UAAP Cheerdance

Six months after falling to third place, the National University Pep Squad danced its way back to the top of the UAAP Season 85 Cheerdance Competition with ...

NU scored 86.5 points in tumbling and 90 in tosses to rule the midseason extravaganza despite having the biggest penalties and deductions, 14 points. I’m just so happy that all we planned, we practiced, including the people who supported us brought back on top. The NU Pep Squad garnered a total of 723 points, edging the previous champion Far Eastern University Cheering Squad by four points as the latter’s reign only lasted for six months with its Francis Magalona-inspired routine was not enough to win its second crown in one year with Php 30, 000 cash prize. “I feel so happy since this is my last season. I’ve been working with the NU Pep Squad for 12 years, and with the 12 years, 10 seasons, out of 10 seasons, or nine seasons, out of nine seasons, we got seven championships and two podium finishes. With the league bringing back the traditional cheer dance rules with 25 performers and a 6-minute routine, NU Pep Squad displayed its difficult stunts and energized the 18,029 fans with their lively dance to the 80s music.

The NU Pep Squad was crowned the UAAP Season 85 Cheerdance Competition champion on Saturday, regaining the glory it missed last season.

UP Pep Squad last won a title in 2012 while the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe last hoisted the crown back in 2006. NU garnered a total of 723 points while defending champion FEU and UST copped 719 and 640 points, respectively, to make it to the podium. The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe, meanwhile, is back on the podium for the first time since 2018 adter being hailed the second runner-up.

The National University (NU) Pep Squad is back on top of the UAAP Season 85 Cheerdance Competition after dethroning the Far Eastern University (FEU) ...

As the competition returned to its pre-pandemic format with 15 to 25 performers coming up with a six-minute routine, the NU Pep Squad rose above the rest of ...

The DLSU Animo Squad (7th, 528.5 points), for their part, had an ode to Janet Jackson as the Ateneo Blue Eagles (8th, 502.5 points) channeled their inner Black Panther with a Wakanda-inspired performance. Other performances that highlighted the competition were routines that were inspired by artists like Jennifer Lopez and the Black Eyed Peas courtesy of the Adamson Pep Squad (5th, 595 points) and the UP Pep Squad (6th, 575.5 points), respectively. As the competition returned to its pre-pandemic format with 15 to 25 performers coming up with a six-minute routine, the NU Pep Squad rose above the rest of the field. MANILA, Philippines (Updated 8:15 p.m.) — The NU Pep Squad ascended to the top of the UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) anew with an aerobics-inspired routine at the UAAP Season 85 CDC at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday. NU is now one CDC title away from tying the UP Pep Squad and the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe as the winningest program in the competition's history. In what is spectulated to be NU Pep Squad head coach's Ghicka Bernabe's last year with the team, the Sampaloc-based squad claimed its seventh title in nine seasons with 723 points.

MANILA — The National University Pep Squad returned to the top of the UAAP Cheerdance Competition ladder after ruling the Season 85 edition in front of ...