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Showing posts with label 2007 UAAP Cheerdance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2007 UAAP Cheerdance. Show all posts

Saturday, September 22, 2007

rock on UP! rock on!

continuation...




AdU Pep
  • AdU has been known for copying routines from different schools and mixing them ala-chopsuey but perfecting their executions
  • but this year, they have proven that they have improved, especially incorporating their trademark carousel which they first showcased during last year's competition
  • but I'm not a fan of their costume this year, not good in the eyes
  • some routines were still recycled from previous years
  • my verdict: 5th place

UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe

  • in previous years, UST SDT has proven that they are among the best when it comes to Philippine cheerdancing (though 2005 is still being disputed by the UP camp due to the cheating of scores by that UST judge)
  • but this year, in my opinion, their performance was way below Gawi level
  • they were like amateurs on the floor, not to mention that fall from the initial pyramid. It was so un-Gawi like since they were known to have one of the most sturdy pyramids among the other schools
  • their costume was really i-dont-know-how-to-describe-it not until one of my friends told me that it was a bumblebee theme. OK!!! But I wasn't able to see the relevance of it in their routine. Or maybe they were just used to cover those drastic retro wigs. I just wished they covered it all throughout. In comparison with the wigs used by DLSU, this was by far hideous!
  • I dunno what happened but there was no WOW in this year's performance. Sobrang layo sa perfect performance nila last year and those of 2002-2004
  • nagka-issue pa during the awardings. We were really surprised na 2nd pa sila. Ang mas nakapagtataka pa eh 0.5 lang ang lamang ng UP? Now that's magic! I hope the judges can justify their scores kasi kung ganyan ng ganyan lang eh baka mawalan na ng gana sumali yung ibang teams
  • UP, UST, and FEU are not just the teams competing here. Sana maayos na yung scoring system nila pati na yung choice of judges para maiwasan nang maulit yung dayaan nung 2005 and ngayong 2007.
  • I heard a rumor na nagka-issue pa yung mga judges dahil sa final tally nila eh biglang 1st ang UST. Hindi makapaniwala yung mga judges so they rechecked the individual tally sheets then found out na yung score na 88 eh ginawang 83. Naman naman, pang COMELEC lang yang mga hokus pokus na yan! Change the scoring system!!!
  • my verdict: 4th place

UE Pep

  • natawa talaga ako sa costume nila. Aerobics ba tong event na napuntahan ko? Ok na sana kung inayos nila yung design then inalis yung headband. Para kasing nagjogging lang sa labas ng Araneta then biglang nahatak.
  • their performance was OK pero kulang pa rin ng impact
  • sayang kasi ang lively ng audience and thumbs up ako sa drummers nila
  • actually walang recall sakin yung performance nila kaya wala akong masabi dito hehe unlike nung previous years na napaWOW talaga ako dun sa umbrella effect ng Non-Stop cheer nila pati na yung parang sa racetrack na routine. Yun ang ASTIG!
  • my verdict: 6th place

ADMU Blue Babble Battalion

  • this squad has been, by far, the most improved team in this year's competition. Napatulala talaga ako sa performance nila.
  • costume was way better than previous years, pyramids were more stable, routines overall were stronger at mas may impact. Hindi na sila parang taga That's Entertainment
  • alongside FEU, sa ADMU ako kinabahan din. Sabi ko sigurado nang pasok sila sa Top 3...pero may magic eh so naging 4th sila. Sayang talaga.
  • sana rin lang mas ma-appreciate ng Ateneo community ang Pep nila and suportahan nila gaya ng ginagawa nila sa basketball team nila. Nakakaawa kasi yung crowd eh. Konti pa rin kaya nalulunod sila sa ingay ng UP, UST, and FEU.
  • I was really laughing when I saw the ANIMO ATENEO banner. Sobrang pang-asar sa DLSU. Then I've read an email na sila pala unang gumamit ng Animo. Lusot!
  • hopefully by next year eh makapasok na sila sa Top 3. I wish them luck. Go Katips!
  • my verdict: 3rd place

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Gawi: gracious losers?

You may find this pic funny...






If you're from UST!

But I'm from UP!!!


And I was fuming mad seeing my school getting ridiculed by less worthy people! Not to mention what they were doing with the pose. The L finger I could manage, but the dirty finger?! That was way below the line. Even below sea level!

FYI: The pic was taken during the 2007 UAAP Opening. Taken just outside the UP Pep Squad locker room. And the five guys were from the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe.

Really royal and pontifical!!!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

rock on UP! rock on!

At long last tapos na rin ang paghihintay! The true winners were crowned! Hindi na naulit (although muntik muntikan na) yung dayaang nangyari nung 2005!!! And I was there. I was in Araneta when it happened. Ang masasabi ko lang...



UP PEP deserves the Championship.




UP Rock On!




Syempre hindi ako papahuli sa reviews...




DLSU Pep
  • astig yung green afro wig turned pompoms
  • sabi nga nung iba, La Salle lang yung may right to use the Papaya song since Edu is an alumnus
  • sayang yung routine kasi dun pa sila pumalpak sa mga simpleng tosses, pyramids and tumbles
  • they should review their spelling hehe...pangit kasi na pati spelling ng sarili mong school eh mali although baka dahil sa pressure na din sa time
  • astig sana yung props nung green banner na nilatag sa sahig kaso distorted yung logo...sayang talaga
  • my verdict: 8th place

UP Pep Squad

  • need I elaborate more?! hehe...truly deserving
  • entrance pa lang astig na... "matatapang, matatalino, walang takot kahit kanino", "hinding hindi magpapahuli", "ganyan kaming mga taga UP"
  • the rock theme was really consistent...costume, attitude, sounds, overall performance... UP ROCKS!
  • astig yung scorpion king...sayang lang sa likod sya nilagay kaya hindi napansin ng ibang audience pero astig talaga. I'm sure next year bubuhatin na rin yung mga guys ng ibang schools. UP truly sets the trend!!!
  • kinilabutan ako sa oblation routine. Made me even prouder of being an Isko!
  • tama yung nabasa ko sa isang article sa Inquirer last September 12, message to their supporters: "we want to show our supporters a routine that should lay to rest any doubts as to who the winner should be."
  • medyo questionable lang yung lapit ng score ng UST sa UP considering na below Gawi level yung performance nila. sabi nga ni Hajji Alejandro...Nakapagtataka
  • my verdict: Champion


FEU Cheering Squad

  • fantastic routine matched with near-flawless performance
  • astig na pyramid na ginaya daw sa Gawi na pyramid nung 90's. eh sino bang hindi nanggagaya nowadays?!
  • sabi nila, parang taga El Shaddai daw yung crowd with matching wave ng panyo. sabi ko naman...Vilmanians lang yan!
  • all in all, sa FEU talaga ako kinabahan. Though I know and I believe that UP Pep has won it already, but history shows us that no one can be 100% sure in the UAAP Cheerdance lalo na kung may mga marurumi maglaro. "bato bato sa langit ang tamaan taga Espanya!"
  • my verdict: 2nd place

NU Pep Squad

  • all I can say is that NU has the biggest heart amongst the UAAP teams. Rationale: NU may be minute in comparison to the rest of the squads, few support coming from their alumni and from their school, but still they perform with all their might
  • NU truly has nothing to lose but everything to gain, that makes their performance enjoyable in my opinion. They don't care about the competition. All that matters is that they may be able to show their school pride through dancing.
  • I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. From the article that I've read in Inquirer, they were prepared prior to the competition not until they were told that HS students were not allowed to represent the school. Too bad for the 7 HS students who have already practised the routines, and worse for the squad which has no time to look for replacements. That explains why there were only 17 of them dancing in Araneta.
  • my verdict: 7th place


to be continued...