inside Liberty Heel Stretches, connecting to the Preps.

Watch our stunt videos here!

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11 responses so far ↓

  • Tori Zabo Feb 9, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    WOW!! That looks hard,but it does look pretty sweet!!
    Tori

  • Ashley Messina Feb 24, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    This looks tough

  • Mhahalia Mar 4, 2010 at 4:28 am

    it is very cool

  • KIERA Mar 4, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    looks alllrigghtt,
    but i think you should do something in the middle.

  • cameron Apr 10, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    this looks funny, but the middle should do somthing

  • kiki Apr 17, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    our squad tried this and it was EASY!!!!!!!!you SHOULD try it:)

  • Hannah Elaine May 6, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    Our squad tried this(w/me as one of the top gurlz!) and its actually easier than it looks :)

  • alii May 6, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    this is from my gymm! it looks much better when they performed the routine. they also didnt have the middle prep go up until the end when they all connected, so she was only up for a few counts in the routine, which is why she does nothing in the pictures. (:

  • Emmalee Schraeder May 9, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    the middle girl needs to do somthing she just there

  • RENEE LOCH Aug 11, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    HARD HARD HARD

  • kylie Aug 31, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    thats really cute!(:

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