Jennifer Tate
PhotoJournalism
Spring 2010

Photo 1: Lily Richardson, 6, stretches before doing a tumbling routine at the Rock –It Cheer and Dance gymnasium.

Photo 2: Coach Chris Rocha teaches Bailey the proper technique for a front handspring.

Photo 3: The 7:30 class at Rock-It Cheer and Dance gymnasium stretches together to prevent injury during stunting.

Photo 4: Lily Richardson uses ankle weights to her workout after her tumbling class is dismissed.

Photo 5: Rebecca Cordon, 4, practices her flips off to the side, as she waits for her tumbling coaches to help her with stunting.

Photo 6: Chris Rocha coaches McHi cheerleader, Sarah, on perfecting her flips Thursday, May 6.

Photo 7: As the Rock-It cheer team works on their routine, Joseph Hohmann (right) uses the east half of the gymnasium to coach the toddler class on how to begin doing backflips.

Photo 8: Joseph Hohmann demonstrates jumps to a class of 3 Thursday, May 6.

Photo 9: McHi JV cheerleader, Marc Villanueva (left), 17, works on his back flips with coach Joseph Hohmann. Marc is one of 5 boys that come to tumbling classes on Tuesday and Thursday.

Photo 10: Lily Richardson practices her jumps in the mirror to help her see her form Thursday, May 6.

Photo 11: Alyssa does 30 jumps in the mirror before leaving class for the day.

Photo 12: Chris Rocha gives pointers to Alyssa about reaching her mid air toe touch.

Photo 13: Lily Richardson works on her jumps in hopes to be a part of the Rock-It cheer team next season.

Photo 14: The Rock-It dance team practices their “Bollywood” routine to M.I.A.’s “Boyz.”

Photo 15: The Rock-It dance team practices their routine Thursday, May 6 for a competition the following morning.

Photo 16: Kendra Conrad listens to coach Joseph Hohmann on how to execute to straighten her form and throw a handless forward flip.
Photo 17: Joseph Hohmann spots for Isabel Marroquin as she tries her back flip.

Photo 18: Lily Richardson gets the crowd of parents and tumbling student’s attention while she shows off the flip she just landed.

Photo 19: Lily Richardson concentrates on landing her back flip with Joseph Hohmann spotting her.

Photo 20: Joseph Hohmann helps Lily Richardson learn how to do a proper back flip with step-by-step instruction.

Photo 21: Aissa Maldonado practices her stunting from part of her Rock-It cheer team routine.

Photo 22: The Rock-It Cheer and Dance gymnasium has taken home 3 trophies this year from local cheerleading competitions.

Photo 23: Joseph Hohmann gives Isabel Marroquin step-by-step directions for her hand springs.

Photo 24: The tumbling class stretches out before beginning practice to prevent injury while stunting.

Photo 25: A group of girls take turns throwing flips from their cheerleading routines at the Rock-It Cheer and Dance gymnasium Thursday, May 6.

Photo 26: Amanda Cano comes to tumbling practice every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at Rock-It Cheer and Dance to help her with her cheerleading.

Photo 27 Joseph Hohmann spots for Amanda Cano as she throws flips across the gym.

Photo 28: The Rock-It Dance team makes changes to their “Bollywood” routine the day before competing against other dance teams in the region.

Photo 29: The Rock-It Dance team sets up for their 3 minute and 27 second “Bollywood” routine