The UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe placed fourth for the third straight time, extending its UAAP Cheerdance Competition (CDC) championship drought to 16 years.
The last time Salinggawi had a podium finish was in 2017, when it placed second. Its last championship was in 2006, when it completed a UAAP CDC five-peat dating back to 2002.
Performing a Latin DanceSport performance, the Salinggawi Dance Troupe scored 618 points and committed nine penalties during the UAAP Season 84’s contest held at the Mall of Asia Arena on May 22.
The FEU Cheering Squad took home the gold, ending its own 11-year championship drought, performing a Queen-themed performance. FEU scored 727.5 points without errors.
Adamson Pep Squad placed second with a Wild West-themed performance, while the defending CDC champion NU Pep Squad fell to third with a 90s-themed performance. Adamson and NU scored 688.5 and 681 points, respectively.
The Britney Spears-themed UE Pep Squad (592.5), Psy-themed UP Pep Squad (582.5), Lady Gaga-themed DLSU Animo Squad (567.5), and the Abba-themed Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion (488.5) placed fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.
Salinggawi was the third-best team in the dance category, garnering 341 points, only behind FEU (361.5 points) and Adamson (353 points).
The UST dance troupe placed fourth in the tosses category with 75 points, fourth in the tumbling category with 63 points, fifth in the stunts category with 76 points, and fifth in the pyramids category with 72 points.
FEU was the No. 1 team in all categories.
The CDC was the third event the UAAP has held for Season 84, following the men’s basketball tournament that ended on May 13 and the women’s volleyball tournament that will start its second round on May 26. M.E.V. Villeza
