#cdc 2012

[youjustgotberned]

Goosebumps pa rin talaga. Sorry na sa mga bitter. BTW, sa mga nagsasabing luto ang laban, e pano mangyayari yun? Para mapunta sa side mo ang judges, kailangan ng cash. Ang UP ay naghihirap. Budget cut dito, budget cut doon. Sa tingin ba nila, may pera pa ang UP para bayaran ang judges? Utak lang din.

[thereblogirl]

UAAP CDC 2012

I know, I am 1 week late sa panunuod ng cheerdance competition (thanks sa Youtube! Hehe) At ang masasabi ko lang - UP all the way! :) Awesome stunts and the freedom theme is perfect. Sa lahat ng FEU fans na nagcclaim na FEU talaga ang dapat nanalo,tsss. Better luck next time. Maganda rin naman ang performance ng FEU. Mas kita na sabay-sabay, magaling yung moves, pero parang walang bago. And the music, waley para sakin. Walang dating. Sa UP, breathtaking ang performance. Kahit may mali sa huli, iba parin yung attitude na pinakita nila. And the pyramid, WHOA talaga. :D

KUDOS UP! :)

PS Di kasali sa competition school ko ah. So walang bias-bias dito. :D

[tinigngplaridel-blog]

UP PEP SQUAD GRABS 8TH CHEER DANCE TITLE WITH “FREEDOM” ROUTINE

The UP Pep Squad paid homage to UP’s iconic Oblation statue with this pose during the UAAP Cheerdance Competition at the SM Mall of Asia Arena Saturday. With its third consecutive win, UP is now tied with UST for having the most number of cheerdance trophies. (Photo by Michelle Angelica Soriano)

by Yski Rualo

The shaven-headed Pep Squad now ties with UST for having the most number of CDC championships. The championship trophy also marks UP’s fifth title in six years.

Despite a major fall during the finale, the routine’s creativity, technicality, and level of difficulty carried the UP Pep Squad all the way to the top spot.

“Siyempre nakaka-dishearten ‘yung fall pero I think we remained strong. Parang kumapit lang kami sa idea na kaya naming manalo [dahil sa] difficulty [ng] stunts,” said former co-captain Laurence Bautista.

For the first time in the history of the UAAP CDC, the judges ranked the squads from first to eighth instead of giving them numerical scores.

The Far Eastern University Cheering Squad attained its tenth consecutive top three finish as it placed second. Ranking third is the host team, the National University Pep Squad, surprising the audience with its first top three finish.

For the second consecutive year, eight-time champion University of Santo Tomas Salinggawi Dance Troupe failed to make it into the top three.

In front of a record crowd of 19,509, the UP Pep Squad went three-for-three in Cheer dance festivities for the second straight year – also retaining the Group Stunts crown and the Samsung UAAP Stunner award.

Going back-to-back since the category was introduced in the 2011 UAAP Cheer dance Competition, UP bested five other teams to bag the Group Stunts title. FEU and NU placed as the first runner-up and second runner-up, respectively.

Nicolette Erika Ambulo, meanwhile, bested two other finalists from UST and DLSU for the special UAAP Cheerdance Stunner Award.

Coach Lalaine Pereña of the UP Pep Squad dubbed this past year as their “most difficult year” and “most difficult time spent preparing for a competition”.

“In achieving honor and excellence, all of us are given freedom to be able to serve the University and sacrifice in any way we can para mapakita namin kung paano kami ka-proud at ka-privileged to be a UP student or a UP professor,” said Coach Pereña.

Contrary to initial reports, Coach Pereña clarified that although their original plan was to donate their hair to cancer patients, they were unable to do so because their hair was deemed too short to qualify for donating.

[kathtothechase]

I was there when 8th happened.

Holy Mother of God! UP Pep did it again. I can't even-

Getting lost, running all over the metro, riding an overstuffed train - these things didn't matter when they announced that UP Pep won this year's CDC. 

The Arena was packed, Iskos and Iskas where everywhere. It was really cool to see all these kids, coming from all over Manila, just to see UP Pep perform. When the drums started playing everyone cheered, you'd see Iskolars scattered all over the Arena holding up signs and just going wild. The routine was sick, case closed. It was inspiring, it tackled a relevant issue, it was PERFECT. Even the fall during the last part didn't mar its perfection. Boom. 

I salute the UP Pep for their sacrifice. Shaving your hair? That's BRAVE. Donating it  to cancer patients? That is NOBLE. 

Freedom. Equality. UP!

[macready]

MAN I AM IMPRESSED. I've seen them practice for a couple of times and the real thing still awed me. Also, I really love how supportive the UP students were a while ago. Grabe yung energy! MADE 8 HAPPEN!

[elleirumenna]

Adamson Pep Squad for Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2012!

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