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A Few Pom Pom Basics

Gripping Pom Poms – A pom pom with a baton handle is the easiest to perform with and easiest to polish with. Make sure your thumb is wrapped around your pom pom's baton handle and outside of your fingers.

Wrists – Your wrists should be extensions of your arms. When performing with pom poms, you should not break the line of your arms by “breaking” or flexing your wrists.

Shoulders – Your shoulders should be pressed down even when your pom pom motions are overhead.

Peripheral Vision – Keep your pom poms slightly in front of your body. You should be able to see your pom poms in your peripheral vision. It is hard to control pom poms that fly past this point.

POM MOTION

DEFINITION

TECHNIQUE

Clap

Pom poms under chin, elbows close to body

Only pom poms move when clapping

Hips

Pom poms on either hip, elbows pointing to either side

Strong wrists

High V

Extend pom poms upward in a V position

Grip pom handle with thumbnails facing the ground.

Low V

Extend pom poms downward in a V position.

Grip pom handle with thumbnails facing the ground.

Broken High V/ Broken Low V

Same as High/Low V except elbows are bent

Same as High/Low V

T Position

Extend pom poms to either side of body parallel to the ground

Grip pom handle with thumbnails facing the ground.

Broken T

Same as T except elbows are bent

Same as T

Touchdown

Extend pom poms upward with arms parallel to each other

Arms should be as close to head as possible, thumbnails facing inward

Low Touchdown

Extend pom poms downward with arms parallel to each other

Grip pom handle with thumbnails facing inward

High Punch

Extend right pom upward and left pom on hip

Right pom: thumbnail inward
Left pom: strong wrist

Table Top

Both pom poms in front of shoulders; elbows close to body

Grip pom poms with thumbnails facing inward

Right Diagonal/ Left Diagonal

One pom in High V position with other pom in Low V position

Right Diagonal: right pom in air
Left Diagonal: left pom in air

Right L position/ Left L position

One pom in Touchdown position with other pom in T position

Right L: right pom in air
Left L: left pom in air

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