UAAP Cheerdance Competition

UAAP Cheerdance Competition

Founded	1994
No. of teams	8
Country	Philippines
Most recent champion(s)	National University (2015)
TV partner(s)	ABS-CBN Sports (ABS-CBN Sports and Action, ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD)

The 2007 UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines

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]

Participants

School	Cheerdance Team
Adamson University (AdU)	Adamson Pep Squad (with AdU Drummers and Yellers Online)
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)	Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
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)
National University (NU)	National U Pep Squad (with the NU Cheer Squadron and the NU Drummers)
University of the East (UE)	UE Pep Squad (with the UE Red Drummers)
University of the Philippines (UP)	UP Pep Squad (with the UP Pep Squad Drummers) (UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe: 1994-1996)
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

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.

Performance

1. 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)
2. 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
3. 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]

Year	Season Host	Venue	Champion	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place	6th place	7th place	8th place	References
1994	NU	Araneta Coliseum	UST	DLSU	FEU						[3][5][6]
1995	ADMU	Araneta Coliseum	UST	DLSU	UP						[3][5][6]
1996	DLSU	Araneta Coliseum	UST 91.70	UP 88.86	DLSU 86.43						[6][7]
1997^a	AdU	The competition was suspended for a year.
1998^b	UE	Cuneta Astrodome	FEU	DLSU	UP						[3][5][6][8]
1999	UP	Cuneta Astrodome	UP	UST	FEU						[3][6]
2000	UST	Araneta Coliseum	UP 92.75	UST 89.12	FEU						[3][6]
2001	FEU	Araneta Coliseum	UP 81.22	AdU 77.11	UST 76.32						[6]
2002	NU	Araneta Coliseum	UST 87.38	UE 84.88	UP 84.00	FEU 80.70	ADMU 78.60	AdU 76.80	DLSU 71.50	NU 64.50	[6][9][10][11]
2003	ADMU	Araneta Coliseum	UST 89.50	UP 88.16	FEU 88.00	ADMU 83.16	UE 78.50	AdU 72.60	DLSU 69.60	NU 61.80	[6][9][10][11]
2004	DLSU	Araneta Coliseum	UST 93.61	UP 90.56	FEU 87.09	ADMU 85.79	DLSU 84.97	AdU 84.76	UE 79.52	NU 68.44	[6][9][10][11]
2005	AdU	Araneta Coliseum	UST 90.98	UP 90.76	FEU 88.72	DLSU 76.37	UE 76.15	AdU 76.09	ADMU 69.33	NU 64.48	[6][9][10][11]
2006^c	UE	Araneta Coliseum	UST 94.96	FEU 93.20	UP 91.70	AdU	ADMU	UE	NU		[6][9][10]
2007	UST	Araneta Coliseum	UP 92.66	UST 92.16	FEU 91.66	ADMU 91.63	AdU 91.62	UE 91.55	DLSU 89.54	NU 84.23	[6][8][9][10]
2008	UP	Araneta Coliseum	UP 93.90	UST 85.03	FEU 83.96	ADMU 83.81	AdU 81.04	UE 72.89	DLSU 70.07	NU 68.36	[6][8][9][12][13]
2009	FEU	Araneta Coliseum	FEU 86.10	ADMU 83.40	UP 83.10	UST 81.00	NU	AdU	DLSU	UE	[6]
2010	DLSU	Araneta Coliseum	UP 440.90	FEU 421.40	UST 407.50	ADMU 393.20	DLSU 375.30	UE 361.00	NU 357.90	AdU 354.60	[6][13][14]
2011	ADMU	Araneta Coliseum	UP 81.00	DLSU 73.80	FEU 72.60	UST	AdU	NU	ADMU	UE	[5][6][15]
2012^d	NU	Mall of Asia Arena	UP 92.26	FEU 91.36	NU 85.16	UST 85.56	ADMU 80.84	UE 79.30	DLSU 81.76	AdU 77.50	[4][16][17]
2013	AdU	Mall of Asia Arena	NU 696.50	UP 620.15	DLSU 596.50	FEU 589.50	AdU 559.50	UE 559.00	UST 546.00	ADMU 514.00	[18]
2014	UE	Smart Araneta Coliseum	NU 677.50	UP 658.00	UST 625.00	AdU 600.00	FEU 599.50	DLSU 567.00	UE 503.00	ADMU 494.50	[19]
2015	UP	Mall of Asia Arena	NU 668.00	UST 651.50	UP 610.50	FEU 583.50	UE 583.00	DLSU 538.50	AdU 513.50	ADMU 412.00
| Stunner Awardees Season Year Season host Person School of origin 71 2008 UP Frances Fleta[20] UP 72 2009 FEU Sari Campos[21] ADMU 73 2010 DLSU Nikka de Dios[22] DLSU 74 2011 ADMU Nesza Isabel Salvador[23] UP 75 2012 NU Nicolette Erica Ambulo[16] UP 76 2013 AdU Ana de Leon[18] DLSU 77 2014 UE Camille Isabel Lagmay[24] UP 78 2015 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. ^d - Instead of the average score from the five judges, the ranking frequency system was used in ranking and declaring the winners for 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition. In the case of NU and UST, NU was declared as the 2nd runner up as 3 out of 5 judges voted for NU as the 3rd placer while 3 out of 5 judges voted for UST as the 4th placer despite of the higher score of UST (85.56) than NU (85.16) 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 ADMU UP FEU NU 2012 NU UP FEU NU [16] 2013 AdU NU FEU UST 2014 UE FEU UST NU 2015 UP UST NU FEU Championship table School Last Championship Last Top 3 Appearance Rank Total  University of the Philippines 2012 2015 8 6 6 20  University of Santo Tomas 2006 2015 8 5 3 16  National University 2015 2015 3 — 1 4  Far Eastern University 2009 2012 2 3 9 14  De La Salle University — 2013 — 4 2 6  Ateneo de Manila University — 2009 — 1 — 1  University of the East — 2002 — 1 — 1  Adamson University — 2001 — 1 — 1 UP–UST rivalry School colors of UP and UST 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. Controversies During the 2015 season of the UAAP Cheerdance Competition, National University won a three-peat championship. Questions were raised on the results after NU Pep Squad committed several errors including falls on their lift and pyramid. This is in contrast with runners-up UP and UST executing clean programs. The UAAP community in the social media was outraged mainly due to their disbelief of the ranking and allegations of biased judging. NU responded citing that their stunts have higher degree of difficulty compared to other teams. UP filed an official complaint for the case detailing several judging inaccuracies.[25] See also UAAP Street Dance Competition NCAA Cheerdance Competition List of domestic club championship attendance: UAAP Cheerdance Competition in a global context. References Ganglani, Naveen. 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