Muli, ipinakita ng UP ang kagalingan at katalinuhan nito sa katatapos lamang na UAAP Samsung Cheerdance Competition na ginanap sa Araneta Coliseum.
'Di mahulugang-karayom yung lugar ng mga taga-Peyups kanina. Sobrang nagsisisiksikan ang mga tao kahit sa mga pasilyo at hagdan. At 'di ng nabigo ang pagsugod ng mga isko't iska sa Araneta sapagkat muling nai-uwi ang korona bilang pinakamahusay sa larangang ito!
Though I can't say that it was perfectly executed, the entire performance was still amazing! Inspired by an ethnic concept, the UP Pep Squad surely outshone all the other teams. Amidst skepticism by other schools to the point of mockery, the squad's performance showcased the ingenuity and the creativity of the people behind them and of the performers as well . Indeed, as according to the voice over (prior to the performance), "UP is the BENCHMARK OF CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY."
And that won't surely label us as claimers. Especially when most of the squads just copied UP routines just like the "trophy stunt" (apologies for the lack of a more technical term) which was ever present in most of the stunts! hehehehe...
Our barkada has always been a follower of the Cheering competition, way back college, so we can at least say that all the squads did very well this year. The bar is constantly being raised, season after season.
It was very difficult to name our top three squads, biases aside. But as always, FEU placed only third because of a major fault when they actually did better than UST. Personally, I think Ateneo, Adamson and FEU performed better than UST... because the latter seemed to have succumbed to mediocrity (all of a sudden) and they shouldn't even be in the top three. I expected more from UST. And as to their banner, "U can't beat Salinggawi twice," good thing you stashed it away!
The UP Pep Squad surely did a wonderful performance, successfully blending ethnic with the modern. It was superb! They again raised the art of cheerdancing to the next level... that is, cheerdancing with a substance.
By the way, Here are the scores of this year's cheerdance competition:
UP Pep Squad
93.30
UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe*
85.27
FEU Pep Squad
83.96
Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
83.81
Adamson Pep Squad
81.04
UE Pep Squad
72.89
DLSU Animo Squad
70.07
NU Pep Squad
68.36
(*Di pwedeng mag-sourgraping kasi anlayong agwat!!)
UNIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS!!!
Matatalino. Walang takot kahit kanino.
Hinding-hindi magpapahuli.
Ganyan kaming mga taga-UP!
Mabuhay ang UP PEP!
Mabuhay ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
