UAAP Cheerdance Competition

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UAAP Cheerdance Competition

Sport	Cheerleading
Founded	1994
No. of teams	8
Country(ies)	Philippines
Most recent champion(s)	2008 UP Pep Squad
TV partner(s)	Studio 23

The UAAP Cheerdance Competition is an annual one-day event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for cheerleading. However, it does not count in the tabulation to determine the UAAP Overall Championship.

Studio 23 received the right to televise the UAAP Men's Basketball. Along with it came the coverage rights of the annual UAAP Cheerdance Competition. The hosts of the event usually start with an audience roll call. After each participating university's name is called, the audience from that school chants their most popular cheer along with their official drummers. However, the dancers of their respective pep squads are not yet shown to the audience and televiewers until their performance. The sequence of the roll call are random and solely the discretion of the hosts or producers. The sequence of the performance are determined by drawing of lots prior the competition.^{[citation needed]}

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 champion and first and second runners-up are announced at the end of the competition. Except in 2008, the host(s) reveal the average scores before announcing the winners.

University of Santo Tomas has the most championships (8) followed by University of the Philippines (5), which is the current defending champion.^[1] Since 2003, only University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, and Far Eastern University have landed on the top 3 spots.

The 2008 Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition is the most attended UAAP event with a record-breaking 23,443 paying audience.

Contents 1 Participants 2 Rules 2.1 Basic Rules 2.2 Performance 2.3 Judges 2.4 Criteria 3 Sponsors 4 Competition results 5 Championships per school 6 Top 10 Recorded Scores 7 UP - UST rivalry 7.1 Head-to-head status 7.2 Chronology of events 7.3 Popular cheers 8 Firsts in the competition 9 Squads and their notable attributes 10 Campaign slogans and themes 11 References 12 See also

[edit] Participants

School	Cheerdance Team
Adamson University (AdU)	Adamson Pep Squad
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)	Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
De La Salle University (DLSU)	DLSU Animo Squad (DLSU Pep Squad: 1994-2007)
Far Eastern University (FEU)	FEU Cheering Squad
National University (NU)	NU Pep Squad
University of the East (UE)	UE Pep Squad
University of the Philippines (UP)	UP Pep Squad (Filipiniana Dance Troupe: 1994-1996)
University of Santo Tomas (UST)	UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe (with the UST Yellow Jackets)

[edit] Rules

The competition rules has been revised through the years since it began. The following is based on the most recent rules drafted in 2008.^[2]

[edit] Basic Rules

1. One official team per UAAP-member university
2. 15-25 UAAP-eligible students
3. Max of 5 spotters/propsmen, in all-black garb
4. Up to 2 substitutes 12 hours before the competition
5. No interaction between members of the panel judges and participants, coaches and spectators
6. No abusive and profane language
7. No inappropriate and disrespectful action

[edit] Performance

1. Routines must have:
   • School cheer yelled live
   • Dance techniques, variety of formations, synchronization with music and cheers
2. To count, 50% of the squad must perform:
   • Min 3 jumps/leaps
   • Min 3 lifts/stunts
   • Toss
   • Gymnastics/tumbling
   • Min 3 pyramids (Max 2.5 high)
3. Maximum of 7 snares and 12 bass drums
4. Routine should be between 4-5 minutes long
5. Cheerleaders may not perform outside the boundary line of 15x20 meters performance area

[edit] Judges

1. Panel of judges
   • 8 from each member-university
   • 1 from reputable cheerleading dance/gymnastics organization
2. 2 line judges (from the host university)
3. 1 head judge for deduction and tabulation (from the host university) who will act as chairperson and arbitrator of the panel but will not judge any team's performance.

[edit] Criteria

1. Point-system
   • 5 points each: Dance Technique, Jumps, Tumbling, Tosses
   • 10 points each: Lifts/Stunts, Pyramids, Degree of Difficulty, Formations, Choreography, Synchronization, Audibility/Clarity, Overall Effectiveness
2. Highest and lowest score canceled
3. Average of seven remaining scores less deduction
4. Tie-break is by counting the highest number of first place marks from the majority of the judges

[edit] Sponsors

Major Sponsor	Competition Name	Year(s)
Jollibee	Jollibee Chi-Cheer Kayo Challenge	1994-1996
Nestlé Ice Cream	Nestlé Magnolia Crunch Cheering Competition[3]	1998-1999
	Nestlé Non-Stop Cheerdance Competition	2000-2005
Samsung	Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition	2007-2008

[edit] Competition results

Year	Champion	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
1994	UST[3][4]	DLSU[4]	?	?	?	?	?	?
1995	UST [3][4]	DLSU[4]	UP	?	?	?	?	?
1996	UST[3][4]	UP[4]	DLSU[4]	?	?	?	?	?
1997	The competition was suspended for a year.[a]
1998[b]	FEU[5]	DLSU	UP	?	?	?	?	-
1999	UP[6]	UST[3]	FEU	?	?	?	?	?
2000	UP[6]	UST	FEU	?	?	?	?	?
2001	UP[6] 81.22	AdU 77.11	UST[7] 76.32	?	?	?	?	?
2002	UST[1][7] 87.38[7]	UE[7] 84.88[7]	UP[7] 84.00[7]	FEU 80.70	ADMU 78.60	AdU 78.60	DLSU 71.50	NU 64.50
2003	UST[1][8] 89.50	UP[8] 88.16	FEU[8] 88.00	ADMU 83.16	UE 78.50	AdU 72.60	DLSU 69.60	NU 61.80
2004	UST[1][8] 93.61	UP[8] 90.56	FEU[8] 87.09	ADMU 85.79	DLSU 84.97	AdU 84.76	UE 79.52	NU 68.44
2005	UST[1][8] 90.98[9]	UP[8] 90.76[9]	FEU[8] 88.72[9]	DLSU 76.37	UE 76.15	AdU 76.09	ADMU 69.33	NU 64.48
2006[c]	UST[1][10] 94.96[10]	FEU[10] 93.20[10]	UP[10] 91.70[10]	AdU ?	ADMU ?	UE ?	NU ?	-
2007	UP[1][11] 92.66[11]	UST[11] 92.16[11]	FEU[11] 91.66[11]	ADMU[11] 90.63	AdU[11] 90.62	UE[11] 90.55	DLSU[11] 89.54	NU[11] 84.23
2008	UP[1][12] 93.30[12]	UST[1][12] 85.03[12]	FEU[1][12] 83.96[12]	ADMU[1] 83.81	AdU[1] 81.04	UE[1] 72.69	DLSU[1] 70.07	NU[1] 68.36
2009	TBA -	TBA -	TBA -	TBA -	TBA -	TBA -	TBA -	TBA -

Host School in Boldface

[edit] Championships per school

School	Total	Last C'Ship
University of Santo Tomas	8	2006
University of the Philippines	5	2008
Far Eastern University	1	1998[b]

Notes:

• Note a: - The UAAP Board suspended the competition when a member from the UP Filipiniana figured in an accident during practice.
• Note b: - In 1998, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe did not join the competition.
• Note c: - De La Salle University was suspended in 2006 and was not allowed to join the competition.^[13]

[edit] Top 10 Recorded Scores

School	Year	Score
University of Santo Tomas	2006	94.96
University of Santo Tomas	2004	93.61
University of the Philippines	2008[a]	93.30
Far Eastern University	2006	93.20
University of the Philippines	2007	92.66
University of Santo Tomas	2007	92.16
University of the Philippines	2006	91.70
Far Eastern University	2007	91.66
University of Santo Tomas	2005	90.98
University of the Philippines	2005	90.76

Note:

• Note a: - New point-system was introduced, where every element of the cheerdance corresponds to predetermined points.

[edit] UP - UST rivalry

Being the only teams in the UAAP to actually win the competition (where all UAAP-member schools are present to compete), the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas were caught in a rivalry through its official cheerdance teams: the UP Pep Squad and the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe.

[edit] Head-to-head status

The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe has the most number of wins, with eight (8) championships as opposed to five (5) of the UP Pep Squad. UST holds the most consecutive victories at five (5), which they achieved from 2002 to 2006. The highest score in the competition is 94.96 by UST in 2006, followed by 93.61 also by UST in 2004. UP's highest score was 93.30 in 2008, when a new point-system was introduced. The largest point differential between the two teams is 8.03 by UP in 2008, followed by 4.90 also by UP in 2001. UST's largest lead over UP was 3.38 in 2002, when UP finished 3rd.

Both UP and UST broke their rival's streak after landing on the third spot. In 1999, UP won the title after being placed in third in 1998. UST was able to regain the title in 2002 after being a third placer in 2001. UP again took the championship title in 2007 after finishing third in 2006.

[edit] Chronology of events

The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe won the first three years of competition from 1994 to 1996^[3]. They did not compete in the 1998 season and instead joined the 1st Lipton Cheering Cup Competition. 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 with the highest score in the history of the competition; UP Pep Squad finished third. UP Pep Squad regained the title in 2007^[11] and defended it in 2008 with the highest score gap between the champion and 1st runner-up in the history of the competition.

[edit] Popular cheers

UP's popular cheer is "Unibersidad ng Pilipinas" while UST's is "Go USTe!". Usually held in Araneta Coliseum, the UP crowd clap hands over their head while chanting their cheer, while the UST crowd waves either their yellow hotdog balloons or their raised right pointing finger in circular motion while cheering.

[edit] Firsts in the competition

1. Official uniforms - In 1998, the UP Pep Squad used pants for both boys and girls as their cheerdance uniform.^[14] In 2001, the UP Pep Squad was the first to use a one-piece body suit (for females) in the competition. Later in 2003, they also first used shorts as uniform for both boys and girls. In 2004, the UP Pep Squad was the first to use 2 different uniforms in one routine.
2. Canned music - In 2000, the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe used canned music, an alternate to traditional drums and snares, in their cheerdance routine.
3. Unified theme - In 2002, the Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion and the UE Pep Squad were the first to incorporate a unified theme all throughout the routine.
4. Sound effects - In 2002, the Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion, the DLSU Pep Squad, and the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe used special effects or sound compliments.
5. Transition techniques - In 2007, both the UP Pep Squad and UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe replaced jogging with marching steps in between transitions of their respective routines.
6. Three Dimensional Pyramid - In 2008, the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe introduced the Chinaman Pyramid, a four-layered 3D pyramid formed during the finale of their routine.
7. Special performance - In 2008, A Samsung All-Star routine was presented before the announcement of the winners. An all-star team, called the "Dream Team", was composed of 3 members from each of the participating universities in the said competition.
8. Special award - In 2008, the sponsor of the competition awarded the "Samsung Stunner" to Frances Fleta of the UP Pep Squad.

[edit] Squads and their notable attributes

• Adamson Pep Squad
  1. Carousel Toss. Introduced in 2006, the carousel toss is considered as the Adamson Pep Squad's signature toss.^{[citation needed]}

• Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
  1. Costume. In 2002, the squad wore jeans as their costume.
  2. Hair Do. In 2008, their girls cut their hair shorter than usual to project a new look for their squad.

• DLSU Animo Squad
  1. Traditional Cheers. The squad has never altered their schools cheers. Since 1995, they have been using their traditional cheers as part of their routine.
  2. Inspired Costume. In 2003, the squad has used a costume that has resemblance to an archer's uniform. In 2005, the squad's costume is inspired by a military uniform.

• FEU Cheering Squad
  1. Floor Effects. The squad has always incorporated formations that show visual effects on the floor in their routine.

• UE Pep Squad
  1. Props. In 2003, they used 'motorcycles' and helmets as props for their motocross-themed costumes. In 2008, they used umbrellas as signs props to spell "warriors."

• UP Pep Squad
  1. Opening Cheer. Since 1999, the UP Pep Squad begins with either a shout of or the entire cheer of the "Unibersidad ng Pilipinas" in their routine. Usually, they perform stunts, tosses, lifts and pyramids to introduce their main routine. In 2005, they introduced the "Pagbaybay" cheer followed by the "Unibersidad ng Pilipinas". In 2008, the Unibersidad ng Pilipinas cheer was rearranged to align it with the tribal theme of their routine.
  2. The Oblation. The Oblation pose has been UP Pep Squad's symbol of freedom into their routine since 1999.^[8] In 2008, they incorporated a 2.5-high Oblation Pyramid.
  3. All Male Stunts/Pyramids. Since 2003, all male cheerleaders performed a stunt or pyramid in the middle of their routine.
  4. Innovations. They usually incorporate new stunts and pyramids in every year of the competition. In 2008, they, along with the Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion, incorporated a Kick Double Twist Toss.
  5. Sport and Dance Themes. The squad incorporated a particular sport or dance as part of their routine:
     • 2000: Tae Bo
     • 2001: Synchronized Swimming and Arnis
     • 2002: Jump Rope and Tap Dance
     • 2003: Sports Aero, Can-can and Mindanao Folk Dance
     • 2005: Yoga and Samba
     • 2006: Capoiera and Modern Dance
  6. Unified Theme. Since 2007, they used unified themes for their routines:
     • 2007: Gothic Rock
     • 2008: Ethnic

• UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
  1. Opening Words. Their routines start with distinctive opening words:
     • 2003: "Attencion!"
     • 2005: "Attention. Attention, Attention..."
     • 2006: "Are you ready to...?"
     • 2007: "Let's Get It On! 1.. 2.. 3.."
     • 2008: "Ladies and Gentlemen...!"
  2. Fast Pyramid Formation. They were known since the beginning of the competition as the fastest pyramid building squad^{[citation needed]}. They are usually able to build 2.5-high pyramids in no more than six counts. In 2003, they were the only cheerleading group in the Philippines who were able to mount a 2.5-high Inverted Pyramid in six counts. In 2007, they mounted a 2.5-high Wolf Wall Pyramid and two 2.5-high High Chair Pyramid in one count.^[15]
  3. The Zigzag Pyramid. They introduced this pyramid in 1995. This pyramid varies each year in number of person involved, height, form, and mounting technique.
  4. Introduced Stunts. During the second year of the competition in 1995, every other team went for the traditional cheers and the basic lifts. UST upped the ante by introducing complicated pyramids, basket tosses and swan dives.^[16] Later in 2003, they introduced full twisting layout basket tosses.^[17][18]
  5. Human Alphabet. They were the first to introduce the human alphabet as part of their routine in 1995. 10 years later, in 2005 all dancers did arm transitions and a floor formation to spell UST. In 2007, floor transitions were used to spell UST. In 2008, a floor formation for each of the letters of UST was formed by 3 dancers in the finale of their routine.
  6. The Pirouette. This ballet move was introduced in 2003. The dance troupe usually performs it on the last minute of their routine.
  7. Sports and Dance Moves. They incorporated various sports and/or dance to their annual routine.
     • 2002: Sky Diving
     • 2003: Ice Skating
     • 2004: Capoeira, Irish Riverdance, and Ballet
     • 2005: Martial Arts
     • 2006: Hip Hop Dance
     • 2007: Hustle
     • 2008: Homo Hop Dance
  8. Huge Banners. The squad used huge banners as props in their annual routine. It is usually colored black, gold or white.
     • 2001: A large, white banner with a Nestlé logo covers the dancers for the Nestlé cheer
     • 2003: 2 long banners used as props in Nestlé cheer
     • 2004: Cut in half to reveal the dancers beneath it
     • 2005: Dancers poked out through its holes
     • 2006: Displayed a tiger on top of the UST Main Building
     • 2007: Two huge flags displayed the logos of Samsung and UAAP and a long banner displayed "University of Santo Tomas" at the end of the routine
     • 2008: Two huge flags displayed the last two lines of the UST Hymn: "Ever Your Valiant Legion" and "Imbued with Unending Grace", and banners coming out of a tiger's head displayed the school battle cry, "Viva Santo Tomas"
  9. Consecutive Winning Representation. They incorporated special stunts to represent their bid for a consecutive win:
     • 2003: 2 Full-Twirl Tosses (back-to-back title)
     • 2004: 3-Man Propeller Toss (grand-slam title)
     • 2005: 4-Man Shuffle Toss (fourth consecutive title)
     • 2006: 5-Man Zigzag Pyramid and Superman Walk (fifth consecutive title)
     • 2007: 6-Row Sliding Floor Effect and Bowling Stunt (double grand-slam title)
  10. Inspired costume. They used Hollywood feature films as inspirations for their uniforms:
      • 2001: The Matrix
      • 2003: Power Rangers
      • 2005: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
      • 2006: Happy Feet
      • 2007: Bee Movie
      • 2008: Drumline
  11. Motion Picture Soundtrack. They have used original motion picture soundtrack(s) in their music.
      • 2001: The Matrix ("The Matrix" film score)
      • 2002: Blade ("Blade" film score) and Bring It On ("Go Toros!" Cheer Mix)
      • 2003: Mr. Suave ("Mr. Suave" by Parokya ni Edgar)
      • 2004: Mortal Kombat ("Mortal Kombat" theme)
      • 2005: Honey ("I Believe" by Yolanda Adams)
      • 2006: Superman Returns ("Superman" theme)
      • 2007: Dreamgirls ("Dreamgirls" by The Dreams) and Step Up ("Show Me the Money" by Petey Pablo)
      • 2008: Drumline ("Drumline" theme) and Happy Feet ("Hit Me Up" by Gia Farrell)

[edit] Campaign slogans and themes

• Ateneo de Manila University
  1. Wild Wild West theme (2002) - The squad sported a cowboy look.

• De La Salle University
  1. Military theme (2005)
  2. Futuristic theme (2008)

• Far Eastern University
  1. Blazing Tamaraws theme (2008)

• University of the East
  1. Extreme Sports theme (2002) - The squad incorporated extreme games in their routine.

• University of the Philippines
  1. Back 2 Back (2000) for their bid to defend their title. They used plain maroon for the front and plain green for the back of their uniform.
  2. Go for Four (2002) for their bid to win their fourth consecutive championship.
  3. UP's Back (2003) in an attempt to regain the championship.
  4. UP Rocks (2007) with Gothic rock-themed^[11] costumes and music.
  5. Tribo UP: Sugod (2008) for their defending routine theme with tribal music, cheers, costume, and movement.

• University of Santo Tomas
  1. The Real Champions are Back (2002) for their bid to regain the title.
  2. Back 2 Back (2003) for their bid to have a back-to-back title.
  3. Balik sa Naka-GAWI-an: Three-Peat for UST (2004) for their bid to have another three-peat.
  4. Roar 4 More (2005) for their bid to have an unprecedented four-peat.
  5. Jive for Five (2006) for their bid to have an unprecedented five-peat.
  6. Tuloy ang Naka-GAWI-an: UST, This SIXTH It! (2007) for their bid to snatch a double grand-slam.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• NCAA Cheerdance Competition
• UBelt.com Cheerdancing Photo Gallery

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