2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition Results

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2012 Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition (UAAP CDC) RESULTS:

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The UP Pep Squad wins the 2012 Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, September 22, 2012. This serves as a three-peat for the state university's premier pep squad and the eighth championship title earned tying with the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe in the highest number of UAAP Cheerdance Competition championship titles won.

The FEU Cheering Squad took home the 1st runner-up spot, while  NU Pep Squad landed 2nd runner-up. Nicolette Ambulo of the UP Pep Squad earned the Samsung Stunner Award.

In the Group Stunts Competition, the UP Pep Squad won 1st place. The FEU Cheering Squad hit 2nd place, while the NU Pep Squad took the 3rd spot.

Over 19,000 spectators filled up the SM Mall of Asia Arena for the 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition.


Congratulations to all the contending teams for a job well done!  All teams really improved in their routines and stunts. There were less pyramids formed compared to last year's, in our observation.


The 2012 UAAP CDC rankings are listed at the bottom of this post.

For the 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition video replays, here are the links:
UE Pep Squad
UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
DLSU Animo Squad
Ateneo Blue Babble Batallion
FEU Cheering Squad
UP Pep Squad
Adamson Pep Squad
NU Pep Squad

Competition Proper
Champion: UP Pep Squad

Prize: 340,000 Php, Samsung phones,  medals

1st Runner-up: FEU Cheering Squad

Prize: 200,000 Php, medals

2nd Runner-up: NU Pep Squad

Prize: 140,000 Php, medals

Special Award (Samsung's Cheerdance Stunner):
Nicolette Ambulo (UP Pep Squad)
Prize: Samsung Digicam NX1000

4th: UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
5th: Ateneo Blue Babble Batallion
6th: UE Pep Squad
7th: DLSU Animo Squad
Last: Adamson Pep Squad

Group Stunts Competition
1st Place: UP Pep Squad
2nd Place: FEU Cheering Squad
3rd Place: NU Pep Squad

What could be the ranking of pep squad in the 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition? Which cheer squad would be placed in the blanks mentioned above? Place your top 3 UAAP Cheerdance Competition bets at the comment box below!

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Eight university cheering squads. One champion. Today is THE day, wherein our UAAP cheerleading squads will be showing their best and trying to outshine their competitors in the 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition.

Will the number 831 prevail and give the UP Fighting Maroons a tighter hold of last year's UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) champion title? Will the Tigers of Espanya take down the reigning champion in this year's UAAP Cheerdance Competition? Will there be drastic changes and shifts in the rankings of our pep squads?

The UAAP 75 Cheerdance Competition will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, September 22 - 2 PM, and will be broadcast LIVE on Studio 23 and BALLSHD 167. Gates will open at 1 PM. To watch the UAAP 75 Cheerdance Competition online, view 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition AT STUDIO 23 LIVE STREAM. 

Because it's September, sports offices in these universities will be very crowded. Demand for UAAP Season 75 Cheerdance Competition tickets has gone high. Sadly, not everyone who wanted to watch can go. It's definitely hard to buy tickets in sports offices of UST, FEU and UP, now that tickets can only be purchased from SM Ticket outlets and online. A lot are anticipating and very much enthusiastic to watch the battles of the strongest three contenders, aside from all the squads' breath-taking pyramids and fierce routines, skills set and abilities. 

During my time, a lot of my friends would usually buy tickets from other universities since there's lesser demand there; in our university, you have to be there as early as you can due to first-come, first-serve basis approach. I don't know if that still applies now. Now, it's centralized.

BEWARE OF SCALPERS WHO INCREASE TICKET PRICES AT LEAST THREE-FOLDS! Prices would sky-rocket hours before the commencement of the UAAP 75 Cheerdance Competition. The normal UAAP Cheerdance tickets are listed here.

September 22's UAAP Cheerdance Competition will definitely be surprising and memorable! The sequence of performing pep squads will be as follows:

1. Adamson Pep Squad
2. DLSU Animo Squad
3. NU Pep Squad
4. FEU Cheering Squad
5. UE Pep Squad
6. UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe
7. Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
8. UP Pep Squad

The criteria for judging are as follows:

• Dance Technique - 10-20 points
• Lifts and Stunts  - 10-15 points
• Pyramids  - 10-15 points
• Choreography/Synchronization  - 6-10 points
• Audibility/Clarity of cheers  - 3-5 points
• Audience Participation - 3-5 points
• Jumps/Tumbling - 10-15 points
• Tosses  - 10-15 points
• Deductions - minor (1 point), major (max 5 points)

UAAP 75 Cheerdance Competition results, video replays, scores,feedback, live stream links will be posted  here, so watch out for new updates here on Spotlight Philippines.

See you all at the MOA Arena at 2PM! Support your fellow squads! And  most of all, keep tame! :)

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For the meantime, feel nostalgia as you browse through 2011's UAAP Season 74 Cheerdance Competition video replays, results and comments.