#cdc2012

THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH THE CHEERDANCE COMPETITION LIVE

Iba din talaga kasi yung goosebumps at yung spirit 'pag nandun ka. Eh jusko, even though we were just watching at a friend's house, kabang kaba pa din kami, na ang tahimik, na sobrang proud habang nagpeperform sila. Tapos nagyakapan pa kami nung na-aannounce na!! Although nung na-announce na yung first runner-up, ALAM NAAAAAAAA MGA TEEEEHHH!!!! Actually kinabahan kami kasi ang galing ng FEU! Hands-down pa din sakanila. Pero alam mo yun, ang classic pa din talaga ang UP. Sablay man sa huli . . eh sablay naman ang inaasam naming lahat ah? Sabi nga, pag UP, sablay equals tagumpay. (Okay, kailangan kasi lahat ng bagay may matalinong explanasyon. Ganun talaga . . kami kayabang. You're not an Isko/Iska kung wala kang yabang sa katawan. Isa sa trademark namin yon. :D)

Damn. I hated how the camera of Studio 23 goes aerial, then focused. AH EWAN! Basta alam ko sobrang bitter ko 'di ako nakanuod dahil may exam at okay fine I didn't think about it nalang. 

Next year, manunuod na talaga ako. I swear. I really really swear.

By: EK Encarnacion

I'm writing this blog entry while waiting for the announcement of winners of the 2012 UAAP Cheer Dance Competition. From non-stop K-POP to semi-bald cheerleaders, this year's cheer dance competition was, for a weird reason, one of the strangest I've seen. I don't know how to describe it though. Some people said they lost the drive to watch because the purchasing of tickets was too complicated. Some preferred the Araneta Coliseum over the MOA Arena. Some were (and are) just too tense who will make it to the top three. 

I only have two schools in mind who I really feel will make it to the top three. The first is FEU. The group performed a very clean and lively routine. It was spotless from start to end--at least that was how I saw it. And I really enjoyed how synchronized the dancers were. The second is UP. I love the intensity of their cheer dance track. I actually held my breath the whole time the dancers were performing. And what I loved the most, apart from the semi-bald appearance (heard the dancers' hairs were donated to be weaved into wigs for cancer patients), was when they paid tribute to all of the other teams at the end of their routine. 

And would you look at that. Here comes the awarding ceremonies. Boom, take it away.

SECOND RUNNER-UP: National University (NU)

FIRST RUNNER-UP: Far East University (FEU)

GRAND CHAMPION: University of the Philippines (UP)

I think the 2013 UAAP Cheer Dance Competition will be so intense. With an 8-8 score for the UP Pep Squad and the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe, and the FEU Pep Squad overflowing with determination to topple the UP Pep Squad from stealing this year's first place; what more could we ask for? I think I have to get tickets for next year.