UAAP Cheerdance Competition
| Founded | 1994 |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Most recent champion(s) | NU school colors National University (2015) |
| TV partner(s) | ABS-CBN Sports (ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls) |
The UAAP Cheerdance Competition is an annual one-day event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for cheerdancing. However, it does not count in the tabulation to determine the UAAP Overall Championship. The sequence of the performance are determined by drawing of lots prior the competition.
Since 2006, side-court reporters of each participating universities join the main host of the event. Before the announcement of winners and after all squads have performed, a recap is shown during the telecast. Only the Top 3 are announced at the end of the competition. The 2015 UAAP Cheerdance Competition was the most attended UAAP event with a record-breaking 25,388 paying audience.[1]
Contents
Participants
| School | Cheerdance Team |
|---|---|
 Adamson University (AdU) |
Adamson Pep Squad (with AdU Drummers and Yellers Online) |
| Ateneo's school colors Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) | Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion |
| La Salle's school colors De La Salle University (DLSU) | DLSU Animo Squad (DLSU Pep Squad: 1994-2007) (DLSU Animo Squad: 2008–present) |
 Far Eastern University (FEU) |
FEU Cheering Squad (with the FEU Boosters and the FEU Green Bisons) |
| NU's school colors National University (NU) | National U Pep Squad (with the NU Cheer Squadron and the NU Drummers) |
| UE's school colors University of the East (UE) | UE Pep Squad (with the UE Red Drummers) |
| UP's school colors University of the Philippines (UP) | UP Pep Squad (with the UP Pep Squad Drummers) (UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe: 1994-1996) |
| UST's school colors University of Santo Tomas (UST) | UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe (with the UST Yellow Jackets) |
Rules
The competition rules has been revised through the years since it began. The following is based on the most recent rules drafted in 2012.[2]
Basic rules
- One official team per UAAP-member university
- 15-25 UAAP-eligible students
- Max of 5 spotters/propsmen, in all-black garb
- Up to 2 substitutes 12 hours before the competition.
Performance
- Routines must have
- School cheer yelled live. Any stunt, pyramid, and tumbling done during the cheer routine will be judged under the cheer category of each element.
- Dance Routine
- Stunts (lifts and tosses)
- Pyramids
- Tumblings (standing and running)
- Maximum of 7 snares and 12 bass drums if the venue is Araneta Coliseum; 5 snares and 6 bass drums if the venue is SM Arena
- Cheerleaders may not perform outside the boundary line of 15x20 meters performance area
Judges
Prior 2009, the panel of judges compose of representative from 8 UAAP-member schools and a representative from a credible gymnastics organizations. In 2009, UAAP replaced the panel of judges with representatives from various cheerleading, dance, and gymnastics organizations.
In 2013, a different way of composing the panel of judges was made. A single judge was assigned in every element in the cheerleading criteria. For the dance criteria, four judges were tasked to judge this particular criteria.
Criteria
The criteria for judging varies year-on-year. In 2008, the criteria were changed to a more cheerleading-focused point-system, giving a maximum score for each element of cheerleading and/or dancing. For 2013 edition, the criteria were divided into two: cheerleading and dance criteria. Cheerleading criteria were sub-divided into four elements (tumbling, stunt, tosses, and pyramid) with a maximum of 100 points for each element, while the dance criteria, which had a maximum of 100 points per number of judges for dance, were subdivided into four sub-criteria (over-all effectiveness, choreography, technique and execution).
Sponsors
| Major Sponsor/s | Competition Name | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jollibee | JollibeeChi-Cheer Kayo Challenge | 1994–1996 |
| Nestlé Ice Cream | Nestlé Crunch Ice Cream Cheering Competition[3] | 1998–1999 |
| Nestlé Non-Stop Cheerdance Competition | 2000–2005 | |
| Samsung | Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition | 2007–2013 |
| Purefoods, Oishi, Hana Shampoo, Systema | UAAP Cheerdance Competition | 2014 |
| Champion Detergent, Purefoods, Oishi, Jollibee, Mcdonald's, SM Group of Companies | UAAP Cheerdance Competition | 2015 |
Results
Every season, the host school for the UAAP Cheerdance Competition may or may not be different from the league's season host school.[4]
- Stunner Awardees
| Season | Year | Season host | Person | School of origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 2008 | UP's school colors UP |
Frances Fleta[20] | UP's school colors UP |
| 72 | 2009 |  FEU |
Sari Campos[21] | Ateneo's school colors ADMU |
| 73 | 2010 | La Salle's school colors DLSU |
Nikka de Dios[22] | La Salle's school colors DLSU |
| 74 | 2011 | Ateneo's school colors ADMU |
Nesza Isabel Salvador[23] | UP's school colors UP |
| 75 | 2012 | NU's school colors NU |
Nicolette Erica Ambulo[16] | UP's school colors UP |
| 76 | 2013 |  AdU |
Ana de Leon[18] | La Salle's school colors DLSU |
| 77 | 2014 | UE's school colors UE |
Camille Isabel Lagmay[24] | UP's school colors UP |
| 78 | 2015 | UP's school colors UP |
To be determined | |
Notes:
- ^a - The UAAP Board suspended the competition when a member from the UP Filipiniana figured in an accident during practice.
- ^b - In 1998, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe did not join the competition.
- ^c - De La Salle University was suspended from the league in 2006.
Group stunts division
In 2011, UAAP introduced the Group Stunts Competition. However, only five member-schools competed where Adamson Pep Squad, DLSU Animo Squad, and UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe did not participate. In 2012, six member-schools participated in the Group Stunts Competition. This includes AdU, NU, DLSU, FEU, UP, and UST. In 2014, only Ateneo did not join.
| Year | Host school | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ateneo's school colors ADMU |
UP's school colors UP |
FEU |
NU's school colors NU |
|
| 2012 | NU's school colors NU |
UP's school colors UP |
FEU |
NU's school colors NU |
[16] |
| 2013 |  AdU |
NU's school colors NU |
FEU |
UST's school colors UST |
|
| 2014 | UE's school colors UE |
FEU |
UST's school colors UST |
NU's school colors NU |
|
| 2015 | UP's school colors UP |
UST's school colors UST |
NU's school colors NU |
FEU |
Championship table
| School | Last Championship |
Last Top 3 Appearance |
Rank | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| UP school colors University of the Philippines | 2012 | 2015 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| UST school colors University of Santo Tomas | 2006 | 2015 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| NU school colors National University | 2015 | 2015 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Far Eastern University |
2009 | 2012 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| La Salle school colors De La Salle University | — | 2013 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Ateneo school colors Ateneo de Manila University | — | 2009 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| UE school colors University of the East | — | 2002 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Adamson University |
— | 2001 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
UP–UST rivalry
Chronology of events
The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe won the first three years of competition from 1994 to 1996.[3] During those years, UP used to send its own dance troupe, the UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe. In the 1998 season, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe did not compete and instead joined the 1st Lipton Cheering Cup Competition. Also in that year, UP established a new pep squad, called UP Varsity Pep Squad, as its official delegate to the competition to replace the UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe.
The rivalry between the two squads began in 1999 when UST returned to reclaim the title after their year of absence. However, they only finished second behind UP Pep Squad. In 2001, UP Pep Squad matched the record of UST's three consecutive wins.
In 2002, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe regained the title while UP Pep Squad finished third. The next three years had UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe in first place and UP Pep Squad as runner-up. In 2006, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe received their eighth title via five consecutive victories setting the highest score in the history of the competition while UP Pep Squad finished third on that year.
UP Pep Squad regained the title in 2007 and garnered their fifth title in 2008, setting the highest recorded lead over second placer UST. The UP Pep Squad's goal of a second three-peat was not realized in 2009. In that year, UST failed to enter top three for the first time. In 2010, UP regained the title while UST came back in the podium finishing third. UP had another three-peat after winning the 2011 and 2012 editions - the same years when UST failed to enter top three again. Neither UP nor UST won the cheerdance tilt in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, UST had its lowest ranking and settled seventh place. As of 2013, UP never placed outside top three while UST failed to get a podium ranking five times in six years.
In 2014, UST successfully rejoined the podium finish at third place while UP placed second. In 2015, after nine years, UST defeated UP by winning second place while UP settled third. As of 2015, both teams have identical number of championship titles at eight.
Popular cheers
UP's most popular cheer is "U-ni-ber-si-dad ng Pi-li-pi-nas", which is chanted while the crowd clap their hands in the air. UST's cheer is "Go USTe!", accompanied by the waving of the right arm in a counterclockwise motion with a pointed index finger.
See also
- UAAP Street Dance Competition
- NCAA Cheerdance Competition
- List of domestic club championship attendance: UAAP Cheerdance Competition in a global context.
References
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- ↑ "UAAP 2012 Cheerdance Rules and Criteria", YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "UST SALINGGAWI DANCE TROUPE CHOREOGRAPHERS", Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Guidelines for the 75th UAAP Cheerdance Competition", Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Anthony Divinagracia (2011-09-17) "UP Pep Squad wins cheerdance title anew", "UAAP Sports".
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 Francin Cruz (2011-09-19), "Infographic: Ranking the UAAP Cheerdance champs", ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ↑ The Varsitarian (1996-09), Chi-cheer Kayo Challenge Table of Scores, University of Santo Tomas - The Varsitarian Archives.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Jasmine W. Payo (2009-09-13), "FEU ends long winless spell in cheerdance", Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Jasmine W. Payo (2008-09-08), "UP back-to-back cheer-dance champion", Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 GMA News (2007-09-17), "UP pep squad is 2007 UAAP cheerdance champion", GMA News. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Llanesca T. Panti (2005-10-15), "‘Gawi notches fourth straight title", The Varsitarian. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ↑ M.R.A. Barrios and H.J.D. Brobo (2008-11-20), "‘Gawi, bridesmaids anew", The Varsitarian. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 RCJ/HS, GMANews.TV (2010-09-12) "UP Pep Squad rules UAAP cheerdance tilt", GMA News.
- ↑ Alder T. Almo (2010-09-13), "UP redeems basketball woes with UAAP Cheerdance win", ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ Alexis Ailex C. Villamor, Jr. (2011-09-29), "Salinggawi: From dynasty to depression", The Varsitarian. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Chris Lagunzad "UP Pep Squad scores cheerdance three-peat", Yahoo! News. Retrieved 22-September 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Cheerdance Competition Score Sheet", Retrieved 27 September 2012
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