Pom Count Hints

I will bring each of you a copy of the pom routine music to practice on Wednesday.  Please use these hint notes, along with the music, to practice and perfect the pom routine outside of cheer practice.

1-8 Count
1 Diagonal
& break
2 Diagonal
& break
3 high V
& break
4 low V
& break
5 cross out
& half T
6 Diagonal
7 Shake poms around
8 half high V

2-8 Count
1 punch across
& elbow back
2 punch across
3 T
4 cheerio
5 low V
6 half high V
7 (some people swing around) (some people bow head over knee cap)
8. half high V

3-8 Count
1 Check
2 swing around (to the inside)
3 punch across, low
& break
4 diagonal
5 shake poms around to....
6 one pom behind head, other pom behind lower back
7 diagonal
8 half high V

4-8 Counts
1 low V
2 shake poms around-out up to a touchdown
3 daggers
4 high V
5 buckets
& break
6 clean
7 Awwwwwwwwwwwww
8 Yeah!


5-8 Counts
1 right shoelace
2 break to clean
3 left shoelace
4 break to clean
5 step forward high V
6 step back low V
7 step forward, clasp hands over head
8 turn over left shoulder, fists behind head


6-8 Counts
1 step forward low V
2 moving to next formation - right shoelace
3 T
4 left shoelace
5 clap
6 left L
7 ripple one: swing left arm in front of face to......
8 left punch (ripple two begins)


7-8 Counts
1 clap (rippled three begins)
2 high V (ripple two and three continue)
3 hold (ripple two and three continue)
4 hold (ripple three continues)
5 everyone holds
6 swing in front for jump prep
7 toe touch
8 swing in front


8-8 Counts
1 toe touch
2 land
3 and up
4 swing clasped hands down to the left (moving formations)
5 swing clasped hands over to the right
6 cross wrists down
7 break into a low V
8 hop to the right, punch up to right half high V (left hand down at side)


9 - 8 Counts
1 step out with left foot, punch down across body
2 right K
& break it in
3 right K
4 hold
5 swing to low touchdown
6 swing around to the left to daggers
7 swing to the left low touchdown
8 swing toward the right to daggers


10-8 Counts
1 cross over shoulders
& open onto shoulders
2 down on thighs
3 rippled one touchdown
4 ripple one low touchdown, fists on floor (ripple two touchdown)
5 ripple one holds, ripple two low touchdown, fists on floor, ripple three touchdown
6 ripple one holds, ripple two holds, ripple three low touchdown, fists on floor
7 slap
8 clap


11-8 Counts
1 chug and (step to the right)
2 chug and (step together)
3 chug and (step to the left)
& half T
4 clasp low
5 step out with right, pump
6 pump
7 swing down to sides around to a
8 clap (facing sideways)


12-8 Counts
1 ripple one: step out with left foot, clasp diagonally high
2 ripple one: opens to the back, high V.(ripple two starts)
3 ripple one: step out with left foot, break to buckets. (rippled three starts)
4 ripple one: open to the front and hit a cheerio (ripple two and three continue)
5 ripple one holds (ripple two and three continues)
6 ripple one and two hold (ripple three continues)
7 punch out to the right (feet pivot from right to left through this section)
8 break over to left hip, fists meet.


13-8 Counts
1 break to T
2 break to low touchdown
3 break to high touchdown
& daggers
4 high V

Remaining four-eight counts to come this Friday.