Have you watched that Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders show before? I was flipping through and found it. They were practicing high kicks to a jump to splits on the floor. The lady was yelling at the new tryouts practicing the 'trademark' that they can't slide into the split but have to jump to the splits position. That sounds really bad for you! You're not supposed to bounce in your splits, you know, and they jump into their splits! I found 2 videos of it on youtube if you want to watch it. On both the audience goes oohhh! like Ouch! high kicks to jump to splits are at the end of the videos: zoomed in, at a show, on hardwood floor: [youtube]M5gkaQrnamE&NR=1[/youtube] zoomed out, at a game, on grass: [youtube]0IOI93719x8[/youtube] Does anyone do that in cheerleading, or do you do the slide into splits way?

The high kicks must be for warm-up for the jump to splits! I don't think even the rhythmic gymnasts who are very flexible do that in their routines because your hip could turn and pop, your legs could pop, pop and go in the wrong position, tear or pull something, and get hurt. Cheerleaders probably do the slide to splits - except for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders that have this as their trademark (besides their outfit and the boots).

have u ever heard of the radio city rockettes? thay do A LOT of high-kicking too. =]

Like in these 2 youtube videos: [youtube]kgM8ilZjI48[/youtube] rocketts dancing in radio city christmas spectular [youtube]F3d-mQMUsWw[/youtube] summer camp girls? The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders get their kicks a lot higher. That jump to splits is their trademark or something.