Stunts

►Are activities in the form of play that aim to develop coordination, strength, flexibility, balance and agility.

Definition:

Types of stunts:

♪ Individual Stunts - these are stunts performed by only

one person.

♪ Dual Stunts- are stunts performed by two persons.

♪ Group Stunts- performed by 3 or more persons.

Individual Stunts

• Turk Stand- in a cross sitting position, with arms crossed in fronts,

hands clasping the elbow, stand

without breaking the hand clasp and

the leg crossed. Then sit down in

this position.

•Ankles HoldWalk -hold the

ankle with the hands, legs

relatively straight. Walk

forward.

•Cofee Grinder -from a side arm support; walk on feet to go around

in a circle. Do this right and

left.

•Log Roll -from a supine lying position,

clasp hands overhead, roll sideward right or left with the body, arms and

legs are relatively straight.

•Human Ball -from a frog

position, hold feet so that arms are between the

knees. In tuck position, roll on

the right side continue on the back to the left

side and back to starting position.

•Jump to Full Turn -from a half

knee bend position, jump upward at the

same time turn upward as the

body is susupended.

End facing the same direction.

•Dog Walk -in a four- base

support, buttocks up

walk alternately right and left

with hands and feet.

•Lame Dog Walk -place hands in

front of the floor, buttocks

up and one leg extended in air.

Move both hands forward,

and then hop on supporting foot

close to the hands.

•Inch Worm -from arm

support, walk on the feet toward the

hands forward- 8 counts. Then

walk with the hands forward-

8 counts- to front arm support.

•Crab Walk -from a bridge stand position, walk on hands

and feet. Move the right foot

and hand together and then the left

foot and hand.

•Hip Walk -from a long

sitting position with toes

pointed forward, place

hands on the neck then walk

on buttocks forward and

backward.

Dual Group Stunts

• Wring the Dish Cloth☻ Partner face each other and join hands.

☻ Raise one- joined hands while the other is lowered.

☻ Turn under the raised arms and end in a back- to- back position.

☻ Continue the turn to face each other again.

•Chinese Get- Up Long sitting

position, partner stay in back- to-

back position with elbows locked.

Bend right knee ct. 1, bend left

knee ct. 2, push against others

back to stand ct. 3. Go down to

original position

•See- saw♪ From a hook

sitting position, with partner’s feet together hold each

other’s hands.♪One goes to hook

lying postion and other stands to

bend forward.♪Repeat with other

partner standing.

•Jump Over©One partner stands

with hands on knees, trunk bend

forward.©The other partner

jumps over the back of no. 1

•Twister or Greetings► Partners stand face to face and shake hands, right to right.

Hold this hand grasp through out the stunt.

► Number 1 lift left leg; Swing it over joined hands to finish with

back to 2.►Number 2 lift right leg; Swing it

over joined hands to finish with back 2.

► Number 1 lift right leg;turn to right, swing to right, swing leg over No. 2’s body finish facing

number 2.► Number 2 lift leg; swing it to

the left over no. 1’s head to finish facing No. 1 as in starting

position.► Continue twister several times.

•Wheelbarrow► The top, the lighter

partner, is the wheelbarrow; the base

is the lifter.►Top place hands on the

floor, shoulder distance apart, knees straight weight on hands and

feet.► Base takes position

between top legs. Grasp the top’s knees

and lift her legs off the floor as though lifting

of wheelbarrow.►To finish, base released

top’s knees at a time.

Group Stunts

• Three partner-one jump over☻ All join hands☻3rd partner joins free hands of 1st and 2nd partner.

☻3rd partner jumps over the joined hands, forward then back; partners help on the jump.

•Walking Chair► Line up behind one another

all facing the same direction. Hold on to the hips of the

person in front.►The last in line flexes and hips as if sitting in a chair. The next to the last person in line backs up and assume same position. Back of the legs should touch

thigh of preceding person. Each one supports their own weight, and the rest assume

the same position.► On signal, the entire line

moves forward, keeping in step.

► To finish, all straighten up.► This gives the effects of a

long drawn out chair.

•Merry-Go-round► Form a circle and

take double wrist grasp with performer on each

side.►Number 1, 3, 5 and 7

(Top) sit down on the floor with knees

straight, and with all feet together in the center of the circle.► On the signal ‘go’ number 2,4, 6 and 8

(the bases take a step outward and at the

same time numbers 1, 3, 5 and 7 raise their

hips.)