Talk about consistency

September 17, 2005, all roads leads to the Araneta Coliseum for the 2005 UAAP Nestle Non-Stop Cheerdance competition. In a sold-out crowd, 8 schools compete to be the best cheerleaders. One school defending its title for the fourth time and the other wants to reclaim the title.

This year, I can say that most schools have improved in terms of their routine, execution and originality. De La Salle Pep Squad is much better this year than last year's. Ateneo on the other hand, is much better last year. And so with the host school Adamson and UE. NU Pep, lacked originality, wherein most of their routines was already common and nothing new to offer.

The UP Pep Squad, as always, has something new to show and surprise their audience, making them the number one threat for the UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe,amidst the pressure has shown a spectacular show. FEU is still a school to look out for in terms of execution.

My bet for this year was between UP and UST vying for the second and first place and it's either UE, Adamson or FEU for the third. After 2 hours of school action, the results are in! Mind you, I can feel the tension even though I'm just watching at home minus the fact that my school is not part of the UAAP. Talking about consistency, for two straight years since 2003, the standing hasn't change. FEU still grabbed the third spot with an average of 88.72% while UP got second with 90.78. With a margin of just .20, UST SDT (90.98%) defended its title for the fourth straight year. It was a really close fight. Here's the final ranking taken from the Philippine Star today.

Fourth - La Salle(76.37) Fifth- UE(76.25) Sixth- Adamson(76.09) Seventh- Ateneo(69.33) Last- NU(64.48)

UST has a well deserve win, UP has nothing to be upset about! Hey,they're always in the winners list every year! For FEU, still a job well done. And for the other schools, it's still school pride that what makes them winners! Till the next Cheerdance competition!

Here are the highlights of the days events, as grabbed from my television
screen!


FEU and UP grabbed the third and second place respectively.


UST SDT winning the title for fourth straight year.

Thomasians showcasing school pride at its best.