I was
checking out the UAAP Samsung Cheer Dance
Competition and they are introducing this new event called the Group Stunts Competition.
With
that said...
What
the hell!
First
of all, I think the event is like a glorified version of an Eat Bulaga dance contest. Hell, it is
worse. Cheerdancing is a beautiful
thing to watch because it combines innovative stunts with cool dance moves.
Through the years, concepts are added to make the performances interesting. If
my understanding is correct, cheerdancers need to a bunch of pretty stunts in a
span of one minute.
Fact
is, this is a dangerous gig. Except for Adamson and UST (because they didn’t
participate), I feared for the girls getting thrown. The Ateneo Blue Babble Platoon started things off and they just throw
their teammate for the sake of throwing her. The NU Cheering Squad also did such. The UE cheerdancer had balance but
it felt like the group were dazed and confused on what they will do next.
Before
there was any winner hailed in this event, I picked UP because they didn’t just
throw people around like they are flying stuff toys. They did more and it
helped that the girl being thrown is urging the fans to cheer and they were the
only team to use two women.
I
think the people should think A LOT on how they’re going to do this because it
kinda sucks at the moment.
Honestly
I don’t envy Boom Gonzales right
now. Throughout the whole telecast, he is the emblem of sanity. I think he did
a pretty awesome job hosting this show.
By the
way, here are the winners:
Samsung Stunner: This could have been a great
idea if not for two things – 1) If they told the “stunners” beforehand and 2)
If they didn’t have their makeup on. You see the schools have a motif. They
could have looked better because looking at them in front of a TV screen isn’t
really doing wonders for the women. Anyway the girl from UP won! She’s bubbly and she was smiling all the time. The girl
from FEU looked scared as hell. I would have gone for the Ateneo girl though. She
doesn’t look like she just gutted out a ton of sweat heavily. The UST girl did
her best to create a reaction. Compare this to the Group Stunts Contest... she
succeeded greatly.
Group Stunts Competition: The NU Pep Squad won claimed the second runner-up honors. The first
runner-up of the competition was won by the FEU Cheering Squad. Of course, the UP Pep Squad won the competition. Like I said, they spiced up the
contest and not constraining their selves with the “weakness” of the event.
Finally, here is another event that UP can use as a positive note to cope up
with their currently unsuccessful juniors and seniors basketball squads.
Cheerdance Competition:
Here
is the only competition to even matter – the cheerdancing tilt. The FEU Pep Squad continue their surge in
this event, making sure the people are awed with their moves and stunts and
they land the second runner-up citation. The first runner-up award goes to... the
DLSU Animo Squad! Wow! They just
saved La Salle’s otherwise dismal season! Whenever we don’t see those usual
guys in the rankings mean problems because here’s the thing... the winner of
the CDC is the... UP PEP SQUAD!
The
Madonna-inspired performance is cheerdancing excellence. The moves they made
had confidence and they barely had many mistakes. I bet these UP kids will use their
blond locks to claim accolades from the professors and the classes they snubbed
so that they can practice their drills to perfection.
I can
see it now... officemates saying to my face that at least they won...
But
here’s the thing – The UST Salinggawi Dance
Troupe needs to seriously prepare for the contest next year. Unlike the
last decade where people shiver at the sight of black and gold in the
cheerdance floor, now the troupe barely gets to the podium. I think those alums
that are doing well dancing elsewhere must return to refresh our peeps so that
they can cure this drought.
Here are the
CDC Official Rankings as told by Inquirer:
1 – UP Pep
Squad
2 – DLSU Animo
Squad
3 – FEU Pep
Squad
4 – UST Salinggawi
Dance Troupe
5 – Adamson U
Pep Squad
6 – National U
Pep Squad
7 – Ateneo Blue
Babble Battalion
8 – UE Pep
Squad
Congratulations
to UP, La Salle, and FEU but...
VIVA
SANTO TOMAS!
Game
over!
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