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Van Nuys Cheerleading Program-YoYo ElastiCheer

Do you want your child to learn responsibility, hard work, helping others, good manners, independence, creativity, empathy for others, tolerance, persistence, friendship, and how to have a healthy lifestyle and be successful. If the answer is YES, YoYo ElastiCheer and Coach Yolanda are now offering your child the opportunity to join the team. YEC is a Cheerleading program located in Van Nuys that offers completive and non-competitive Cheerleading and tumbling to ages 5 to 18. Coach Yolanda Travis has for over 20 years gained experience from being a Cheerleader, years as a coach and instructor for the City of Los Angeles and different cheer teams. Her goal is exactly to give your students these skills and more. To reach this goal YEC is now affiliated with the former President of the European Cheerleading Association, Founder NRC Tigers (one of the most winning cheerleading teams in Europe), National Champion and Master in Sports Science Paul Fuglevouge. For more info please visit

Step by Step for the Bridge Process

Short Bridge 1.Lie on your back with your knees bent. Squeeze your butt and abs and raise your butt and hips as high as you can while still keeping your shoulders on the ground. 2.Hold for one 10 seconds, then lower down. Repeat 5x Straight Bridge 1.Lie on your back with your legs straight. Place your hands on the floor on the outside of your hips, pointing your fingers toward your toes. Push yourself up onto your hands, lifting the hips up and squeezing your butt as you do so. 2. Hold for a 10 seconds, then lower back down. Repeat 5x Elevated Bridge 1. Find a bench or elevated surface that’s about knee height or higher (make sure it’s sturdy) and sit in front of it. Face away from it, then place your hands by your head with your fingers pointing toward your feet. Press through your hands and raise your hips, arching your back and straightening your arms. Raise your hips as high as you can, then lower back down. 2. Hold for a 10 seconds, then low

Tumbling Positions

Stance Position where our shoulders, knees and toes are in line with each other. Your hips are over your heels and your back is straight and not rounded in the shoulder and lower. Hold Position for 5sec repeat 10x Lunge One leg is in front and bent with the knee over the toe. One leg is in front and bent with the knee over the toe. Both feet are facing forward, all the weight is on the front leg, which is in a plie. Arms and palms are facing in, covering your ears. There should be a straight line from fingers to toes. Then we lean forward into a T or lever position. Hold Position for 5sec repeat 10x.