UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2012 Champion: UP Pep Squad

The 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) was held September 22 at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena and the UP PEP SQUAD was declared the champion. The squad achieved a three-peat (three consecutive championships) and won their 8th championship over-all, tying the feat of UST.

Just like last year, UP Pep Squad clinched all the major awards being champion in the Group Stunts category and having won the Samsung Stunner Award (Nicolette Erica Ambulo).

Eight schools competed for the crown and showcased amazing stunts and extravagant themed performances. The Adamson Pep Squad opened the competition with a KPOP-themed performance. The squad was followed by last year's 1st runner-up, the DLSU Animo Squad which quite gave us a knockout performance with their boxing-themed routine. The NU Pep Squad went Disney with their fairytale-inspired routine wearing white and blue royal attires.

Meanwhile, the FEU Cheering Squad had gone wild and took us to the world of animals with their jungle-crazy performance. The UE Pep Squad gave us a bit of a warrior with their superhero-inspired routine. The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe brought us to Brazil with their Samba-themed cheerdance.

The Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion have an anime-inspired performance ending with a robot (Voltes V). The defending champion, UP Pep Squad did a minimalist routine and a freedom-inspired performance, surprising all with clean-shaven heads (even the girls).

Watch all the performances in the UAAP CDC 2012 here.

Here is the complete list of winners for the 2012 UAAP Season 75 Cheerdance Competition:

Champion: UP Pep Squad

1st runner-up: FEU Cheering Squad

2nd runner-up: NU Pep Squad

Ranking 4th to 8th place were UST, DLSU, ADMU, AdU and UE, respectively.

Samsung Stunner: Nicolette Erica Ambulo (UP Pep Squad)

Group stunts competition:

Champion: UP Pep Squad

1st runner-up: FEU Cheering Squad

2nd runner-up: NU Pep Squad

Hosted by Boom Gonzales and Jessy Mendiola, the 2012 Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition will have a replay tonight at 8 pm on Balls Channel and at 9 pm on Studio 23.

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Videos: 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition Performances

The 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition was held September 22 at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena and the 8 member university performed their breath-taking stunts and themed cheerdance routines.

Watch the performances of the 8 member universities below (courtesy of ABS-CBN News):

Adamson Pep Squad

DLSU Animo Squad




NU Pep Squad




FEU Cheering Squad




UE Pep Squad




UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe




Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion




UP Pep Squad



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UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2012

The UAAP Cheerdance Competition 2012 will happen today, September 22 at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena. One of the biggest event in UAAP, the 2012 Cheerdance Competition will saw another breath-taking performances and never-before-seen stunts from the 8 participating schools.

For years now, the UAAP Cheerdance Competition is held at the Araneta Coliseum so this will be the first time that SM MOA Arena will be tested in hosting the UAAP cheerdance. Surely, contingents and fans of member universities will flock the arena as early as Saturday morning to see the live action.

For those who are not able to get tickets (which SM said were already sold out), don't worry because the 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition will be broadcast live on Studio 23 at 2 pm. 

Will UP Pep Squad defend its title and go for a 3-peat and its eighth championship over-all or will it be snatched again by the charged FEU Cheering Squad just like what they did in 2009? Can UST Salinggawi Dance Troup rebound and go back to a podium finish this year or one from the other 5 universities will came off as a surprise just like the feat of DLSU Animo Squad last year?

We'll see later but as of now, here is the order of performances of the 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition and the supposed theme or cheers from member universities (from UAAP CDC Facebook):

1. Adamson Pep Squad - Fly High
2. DLSU Animo Squad - Knockout
3. NU Pep Squad - Royalty
4. FEU Cheering Squad - Wild
5. UE Pep Squad - Immortals
6. UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe - Laban
7. Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion - Let's Volt In
8. UP Pep Squad - Freedom

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