# UAAP Cheerdance Competition

The UAAP Cheerdance Competition is an annual one-day event organized by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines for cheerdancing. The sequence of performances is determined by a drawing of lots prior to the competition.
Before the announcement of the winners and after all squads have performed, a recap is shown during the telecast. Only the top three teams are announced at the end of the competition. The tally sheet detailing the total number of points earned by all squads is posted on social media shortly after the announcement of the top three.
The 2015 UAAP Cheerdance Competition holds the record as the most attended collegiate sporting event in both the UAAP and across the Philippines, with a record-breaking audience of 25,388 paying attendees.

## Participants

| School | Cheerdance Team |
| Adamson University (AdU) | Adamson Pep Squad (with AdU Drummers Yellers On-line ) |
| Ateneo de Manila University | Ateneo Blue Eagles (known as the Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion until 2022) |
| De La Salle University (DLSU) | DLSU Animo Squad (DLSU Pep Squad: 1986–2007) (DLSU Animo Squad: 2008–present) |
| Far Eastern University (FEU) | FEU Cheering Squad (with the FEU Boosters and the FEU Drummers) |
| National University (NU) | National U Pep Squad (with the NU Cheer Squadron and the NU Percussion Department) |
| University of the East (UE) | UE Pep Squad (with the UE Red Drummers) |
| University of the Philippines (UP) | UP Pep Squad (UP Filipiniana Dance Troupe: 1994–1996) (with the UP Varsity Pep Drummers: 2024-present) |
| University of Santo Tomas (UST) | UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe (with the UST Yellow Jackets) |

## Judging

Prior to 2008, the panel of judges consisted of representatives from 8 UAAP-member schools and a representative from a credible gymnastics organization. In 2009, the UAAP replaced the panel of judges with specialists from various cheerleading, dance, and gymnastics organizations.
In 2013, a new method for composing the panel of judges was implemented by a Presiding Judge. A single judge was assigned to evaluate each element in the cheerleading criteria. For the dance criteria, either two or five judges were tasked with assessing this particular category.
The criteria for judging vary from year to year. In 2008, the criteria were changed to a more cheerleading-focused point system, providing a maximum score for each element of cheerleading and/or dancing. For the 2013 edition, the criteria were divided into two categories: cheerleading and dance. The cheerleading criteria were further subdivided into four elements (tumbling, stunts, tosses, and pyramids), with a maximum of 100 points for each element. The dance criteria, which also had a maximum of 100 points per judge, were subdivided into four sub-criteria: overall effectiveness, choreography, technique, and execution.

## Main Cheerdance / Cheerleading Competition

| Year | Season host | Venue | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | 7th place | 8th place |
| 1994 | NU | Araneta Coliseum | UST | La Salle | FEU | | | | | |
| 1995 | Ateneo | Araneta Coliseum | UST | FEU | UP | | | | | |
| 1996 | La Salle | Araneta Coliseum | UST 91.70 | UP 88.86 | La Salle 86.43 | FEU 86.39 | Ateneo 83.05 | Adamson 81.64 | UE 81.19 | NU 79.87 |
| 1997 | Adamson | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. |
| 1998 | UE | Araneta Coliseum | FEU | La Salle | UP | Ateneo | UE | Adamson | NU | |
| 1999 | UP | Cuneta Astrodome | UP | UST | FEU | La Salle | Adamson | Ateneo | UE | NU |
| 2000 | UST | Araneta Coliseum | UP 92.75 | UST 89.12 | FEU 88.99 | Adamson 84.04 | UE 83.88 | La Salle 82.25 | Ateneo 81.38 | NU 80.97 |
| 2001 | FEU | Araneta Coliseum | UP 81.22 | Adamson 77.11 | UST 76.32 | FEU 76.17 | UE 74.96 | Ateneo 73.80 | La Salle 72.55 | NU 70.13 |
| 2002 | NU | Araneta Coliseum | UST 87.38 | UE 84.88 | UP 84.00 | FEU 80.70 | Ateneo 78.60 | Adamson 76.80 | La Salle 71.50 | NU 64.50 |
| 2003 | Ateneo | Araneta Coliseum | UST 89.50 | UP 88.16 | FEU 88.00 | Ateneo 83.16 | UE 78.50 | Adamson 72.60 | La Salle 69.60 | NU 61.80 |
| 2004 | La Salle | Araneta Coliseum | UST 93.61 | UP 90.56 | FEU 87.09 | Ateneo 85.79 | La Salle 84.97 | Adamson 84.76 | UE 79.52 | NU 68.44 |
| 2005 | Adamson | Araneta Coliseum | UST 90.98 | UP 90.76 | FEU 88.72 | La Salle 76.37 | UE 76.15 | Adamson 76.09 | Ateneo 69.33 | NU 64.48 |
| 2006 | UE | Araneta Coliseum | UST 94.96 | FEU 93.20 | UP 91.70 | Adamson | Ateneo | UE | NU | |
| 2007 | UST | Araneta Coliseum | UP 92.66 | UST 92.16 | FEU 91.66 | Ateneo 91.63 | Adamson 91.62 | UE 91.55 | La Salle 89.54 | NU 84.23 |
| 2008 | UP | Araneta Coliseum | UP 93.90 | UST 85.03 | FEU 83.96 | Ateneo 83.81 | Adamson 81.04 | UE 72.89 | La Salle 70.07 | NU 68.36 |
| 2009 | FEU | Araneta Coliseum | FEU 86.10 | Ateneo 83.40 | UP 83.10 | UST 81.00 | NU | UE | La Salle | Adamson |
| 2010 | La Salle | Araneta Coliseum | UP 88.18 | FEU 87.28 | UST 81.50 | Ateneo 78.64 | La Salle 75.06 | UE 72.20 | NU 71.58 | Adamson 70.92 |
| 2011 | Ateneo | Smart Araneta Coliseum | UP 81.00 | La Salle 73.80 | FEU 72.60 | UST | Adamson | NU | Ateneo | UE |
| 2012 | NU | Mall of Asia Arena | UP 92.26 | FEU 91.36 | NU 85.16 | UST 85.56 | Ateneo 80.84 | UE 79.30 | La Salle 81.76 | Adamson 77.50 |
| 2013 | Adamson | Mall of Asia Arena | NU 87.06 | UP 77.52 | La Salle 74.56 | FEU 73.69 | Adamson 69.94 | UE 69.88 | Ateneo 68.25 | UST 62.25 |
| 2014 | UE | Smart Araneta Coliseum | NU 84.69 | UP 82.25 | UST 78.13 | Adamson 75.00 | FEU 74.94 | La Salle 70.88 | UE 68.88 | Ateneo 61.81 |
| 2015 | UP | Mall of Asia Arena | NU 83.50 | UST 81.44 | UP 76.31 | FEU 72.94 | UE 72.88 | La Salle 67.31 | Adamson 64.19 | Ateneo 51.50 |
| 2016 | UST | Smart Araneta Coliseum | NU 88.88 | FEU 82.31 | Adamson 81.88 | UST 81.25 | UE 80.63 | La Salle 70.06 | Ateneo 64.00 | |
| 2017 | FEU | Mall of Asia Arena | Adamson 85.94 | UST 79.81 | UE 79.31 | FEU 76.31 | NU 76.31 | UP 71.94 | La Salle 70.94 | Ateneo 69.81 |
| 2018 | NU | Mall of Asia Arena | NU 88.88 | FEU 81.94 | Adamson 79.81 | UST 79.75 | UE 75.31 | UP 71.06 | Ateneo 69.75 | La Salle 57.44 |
| 2019 | Ateneo | Mall of Asia Arena | NU 90.25 | FEU 88.25 | Adamson 82.31 | UST 81.25 | UE 80.63 | UP 77.83 | Ateneo 74.13 | La Salle 72.19 |
| 2020 | La Salle | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. | The competition was suspended for a year. |
| 2021 | La Salle | Mall of Asia Arena | FEU 90.93 | Adamson 86.06 | NU 85.12 | UST 77.25 | UE 74.06 | UP 72.81 | La Salle 70.93 | Ateneo 61.06 |
| 2022 | Adamson | Mall of Asia Arena | NU 90.38 | FEU 89.88 | UST 80.00 | UE 75.81 | Adamson 74.38 | UP 71.94 | La Salle 66.06 | Ateneo 62.81 |
| 2023 | UE | Mall of Asia Arena | FEU 87.81 | NU 87.13 | UST 85.50 | Adamson 83.13 | UP 75.25 | UE 69.88 | La Salle 69.44 | Ateneo 66.50 |
| 2024 | UP | Mall of Asia Arena | NU 89.13 | Adamson 84.94 | FEU 81.25 | UE 80.13 | UST 79.31 | UP 70.00 | La Salle 65.63 | Ateneo 61.25 |
Notes:
* ^a – The UAAP Board suspended the competition when a member from the UP Filipiniana figured in an accident during practice.
* ^b – In 1998, UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe did not join the competition because of injured members.
* ^c – De La Salle University was suspended from the league in 2006.
* ^d – Instead of the average score from the five judges, the ranking frequency system was used in ranking and declaring the winners for 2012 UAAP Cheerdance Competition. In the case of NU and UST, NU was declared as the 2nd runner up as 3 out of 5 judges voted for NU as the 3rd placer while 3 out of 5 judges voted for UST as the 4th placer despite the higher score of UST (85.56) than NU (85.16)
* ^e – Merit-based scoring was used in the criteria: 400 points for cheerleading elements and 400 points for dance elements; for a total score of 800. Scores displayed here are its percentage equivalent (e.g. Actual Score divided by 800 then multiplied to 100).
* ^f – University of the Philippines skipped UAAP Season 79 Cheerdance Competition
* ^g – The Far Eastern University and the National University finished the competition tied in the fourth place.
* ^h – In the 2nd quarter of 2020 the remainder of the UAAP Season 82 was scrapped due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This canceled the 83rd Season as a whole in mid 2020 and the rest of 2021,
* ^i – UAAP Season 84 was scheduled to begin in 2021, but, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UAAP's board of trustees decided to begin the season in March 2022. The UAAP Cheerdance Competition was held on May 22, 2022
* ^j – A new set of rules were applied to fit the COVID-19 Safety Protocols stated by the IATF
* ^k – The original rules and regulations were reinstituted. A total of 15–25 performers were allowed to perform and execute a 5- to 6-minute routines.

## Group Stunts Division

| Year | Host school | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | 7th place | 8th place | Ref. |
| 2011 | ATENEO | UP | FEU | NU | | | | | | |
| 2012 | NU | UP | FEU | NU | | | | | | |
| 2013 | AdU | NU | FEU | UST | | | | | | |
| 2014 | UE | FEU 86.17 | UST 83.67 | NU 79.83 | UP 78.33 | UE 67.50 | AdU 64.17 | DLSU 61.33 | | |
| 2015 | UP | UST | NU | FEU | | | | | | |
| 2016 | UST | NU 83.00 | UST 76.33 | FEU 68.00 | AdU 66.00 | UE 64.00 | | | | |
| 2017 | FEU | FEU 76.33 | AdU 73.17 | UP 72.67 | UST 72.17 | NU 67.33 | DLSU 58.83 | | | |
| 2018 | NU | NU | FEU | AdU | UE | UST | UP | DLSU | | |
| 2019 | ATENEO | NU 237 pts. | FEU 223 pts. | AdU 206 pts. | UE 184 pts. | UST 180 pts. | UP 168 pts. | ATENEO 156 pts. | | |
| 2020 | DLSU | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | DLSU | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 | The competition was suspended due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | AdU | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. |
| 2023 | UE | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. | The competition was suspended indefinitely. |
| 2024 | | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |

## Other Awards
### Stunner Awardees

| Season | Year | Season host | Person | School of origin |
| 71 | 2008 | UP | Frances Fleta | UP |
| 72 | 2009 | FEU | | ATENEO |
| 73 | 2010 | DLSU | Nikka de Dios | DLSU |
| 74 | 2011 | ATENEO | Nesza Isabel Salvador | UP |
| 75 | 2012 | NU | Nicolette Erica Ambulo | UP |
| 76 | 2013 | AdU | Ana de Leon | DLSU |
| 77 | 2014 | UE | Camille Isabel Lagmay | UP |
| The award was discontinued. |||||

### Corporate Awards

| Season | Year | Host | Award Name | Awardee |
| 78 | 2015 | UP | Eats so Easy move | Adamson University (AdU) |
| 78 | 2015 | UP | Oishi Oh Wow Surprising move | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 78 | 2015 | UP | Smart Prepaid Fearless Jump | University of Santo Tomas (UST) |
| 78 | 2015 | UP | Yamaha Best Toss | University of the Philippines (UP) |
| 78 | 2015 | UP | PLDT Fantastic move | University of the Philippines (UP) |
| 79 | 2016 | UST | Best Toss | National University (NU) |
| 79 | 2016 | UST | Best Pyramid | National University (NU) |
| 80 | 2017 | FEU | Yamaha Toss | National University (NU) |
| 80 | 2017 | FEU | Jollibee Inextrahan! Pyramid | Adamson University (AdU) |
| 81 | 2018 | NU | Yamaha Toss | University of Santo Tomas (UST) |
| 82 | 2019 | ATENEO | Juicy Cologne's Juicy-fied Pyramid | Grand winner: National University (NU) 1st runner-up: Adamson University (AdU) 2nd runner-up: University of the Philippines (UP) |
| 82 | 2019 | ATENEO | AXA's Know You Can Stunt (Best in Pyramid) | National University (NU) |
| 82 | 2019 | ATENEO | Yamaha's Best Toss | National University (NU) |
| 82 | 2019 | ATENEO | Pure Gold's Always Panalo Move | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 83 | 2020 | DLSU | No competition was held due to COVID-19 | No competition was held due to COVID-19 |
| 84 | 2021 | DLSU | Silka Best Awra Dance Move | National University (NU) |
| 84 | 2021 | DLSU | Skechers Best Performance | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 85 | 2022 | AdU | Palmolive Handa Ang Ganda Hair Moment | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 85 | 2022 | AdU | Skechers Most Stylish Team | National University (NU) |
| 85 | 2022 | AdU | Biogenic Best Pyramid | National University (NU) |
| 85 | 2022 | AdU | Silka Best Awra Dance Move | National University (NU) |
| 86 | 2023 | UE | Skechers Most Stylish Performance | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 86 | 2023 | UE | Yamaha Most Unique Dance Move | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 86 | 2023 | UE | BYS Best Toss | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 86 | 2023 | UE | Juicy-fied Pyramid | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 86 | 2023 | UE | Silka Best Awra Dance Move | Far Eastern University (FEU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Mwell Power Performance | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Juicy-fied Pyramid | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | AIA Best Aerial Performance | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Jollibee Best Toss | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Silka Stay Lit Dance Move | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Skechers Stylish Performance | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Yamaha Most Unique Dance Move | National University (NU) |
| 87 | 2024 | UP | Max Most Synchronized Dance Move | National University (NU) |

## Championship table

Main Cheerdance Competition
| School | Last Championship | Last Top 3 Appearance | Rank | Rank | Rank | Total | Championship Rank |
| University of the Philippines | 2012 | 2015 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| University of Santo Tomas | 2006 | 2023 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| National University | 2024 | 2024 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Far Eastern University | 2023 | 2024 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| Adamson University | 2017 | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| De La Salle University | — | 2013 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| University of the East | — | 2017 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Ateneo de Manila University | — | 2009 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 |
Note: The Season 84 (2021–2022) Cheerdance Competition was held in May 2022.
Group Stunts Division
| School | Last Championship | Last Top 3 Appearance | Rank | Rank | Rank | Total | Championship Rank |
| National University | 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Far Eastern University | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| University of the Philippines | 2012 | 2017 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| University of Santo Tomas | 2015 | 2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Adamson University | — | 2019 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| University of the East | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 6 |
| De La Salle University | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 7 |
| Ateneo De Manila University | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 8 |
No Group Stunts competition have been held since 2020.