@SAGINAWDANCESHOW, March
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Here are the words to this entrance cheer:
"Patriots*, let's get ready.
You know we're ready.
"Patriots*, let's get ready.
Are you ready?
No.
(Repeat entire cheer)
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*Use the name of your athletic team.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases various YouTube videos of stomp and shake entrance cheers.
The words to each entrance cheer that is chanted in the video is given with that video along with a hyperlink to a pancocojams post about that particular cheer.
The content of this post is presented for historical, 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.
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A DEFINITION OF STOMP AND SHAKE ENTRANCE CHEERS
"Entrance cheers" are a new* type of cheerleader cheer that is performed by cheerleaders to welcome their basketball team onto the gym floor before those athletes begin a competitive game.
The earliest entry cheer that I've come across is from mid December 2024. These cheer formations were undoubtedly inspired by the "spirit tunnel" formation that is used to introduce school football players onto the field before a game. While at least two of the school's cheerleaders are involved in those spirit tunnels (i.e. these two cheerleaders hold the ends of the large tarp that (usually) a group of athletes run through at the same time). I haven't come across any videos of traditional cheerleaders (i.e. school sideline cheerleaders or All-Stars cheerleaders) performing any cheers or chants during these spirit tunnels.)
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DESCRIPTIONS OF STOMP AND SHAKE ENTRANCE CHEERS
These descriptions are presented with the most often used formation that I have noticed in videos as of this date being given first.
Additions and corrections are welcome.
Note: Each of these types of entrance cheer may begin with the cheerleaders entering the gym in another formation (such as in one or two lines strutting forward) before they stand in that specific formation.
Formation #1
This formation consists of two rows of cheerleaders who are standing apart from each other with each row facing forward. The athletes enter the gym and run (usually one at a time) down the row that is made between the two rows of cheerleaders.
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Formation #2
This formation consists of two rows of cheerleaders who are standing apart from each other facing each other in two horizontal lines. The athletes enter the gym and run (usually one at a time) down the row that is made between the two rows of cheerleaders.
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Formation #3
This formation consists of two rows of cheerleaders who are standing apart from in two horizontal lines that each face the spectators seated in the bleachers. The cheerleaders soon face each other in two horizontal lines (as in Formation #2). The athletes enter the gym and run (usually one at a time) down the row that is made between the two rows of cheerleaders.
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ADDITIONAL VIDEO EXAMPLES OF STOMP AND SHAKE ENTRANCE CHEERS
These videos are given in particular order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
VIDEO #2 - WHO WANTS THE SMOKE
SaginawDanceShow #highschoolbasketball, 2024
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"Who Want The Smoke" appears to be the earliest example of stomp and shake entrance cheers that I've come across online. Most TikTok and YouTube video shorts of "Who Want The Smoke" that I have found to date (January 2025) were published in mid December 2024. The earliest date that I have come across for these videos is mid November.
I don't know the name of the original cheerleading squad to perform this cheer nor do I have a link to the "original" video of a performance of the "Who Want The Smoke" entrance cheer.
WORDS:
[All cheerleaders]
Who want the smoke
Just let them know
Who want the smoke
What’s up
Let's get it.
[Repeat cheer until all of the basketball players run out onto the court]
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VIDEO #3- BRING 'EM OUT, COACH
@SAGINAWDANCE SHOW, January 4, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHk-WGv4pak
Here's my notes about this cheer performance along with the words to that cheer (with my descriptions given in italics) :
[All of the cheerleaders chant all the words together.]
The cheerleaders stand still facing forward and begin to chant while clapping their hands in time with the beat:
Who.Who.Who.
Uh oooooh
Uh oooooh
The cheerleaders continue to chant while they quickly slide to form two lines facing forward and immediately slide back to one line facing forward :
Who let the Knights out the house
The basketball players begin running single file onto the gym floor.
Who.Who.Who.
Uh oooooh
Uh oooooh
The cheerleaders slide back to two lines facing forward and remain in those lines while chanting the the rest of the cheer.
Who let the Knights out the house
Who.Who.Who.
Let's play ball.
Except for the beginning words, "Who Who Who", this entire cheer is repeated until all the basketball players have run out onto the gym floor. The cheerleaders then stand in place and wave their arms in the air in the typical cheerleader exhilaration stance.
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"Let'em out, coach" is an alternate title and words for this cheer.
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VIDEO #4 - 🏀🧡🤍 BRING EM OUT 📣
@SAGINAWDANCESHOW, January 1, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Mw5H0AzJU&t=26s
Here's my notes about this cheer performance along with the words to that cheer (with my descriptions given in italics) :
Words:
You know, I bet you won’t get buck*
I bet you won’t get buck
Bring em out.
The two rows turn to become two parallel lines facing the crowd seated in the gym.
Bring em out.
Bring em out.
We ready.
The cheerleaders in the parallel line that is closest to the crowd turn their back to the crowd and faces the other line of cheerleaders. The cheerleaders continue waving their pom poms in the air and chanting. When they say "We ready", the basketball players begin running out onto the gym floor through the middle row created between the cheerleaders. The cheerleaders continue chanting.
We ready.
We ready.
We ready.
We ready.
Bring em out.
Bring ‘em out.
Bring em out.
Bring em out.
The row of cheerleaders that had it's back to the crowd turns back to face them. They continue to alternate their moves from shaking their pom poms to shaking their hips to the beat. They also continue chanting:
We ready.
We ready.
We ready.
Now bring em out coach.
On those words, the cheerleaders fold their arms and do a "gangsta pose" meaning "I mean what I say so you better listen to us."
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"I bet you won't get buck" means "I bet you don't have the nerve to challenge us (fight us; really compete against us". The phrase "get buck" has its source in the saying "go buck wild" meaning 'go crazy'.
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