wssu, July 22, 2014
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WSSU= Winston Salem State University (located in Winston Salem, North Carolina)
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents information and comments about the stomp & shake cheerleading motions that are referred to as "upstomps" and "jiggle pops". Explanations of some additional stomp & shake motions are also included in this post.
This pancocojams post also includes five YouTube videos of middle school, high school, or university stomp and shake cheerleading squads.
These videos show the stomp & shake cheerleading motions that are described in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/high-steps-folded-leg-lifts-various.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "High Steps, Folded Leg Lifts, & Various Other Leg Lift Motions Performed By HBCU Marching Bands Drum Majors & By Membes of Historically Black Greek Letter Fraternities & Sororities."
That post includes a bonus video of a North Carilina high school stomp & shake cheerleadign squad performing during a football game.
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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE "UPSTOMP" AND THE "JIGGLE POP" (STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING MOTIONS)
Additions and corrections are VERY welcome.
"Upstomp" is a stomp and shake movement that is
performed by both female and male cheerleaders.
Here's my transcription of an October 27, 2020 UFIT UNIVERSERTY video on Facebook about upstomps https://www.facebook.com/UFITCHEERANDDANCEINC/videos/what-is-an-upstomp/2480945182208611/
"An upstomp is when you drive your right foot in the ground and you lift your left leg up in a 90 degree angle. You want to make sure that you're pointing your toes. That's very imperative when you upstomp 'cause if you don't it's not gonna look good. So you wanna make sure that you drive your right leg into the ground and then you're snapping your left leg up to a 90 degree angle with your toe pointed. You wanna see what it looks like? We'll show you.right now"....
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Former Winston Salem State University cheerleader CeerPhi93* wrote this description of "upstomp" in 2022 inthe discussion thread for the YouTube video entitled Southern University "Code Blue" Stomp & Shake Cheer Team | 2020, Marvin Price, March 7, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu5VNhE493U
"… With the upstomp, leg placement (the leg coming up)
should be close to a 90 degree as possible with the upstomp foot POINTING
downwards and beside the opposite knee as if you are in a (lib)"....
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I don't understand what "in a (lib)" means in that comment
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*In additional comments in that Southern University "Code Blue" discussion thread and in other YouTube discussion threads about stomp & shake cheerleading, CheerPhi93 identified himself as a former member of Winston Salem State University's (WSSU) cheerleading squad. That squad used be known as "Cheer Phi", but is now known as "Powerhouse".
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JIGGLE POP
Here's a link to an example of "upstomp" and a description of "jiggle pop" ("jigga pop" that I
received via email in between 2011-2012 from a former WSSU stomp & shake cheerleader whose internet
screen names are/were "upstompjunkie" and
"charlottefashions".. ("Jigga pop" is usually given as "jiggle pop" in the very few online pages that I've come across which mention that stomp & shake motion".) I "met" upstompjunkie"/charlottefashion (he used both screen names) as a result of his participation in the discussion thread of i wrote for the sociological blog https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/07/21/race-and-the-changing-shape-of-cheerleading/ Race and the Changing Shape of Cheerleading, Guest Blogger Azizi Powell on July 21, 2011 [Unfortunately, A number of the comments in that post's discussion thread, including the comments from upstompjunkie, are no included with that post.]
email from upstompjunkie to Azizi Powel, 2011/2012
"Upstomp
"Jigga-pop" or some call a "double shake" is a little hard to put into words. It's where you throw your hip over so hard it "whips back". It's very difficult to catch on to if not taught properly. Matter of fact in the "olympic high cheerleaders" video. The part they say ,"you can't catch these moves", they are Jigga popping/double shaking. http://youtu.be/zSjZrMqrtDQ
They know its a complicated move for other teams to steal.
The name "jigga pop" has nothing to do with Jay-Z. I think its more
to do with the jiggle type shake it is."
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The YouTube videos whose links are given in that comment are included in the video section below.
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The term "jiggle pop" is a combination of the movement words "jiggle"
and "pop".
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/jiggle gives this
definition for "jiggle"- "to move from side to side or up and
down with quick short movements, or to make something do this".
One definition for the noun "pop" given athttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/popping is "a short, quick, explosive sound.". A combination of these two definition give a description of the stomp and shake "jiggle pop" movement.
Jiggle pops' fast hip swinging movements are best shown off when the cheerleaders wear pleated cheerleader skirts.
* A brief statement about the shake movement is given in the "Downstomp" And "Shake" section of this post.
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A QUOTE ABOUT STOMP AND SHAKE CHEERLEADING FROM A 2014 VERSION OF THE CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (CIAA)
Here's information about the CIAA that I retrieved on May 26, 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association
"The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a collegiate athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). CIAA institutions affiliate at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1]
The twelve member institutions reside primarily along the central portion of the East Coast of the United States, in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Since a majority of the members are in North Carolina, the CIAA moved its headquarters to Charlotte, North Carolina from Hampton, Virginia in August 2015.[2]
A list of the universities that are members of the CIAA is given on that Wikipedia page.
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Here's a quote from a 2014 version of a CIAA page that
refers to "upstomps", "jiggle pops", and some other stomp
and shake movements:
"The CIAA cheering squads practice Stomp 'N Shake that
incorporates voice, gymnastics, and dance. Over the past few decades, S-N-S has
evolved into a more technical style, priding itself on precision, accuracy, and
creativity. Included in this style are the techniques of up-stomp, up-step,
down-stomp, kick, side-kick, roll, roll-break, power-arms, slpaz-hand, clasp,
blade, and the shakes (car-wash shake, single shake, double shake, hit-shake,
and jiggle-pop). CIAA Cheerleading is most known for its cheer battles. This is
where squads battle each other during games verbally with chants. It provides a
heightened level of excitement and competition to the sports they are cheering
for. It showcases cheerleading in a different dimension. Only in this style can
you excite the crowd, rally them to cheer on the team, cheer on the team and
slay your opponent all at the same time."
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I retrieved this on February 5, 2014. However, this paragraph isn’t
included in that CIAA page as of 9/14/2016. Update: Nov 23, 2020- CIAA has a new format of multiple
articles. I haven't found any information about cheerleading on these CIAA
pages.https://theciaa.com/
I've read references to "upstomp" in a few
comments in discussion threads of some YouTube videos of stomp and shake
cheerleading. However, I can't recall reading any references to these other
stomp and shake techniques, except for a listing of the names "downstomp", "upstomp", "jiggle pop" and "shake" that I read on the echsbasketballcheer.com cheer page. That page is now for members only, and I no longer have access to it. I noted at the time that I viewed that page (in 2015?) that there were no textual descriptions of those four stomp & shake movements.
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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE "DOWNSTOMP" AND "SHAKE" MOTIONS IN STOMP & SHAKE CHEERLEADING
[Pancocojams Editor's Note:]
I believe that these descriptions came from emails from upstompjunkie to me. "Upstompjunkie" .who also use/d the screen name "Charlotte's fashion"), was a male former Winston Salem State University stomp &shake cheerleader who I referred to earlier in this pancocojams post. Unfortunately, I no longer have the emails that I received from him to confirm that he was the source of those descriptions.
The "downstomp" movement is the same as the "upstomp" (description given earlier in this post) except that the cheerleader doesn't raise her (or his) knee high when doing that stomping movement.
The "shake" movement is one in which the
cfemale and male cheerleaders shake their hips from right to left to the beat. This movement
differs from jiggle pop in that these aren't fast, repetitive shakes.
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I don't have any information about the other stomp & shake motions that are listed in the previously mentioned 2014 CIAA page. I haven't come across any other online information about stomp & shake motions.
If you know any information about any of the stomp & shake cheerleading motions that have been mentioned in this post or any other stomp & shake cheerleading motions, for the cultural and historical record, please share that information in the comment section below. Thanks!
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MORE VIDEOS EXAMPLES OF STOMP & SHAKE "UPSTOMP" AND "JIGGLE POPS"
SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: 2013-2014 Virginia State University Woo Woos
Trojan Nation1882, Dec 10, 2013
The best cheerleaders in the CIAA: Virginia State University Woo Woos, coached by Cassandra C. Artis-Williams, shake, break, and pump their way through the 2013-2014 year. In addition to taking this year by storm, they are "Taking it Back to the Basics." These girls are upholding the legacy of the world renowned organization effortlessly. If you are in the Petersburg area, you can see them at every home football or basketball game on the campus. If you are not from the area keep a lookout for them. . . they may be on their way to a city near you.
Sophia Ward, Feb. 22, 2011 -snip- Here's a comment from that video's discussion thread: shaquavia bailey, 2015
"The words are: the Hawks are hot and you know it. The Hawks are hot steaming hot, hot, hot, whew
-former west meck cheerleader :)"
batay1978, Feb 17, 2010 we are the trojans and we are h-o-t- hot we keep it goin and we just dont stop **** SHOWCASE VIDEO #5: Cute Stomp and Shake Cheers Top 10 | #2
Stomp & Shake University, Nov. 16, 2021 This video is for Educational Purposes 💖
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