2008 uaap cheerdance: chalk one up for creativity

the uaap cheerdance competition is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, event in the uaap calendar. each year, the araneta coliseum is packed to the rafters as students and alumni for all eight universities come in throves to shout, cheer and support their respective cheering squads. i didn’t know this was such a big event until i have already graduated (ang lousy no? 😆) and got an opportunity to watch the event live. the energy was so dense throughout the competition. sobrang nakaka-pump ng adrenalin especially when your alma matter is performing. i have yet to watch the event live since then but i still remember how it felt and it still gives me an adrenalin surge every time i think about it.

this past weekend, up once again won the competition and successfully defended their championship. always known for their creativity and innovativeness, up wowed the judges and the crowd with their ethnic inspired performance. sure it wasn’t a clean performance as some detractors point out but the level of difficulty and creativity more than made up for the minor slipups. i especially liked the peek-a-boo, magic effect they introduced this year with the maroon and green banners. 🙂



congratulations, guys. lupit talaga ng up. 🙂