UAAP Street Dance Competition

UAAP Street Dance Competition
Sport	Street dance
Founded	2011
No. of teams	15 teams: 8 - Seniors; 7 - Juniors;
Country	Philippines
Most recent; champion(s)	Season 86 (2024) ; Seniors; – UST Prime ; Juniors; – UST Galvanize
TV partner(s)	Studio 23/ABS-CBN Sports and Action, Balls

The UAAP Street Dance Competition is a new annual event of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines during the closing ceremonies. This is to encourage more students to watch since less spectators attend the closing ceremonies, where players are awarded for their performance.^[1] Results of the street dance competition, together with the drum line competition, will not be added to the computation of UAAP Overall Championship.^[2]

Participants

Seniors division

School	Street Dance Team
Adamson University (AdU)	Adamson University Dance Company – Street
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU)	Company of Ateneo Dancers – Street
De La Salle University (DLSU)	La Salle Dance Company – Street
Far Eastern University (FEU)	FEU Street Alliance
National University (NU)	NU Dance Company
University of the East (UE)	UE Street Warriors (UE Red Warriors Dance Crew / UE Armada: 2011–2017)
University of the Philippines (UP)	UP Street Dance Club
University of Santo Tomas (UST)	UST Prime (UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe: 2011–2015) UST Hype Crew: 2016

Juniors division

School	Street Dance Team
Adamson University (AdU)	Adamson University Dance Company- Street SHS
De La Salle Zobel (DLSZ)	Zobel Dance Crew
Far Eastern University (FEU)	FEU-X
National University (NU)	Underdawgz
University of the East (UE)	UE Street Varsity
University of the Philippines (UP)	UP Junior Streetdance Team
University of Santo Tomas (UST)	UST Galvanize

Rules

Basic rules

One official team per UAAP-member university
15-20 UAAP-eligible students
Up to 2 substitutes 12 hours before the competition

Performance

Maximum routine length is 3 minutes – :15 entrance, 2:30 routine and :15 exit
All cheer stunts and pyramids are prohibited
All tosses are not allowed

Scoring system

Until Season 80

Performance criteria

Performance criteria control 60% of the total score.^[3]

Creativity (10)
Spacing, formation, staging (10)
Showmanship (10)
Attire (10)
Entertainment value (10)
Variety of styles (10)

Skills criteria

Skills criteria control 40% of the total score.^[3]

Musicality (10)
Timing (10)
Execution (10)
Difficulty of styles (10)

Season 80

Performance criteria

Performance criteria control 50% of the total score.

Creativity (5)
Spacing, formation, staging (10)
Attire (5)
Entertainment value and showmanship (10)
Variety of styles (10)
Overall choreography (10)

Skills criteria

Skills criteria control 50% of the total score.

Musicality (5)
Timing (5)
Technique Foundation (10)
Difficulty (10)
Strength and Control (10)
Execution of 4 Required Styles (10)
- At least 2 old school and 2 new school

Summary of deductions

Incomplete crew members upon start of the routine (1)
Grandstanding (staying on the stage for too long (beyond 30 seconds) before and after performance) (1)
Major fall per occurrence (unrecoverable stunt, lift or support) (1)
Minor fall per occurrence (highly noticeable accidental error: trips, falls, stumbles) (0.5)
Boundaries (not within the boundary lines/occurrence) (0.5)
Music
- Not within the required time/length (1)
- Inappropriate language per occurrence (1)
Lighting and effects
- Usage of effects and inappropriate (1)
Steps (Lewd gestures and movement per occurrence) (1)
Attire & props (per occurrence)
- Use of prohibited props (1)
- Tossed clothing (1)
- Used of prohibited attire (head to toe) (1)
Tumbling violations (per occurrence) (1)
Dance lifts/partnering violations (per occurrence) (1)

Results

Seniors' division

Year	Season host	Venue	Champion	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place	6th place	7th place	8th place	Ref.
2011	La Salle	Araneta Coliseum Quezon City	La Salle 91.00	UP 88.25	Ateneo 86.67	UE 83.67	UST 76.83	FEU 72.17	Adamson 70.83	NU 64.75	^[4]^[5]
2012	Ateneo	PICC Forum Pasay	La Salle 88.98	UP 86.40	Ateneo 84.64	FEU 82.42	Adamson 75.88	NU 72.16	UST 71.50	UE 71.00	^[6]
2013	NU	SM North Skydome Quezon City	UP 91.17	La Salle 86.75	Adamson 84.25						^[7]
2014	Adamson	No competition was held.									^{[citation needed]}
2015	UE	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UP 178.00	Ateneo 167.30	La Salle 167.00	Adamson 160.30	FEU 151.30	UST 143.70	UE 137.00	NU 126.50	^[8]
2016^[a]^[b]	UP	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UP 7.00	La Salle 11.00	UST 12.00	Ateneo 14.00	FEU 17.00	UE 24.00	Adamson 25.00		^[9]
2017^[b]	UST	UST Plaza Mayor Manila	La Salle 89.00	UP 88.75	UST 85.75	UE 83.25	FEU 79.25	Ateneo 78.50	Adamson 75.00		^[10]^[11]^[12]
2018	FEU	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	FEU 85.75	La Salle 79.50	UP 78.60	UST 75.60	UE 72.20	Ateneo 69.00	NU 67.50	Adamson 57.50	^{[citation needed]}
2019	NU	Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City	La Salle 86.50	FEU 85.00	NU 83.25	UP 82.00	UST 79.00	UE 72.42	Ateneo 67.45	Adamson 67.45	^{[citation needed]}
2020	Ateneo	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.									^[13]
2021	La Salle	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.									^[14]
2023	Adamson	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UST 448.00	NU 446.00	UP 437.00	Adamson 434.00	Ateneo 430.00	FEU 428.00	La Salle 420.00		^[15]
2024	UE	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UST 90.50	FEU 89.17	UP 86.33	Ateneo 86.17	NU 84.59	Adamson 83.17	La Salle 82.33		^[16]

Notes

^ Four judges ranked the seven crews from first (1) to seventh (7). At the end of the competition, all rankings were added and the crew with the lowest tally was declared the winner.
^ ^a ^b NU Underdawgz did not compete this season.

Juniors' division

Year	Season host	Venue	Champion	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place	6th place	7th place	Ref.
2018^[a]	FEU	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UST 82.30	FEU 71.50	UE 71.10	La Salle 67.00	NU 63.30	Adamson 60.00	UP 55.70	^{[citation needed]}
2019^[a]	NU	Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City	UST 80.10	UE 74.50	FEU 74.45	NU 72.13	La Salle 67.40	UP 64.15	Adamson 60.90	^{[citation needed]}
2020	Ateneo	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.								^[13]
2021	La Salle	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.								^[14]
2023	Adamson	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UST 437.50	Adamson 393.50	FEU 376.00					^[15]
2024	UE	SM Mall of Asia Arena Pasay	UST 86.17	Adamson 84.50	NU 79.33	La Salle				^[16]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Ateneo did not compete this season.

Championship table

Seniors division

School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance	Rank			Total
School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance				Total
De La Salle University	2019	2019	4	3	1	8
University of the Philippines	2016	2024	3	3	3	9
University of Santo Tomas	2024	2024	2	—	2	4
Ateneo de Manila University	—	2015	—	1	2	3
Far Eastern University	2018	2024	1	2	—	3
National University	—	2023	—	1	1	2
Adamson University	—	2013	—	—	1	1
University of the East	—	—	—	—	—	—

Juniors division

School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance	Rank			Total
School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance				Total
University of Santo Tomas	2024	2024	4	–	–	4
Adamson University	–	2024	–	2	–	2
Far Eastern University	–	2023	–	1	2	3
University of the East	–	2019	–	1	1	2
National University	–	2024	–	–	1	1
De La Salle Zobel	–	–	–	–	–	–
University of the Philippines	–	–	–	–	–	–

References

^ Leilani Chavez, "UAAP teams wary of Season 73", "ABS-CBNNews.com". Retrieved 14 February 2011
^ Ma. Rosanna Mina, "Host DLSU launches 'heroes theme' for 73rd UAAP", "ABS-CBNNews.com". Retrieved 14 February 2011
^ ^a ^b "Scoring System" Retrieved 5 March 2011
^ "UAAP Street Dance Competition 2011 Official Tally of Scores". Retrieved 15 March 2011.
^ UAAP News Admin, "La Salle wins UAAP street dance tilt", "UAAPSports.com". Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ "UAAP Street Dance Competition 2012 result". Retrieved 15 March 2011.
^ "UP topples La Salle in street dance as UAAP 75 ends". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ "UAAP Street Dance Competition 2015 result". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
^ "UAAP Streetdance Competition 2016 Result". Retrieved 9 April 2016.
^ Murillo, Michael Angelo. "UST hands UAAP hosting duties to FEU; La Salle tops streetdance". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin. "LSDC brings back streetdance crown to Taft Avenue". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ Suing, Ivan Ruiz. "La Salle tops UAAP street dance contest". UST Varsitarian. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Yumol, David Tristan (7 April 2020). "UAAP board cancels Season 82 due to COVID-19 pandemic". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Morales, Luisa (December 11, 2020). "UAAP cancels Season 83". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "UST sweeps UAAP Streetdance Championships". The Post. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "'Something different, light': UAAP general champion UST caps Season 86 with street dance crown". Rappler. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[sdc2016-9] Four judges ranked the seven crews from first (1) to seventh (7). At the end of the competition, all rankings were added and the crew with the lowest tally was declared the winner.

[nu_dnp-10] NU Underdawgz did not compete this season.

[ahs_dnp-19] Ateneo did not compete this season.

[Chavez-1] Leilani Chavez, "UAAP teams wary of Season 73", "ABS-CBNNews.com". Retrieved 14 February 2011

[Mina-2] Ma. Rosanna Mina, "Host DLSU launches 'heroes theme' for 73rd UAAP", "ABS-CBNNews.com". Retrieved 14 February 2011

[scoring-3] "Scoring System" Retrieved 5 March 2011

[scoresheet-4] "UAAP Street Dance Competition 2011 Official Tally of Scores". Retrieved 15 March 2011.

[uaapsports-5] UAAP News Admin, "La Salle wins UAAP street dance tilt", "UAAPSports.com". Retrieved 13 March 2011.

[6] "UAAP Street Dance Competition 2012 result". Retrieved 15 March 2011.

[7] "UP topples La Salle in street dance as UAAP 75 ends". Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[8] "UAAP Street Dance Competition 2015 result". Retrieved 8 February 2015.

[11] "UAAP Streetdance Competition 2016 Result". Retrieved 9 April 2016.

[12] Murillo, Michael Angelo. "UST hands UAAP hosting duties to FEU; La Salle tops streetdance". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[13] Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin. "LSDC brings back streetdance crown to Taft Avenue". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[14] Suing, Ivan Ruiz. "La Salle tops UAAP street dance contest". UST Varsitarian. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[season82-15] Yumol, David Tristan (7 April 2020). "UAAP board cancels Season 82 due to COVID-19 pandemic". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[season83-16] Morales, Luisa (December 11, 2020). "UAAP cancels Season 83". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[season85-17] "UST sweeps UAAP Streetdance Championships". The Post. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[season86-18] "'Something different, light': UAAP general champion UST caps Season 86 with street dance crown". Rappler. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

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UAAP Street Dance Competition

Contents

Participants

Seniors division

Juniors division

Rules

Basic rules

Performance

Scoring system

Until Season 80

Performance criteria

Skills criteria

Season 80

Performance criteria

Skills criteria

Summary of deductions

Results

Seniors' division

Juniors' division

Championship table

Seniors division

Juniors division

See also

References