RARING to put on a show, most schools bared an intent to increase the difficulty level of their respective routines in the upcoming UAAP Season 86 Cheerdance Competition this Saturday.
The annual cheer competition will let the squads showcase five to six minutes of performance each with the timer starting the moment each team steps on the blue mats, a significant change from the old practice.
UAAP Cheerdance changes
Each team will also be given up to 30 seconds of rest time to step out of the mats to recover.
The UAAP CDC will be held on Saturday, 2 p.m., at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Gab Bajacan, who took over the coaching job at defending champion National University from Ghicka Bernabe, confidently put up a two-peat challenge among themselves with an Elvis Presley routine.
“Kaming mga coaches, we have our own forte, I have to fill in the ‘motherly love’ type of coaching of Ghicka… but I’m grateful for their help even through zoom,” he said.
Last year’s runner-up Far Eastern University, meanwhile, will perform under a Super Mario theme, claiming its priority this year is ‘safety.’
Randell San Gregorio bared: “As we focus on nostalgia, people may find this hard to believe, but we just want to have a good run.”
Moreover, University of Santo Tomas' Salinggawi Dance Troupe, who clinched the last podium place last season, aims to give a ‘concert-type feel’ as it dances to KPop sensation group, Blackpink.
Cheerdance cast
“We have equipped additional coaches for a ‘hype and savage’ routine. We want the crowd to have fun watching us,” head coach Mark Chaiwalla said.
Other routines include “90’s Anime” for host and first performer University of the East Pep Squad, “Trolls” for Adamson, and OPM “Alapaap” for the University of the Philippines.
De La Salle is also expected to give out a high-energy “LS get loud” dance, and Ateneo will have an NFL “Super Bowl” routine.
The UAAP also revealed that for the very first time, a Malaysian judge will join the pool for this year’s contest with dance element as its highest composition.
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