Talkback: UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2008
September 7, 2008 -- The UP Pep Squad gets another year's worth of bragging rights when it bagged the Championship at the 2008 Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition for the second year in a row. With its tribal-themed routine, the UP Pep Squad has once again made all iskolars ng bayan truly proud. The win was extra sweeter because it coincides with UP's Centennial year and its hosting of the current UAAP season.
The Araneta Coliseum was jampacked with a record crowd of 23,443 cheerdance fans from all the 8 participating schools. But undeniably, the maroon was the major color of the day. For those unlucky to not be able to get tickets to watch the show live, Studio 23's live coverage sufficed to capture the moment of pride. A new special sponsor award, the Samsung Stunner, was won by a UP Pep looker, Frances Fleta.
While it is greatly noticeable that the other schools displayed marked improvement from their previous performances, the UP Pep Squad was still the benchmark of excellence despite a few minor imperfections in the routine like the letter prop that was not turned around in time to correctly spell the battlecry "SUGOD". The routine was true to its theme as it constantly featured indigenous Filipino tribal dance steps with matching ethnic sound compliments in its canned music and synchronized tribal drumbeats. The trademark Oble part of the UP routine which featured co-captain Reynald "Inad" Dionillo in an almost naked Oble costume finally closed off the adrenaline-pumping performance. This year's coach is Lalaine "Lala" Perena and the other co-captain is Angel Sison. Aside from the Championship trophy, the UP Pep Squad also brought home P195,000 in prize money and Samsung mp3 players for all the members of the team.
The confirmed final scores are as follows:
1. UP Pep Squad - 93.30
2. UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe - 85.27
3. FEU Pep Squad - 83.96
4. Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion - 83.41
5. Adamson Pep Squad - 81.04
6. UE Pep Squad - 72.69
7. DLSU Animo Squad - 70.07
8. NU Pep Squad - 68.36
Nais naming pasalamatan ang lahat ng sumama sa aming 'sumugod' at 'lumaban' noong nakaraang UAAP Cheerdance Competition. Hindi namin makakamit ang tagumpay kung hindi dahil sa inyo. Sana ay kasama pa rin namin kayo sa mga susunod pa naming laban. Para sa buong UP community ang lahat ng hirap at pagod namin mabigyan lamang ang ating Pamantasang Hirang ng karangalan.
Maraming salamat sa tiwala, suporta, kooperasyon at sa mga panalangin. Kayo ang isa sa aming mga inspirasyon kaya patuloy kaming lalaban at mananatiling UP Pep Squad na inyong minahal at hinangaan.
Mabuhay ang Tribo, UP! UP Fight!
"I was there at the Araneta! Pinila ku karin at 6am! Sobrang dakal tao keng UP side. Sobrang sigla din pero medyo tahimik la deng USTe. Anyway, we didn't expect UP to win kasi FEU had a great routine. I liked Ateneo's routine and was bored keng USTe. Ali da deserved ing 2nd Place. Dapat UP, FEU and Ateneo ing Top 3. Pero UP's routine was unique. Sayang dakal la mali. Mas okay ya ing execution last year pero makakilabut ya itang Oble keng last at masanting la deng formations."
~Joms
Go UP! Haha, astig ya itang tribo tribo da. Astig neman ing NU a, susulagpo la reng dancers da, haha! Sana next year milub ne ing UP king Final Four ning UAAP basketball, haha!
~Buduy
I thought FEU will win, kung di sabog sa huli, hehe. What the heck -- GO UP! Hinding hindi mapapantayan.
~Erika, app
Adamson deserves the 3rd spot, or even the 2nd actually. Galing da talaga reng UP Pep. *Sigh* I should have seen the competition live. They need a larger venue na no! Para bonggang bongga! Haha! And so the throne is ours, AGAIN! Yey!
~Jewel
I do believe FEU did better than UST! Dapat ila ing 2nd. UP won, not because we delivered the 'cleanest' routine but because we stuck to our them (Dana boi, cultural! San ka pa?!), and did somethine extraordinary and very original! Ikit ye ba y Ate Glow? Dana! Haha! Sayang ya ing AdU, kagaling da! Even better than UST diba? If UP won twice in a row, then a three-streak win should be our goal next year. Tribo Sugod!
~USTe hater
Yeah! Champions baby! Istu la reng Top 3 ku, haha! And, and, and cool ya ing outfit tamu! At mekyabe kami rin king coolness ning outfit! UP, UP, UP, UP, UP, UP!
~Argel
UP The best! Gyang eke apanalbe, haha!
~Ruth
Yaku talaga bala ku mag-Top 3 la reng Adamson. Ila pa ing 1st ku kung aliwa reng UP reng manyambut.
~Carlo
Woohoo! Congrats sa UP Pep Squad! Minsky, swerte mo nakapanood ka sa Araneta! To MomiFerg, Kuya Rex and Kuya Al, sayang talaga di tayo nakabili ng tix. Hay, haha! Imagine nakarating pa tayo ng NU at pumila galore sa gym pero wala pa din. Damn bakit 2nd ang USTe?! Itapon! Haha! Kung sanang FEU na lang, hehe. Pero ayun, Go UP Fight!
~Anj
Istu ing decision ku na ali na malbe live keng Araneta, anya menyambut tamu ulit. Feeling ku aku talaga ing malas. Isipan yu namu, manibat 3rd year ku, 4 straight years ku malbe live, eya menyambut ing UP. Nung kapilan enaku menikwang ticket, like last year and this year, karin tamu meg-Champion! Haha!
Personally, 2nd ke ing Adamson. Komusta ne man ing impromptu mala-Stonehenge pyramid na ning FEU, haha! Ing DLSU, meg-taping la pa kasing Zaido, anya kulang la practice. Ing NU, most improved ne man every year eh, sayang this is not UAAP Improved Cheerdance Competition, haha! Ing Ateneo, atsu na keng kapalaran da ing maging 4th, kasaklap, sana atchanan ne adyang P5000 mu ning FEU. UE -- Coke ing sponsor yo?! UST, sayang la reng banners yu, kadakal and pangakaba da pamo -- eye-sore lamu, haha! UP, UP, UP.. in fairness, retang curvy thingy keng costume da atin makanta ketang maroon sandals ku na "Tribu" ing brand, haha! Coincidence?!
~Rex
Screw the ticketing/queueing system ng Araneta. Buti nalang nanalo. May bago na namang gagayahin ang ibang schools, hehe! Hindi na talaga invincible ang 'Gawi. Sana nag-2nd ang AdU, reputasyon kasi ang labanan sa UAAP Cheerdance..
~Renz
Basta go UP! Wohoo!
~Trish
Medyo makadisappoint uling ali ka kasing galing ngeni compared keng last year. Tapos may mga girls from ADMU at AdU na excited magperform kaya nakikipag-sabayan pa sa mga Samsung dancers nila, haha! Tapos trash si Patricia Roque, dana, palitan na yan! Bulol galore naman siya lagi. Ang ganda nung girl sa UP, yung stunner winner. Ganda diba? Tapos nag-improve na yung NU, sayang yung sa UE, ADMU bading yung boys, DLSU, kasali ba? Parang di naman!
~UP Katribo!
Bat alayu ing AdU (keng Top 3)?! Ehe. Melbe kayu ba Araneta?
~Justin
Sa tingin ko nga mas maganda yung sa FEU kaysa sa UST. Siguro yung nagpatalo sa FEU yung girl na nainterview before yung performance nila. Yung slow mo kung magsalita, haha! Joke.
Anyway, good thing champion pa rin yung UP kahit medyo rough yung performance.
"TuGoOoOoD!!!!" hahaha!
~Potografo
The Araneta Coliseum was jampacked with a record crowd of 23,443 cheerdance fans from all the 8 participating schools. But undeniably, the maroon was the major color of the day. For those unlucky to not be able to get tickets to watch the show live, Studio 23's live coverage sufficed to capture the moment of pride. A new special sponsor award, the Samsung Stunner, was won by a UP Pep looker, Frances Fleta.
While it is greatly noticeable that the other schools displayed marked improvement from their previous performances, the UP Pep Squad was still the benchmark of excellence despite a few minor imperfections in the routine like the letter prop that was not turned around in time to correctly spell the battlecry "SUGOD". The routine was true to its theme as it constantly featured indigenous Filipino tribal dance steps with matching ethnic sound compliments in its canned music and synchronized tribal drumbeats. The trademark Oble part of the UP routine which featured co-captain Reynald "Inad" Dionillo in an almost naked Oble costume finally closed off the adrenaline-pumping performance. This year's coach is Lalaine "Lala" Perena and the other co-captain is Angel Sison. Aside from the Championship trophy, the UP Pep Squad also brought home P195,000 in prize money and Samsung mp3 players for all the members of the team.
The confirmed final scores are as follows:
1. UP Pep Squad - 93.30
2. UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe - 85.27
3. FEU Pep Squad - 83.96
4. Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion - 83.41
5. Adamson Pep Squad - 81.04
6. UE Pep Squad - 72.69
7. DLSU Animo Squad - 70.07
8. NU Pep Squad - 68.36
Nais naming pasalamatan ang lahat ng sumama sa aming 'sumugod' at 'lumaban' noong nakaraang UAAP Cheerdance Competition. Hindi namin makakamit ang tagumpay kung hindi dahil sa inyo. Sana ay kasama pa rin namin kayo sa mga susunod pa naming laban. Para sa buong UP community ang lahat ng hirap at pagod namin mabigyan lamang ang ating Pamantasang Hirang ng karangalan.
Maraming salamat sa tiwala, suporta, kooperasyon at sa mga panalangin. Kayo ang isa sa aming mga inspirasyon kaya patuloy kaming lalaban at mananatiling UP Pep Squad na inyong minahal at hinangaan.
Mabuhay ang Tribo, UP! UP Fight!
~Jahan Elgar C. Castro
Head Drummer, UP Varsity Pep Squad"I was there at the Araneta! Pinila ku karin at 6am! Sobrang dakal tao keng UP side. Sobrang sigla din pero medyo tahimik la deng USTe. Anyway, we didn't expect UP to win kasi FEU had a great routine. I liked Ateneo's routine and was bored keng USTe. Ali da deserved ing 2nd Place. Dapat UP, FEU and Ateneo ing Top 3. Pero UP's routine was unique. Sayang dakal la mali. Mas okay ya ing execution last year pero makakilabut ya itang Oble keng last at masanting la deng formations."
~Joms
Go UP! Haha, astig ya itang tribo tribo da. Astig neman ing NU a, susulagpo la reng dancers da, haha! Sana next year milub ne ing UP king Final Four ning UAAP basketball, haha!
~Buduy
I thought FEU will win, kung di sabog sa huli, hehe. What the heck -- GO UP! Hinding hindi mapapantayan.
~Erika, app
Adamson deserves the 3rd spot, or even the 2nd actually. Galing da talaga reng UP Pep. *Sigh* I should have seen the competition live. They need a larger venue na no! Para bonggang bongga! Haha! And so the throne is ours, AGAIN! Yey!
~Jewel
I do believe FEU did better than UST! Dapat ila ing 2nd. UP won, not because we delivered the 'cleanest' routine but because we stuck to our them (Dana boi, cultural! San ka pa?!), and did somethine extraordinary and very original! Ikit ye ba y Ate Glow? Dana! Haha! Sayang ya ing AdU, kagaling da! Even better than UST diba? If UP won twice in a row, then a three-streak win should be our goal next year. Tribo Sugod!
~USTe hater
Yeah! Champions baby! Istu la reng Top 3 ku, haha! And, and, and cool ya ing outfit tamu! At mekyabe kami rin king coolness ning outfit! UP, UP, UP, UP, UP, UP!
~Argel
UP The best! Gyang eke apanalbe, haha!
~Ruth
Yaku talaga bala ku mag-Top 3 la reng Adamson. Ila pa ing 1st ku kung aliwa reng UP reng manyambut.
~Carlo
Woohoo! Congrats sa UP Pep Squad! Minsky, swerte mo nakapanood ka sa Araneta! To MomiFerg, Kuya Rex and Kuya Al, sayang talaga di tayo nakabili ng tix. Hay, haha! Imagine nakarating pa tayo ng NU at pumila galore sa gym pero wala pa din. Damn bakit 2nd ang USTe?! Itapon! Haha! Kung sanang FEU na lang, hehe. Pero ayun, Go UP Fight!
~Anj
Istu ing decision ku na ali na malbe live keng Araneta, anya menyambut tamu ulit. Feeling ku aku talaga ing malas. Isipan yu namu, manibat 3rd year ku, 4 straight years ku malbe live, eya menyambut ing UP. Nung kapilan enaku menikwang ticket, like last year and this year, karin tamu meg-Champion! Haha!
Personally, 2nd ke ing Adamson. Komusta ne man ing impromptu mala-Stonehenge pyramid na ning FEU, haha! Ing DLSU, meg-taping la pa kasing Zaido, anya kulang la practice. Ing NU, most improved ne man every year eh, sayang this is not UAAP Improved Cheerdance Competition, haha! Ing Ateneo, atsu na keng kapalaran da ing maging 4th, kasaklap, sana atchanan ne adyang P5000 mu ning FEU. UE -- Coke ing sponsor yo?! UST, sayang la reng banners yu, kadakal and pangakaba da pamo -- eye-sore lamu, haha! UP, UP, UP.. in fairness, retang curvy thingy keng costume da atin makanta ketang maroon sandals ku na "Tribu" ing brand, haha! Coincidence?!
~Rex
Screw the ticketing/queueing system ng Araneta. Buti nalang nanalo. May bago na namang gagayahin ang ibang schools, hehe! Hindi na talaga invincible ang 'Gawi. Sana nag-2nd ang AdU, reputasyon kasi ang labanan sa UAAP Cheerdance..
~Renz
Basta go UP! Wohoo!
~Trish
Medyo makadisappoint uling ali ka kasing galing ngeni compared keng last year. Tapos may mga girls from ADMU at AdU na excited magperform kaya nakikipag-sabayan pa sa mga Samsung dancers nila, haha! Tapos trash si Patricia Roque, dana, palitan na yan! Bulol galore naman siya lagi. Ang ganda nung girl sa UP, yung stunner winner. Ganda diba? Tapos nag-improve na yung NU, sayang yung sa UE, ADMU bading yung boys, DLSU, kasali ba? Parang di naman!
~UP Katribo!
Bat alayu ing AdU (keng Top 3)?! Ehe. Melbe kayu ba Araneta?
~Justin
Sa tingin ko nga mas maganda yung sa FEU kaysa sa UST. Siguro yung nagpatalo sa FEU yung girl na nainterview before yung performance nila. Yung slow mo kung magsalita, haha! Joke.
Anyway, good thing champion pa rin yung UP kahit medyo rough yung performance.
"TuGoOoOoD!!!!" hahaha!
~Potografo
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