UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition
The UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition is a contest on dance sport among member-schools of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. Its first edition was held on 3 September 2016 in UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena.[1][2]
| Sport | Dancesport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 4 (in 2023) |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Most recent champion(s) |  University of the Philippines(Latin, Standard, Latin Mixed) |
It has two categories: the Latin division and the Standard division. The competition is only a special event sport; thus, it has no bearing on the overall standing.[3]
In its first competition, seven out of all eight UAAP member-schools joined. University of the Philippines Ballroom Formation Team won both categories.
Latin Mixed was added for its third edition in UAAP Season 85 where UP claimed the first-ever title.[4]
Categories
Latin division
This consisted of cha-cha-cha, rumba, and jive.
Participants
| School | Team |
|---|---|
 Adamson University (AdU) |
Adamson Ballroom Pep Club (2016) Adamson Dance Company (2023) |
 Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) |
Ateneo Dance Sport Club [5] |
 De La Salle University (DLSU) |
DLSU Ballroom Blitz |
 Far Eastern University (FEU) |
FEU Dance Company – Ballroom Team |
 National University (NU) |
NU Dancesport Company [6] |
 University of the East (UE) |
UE Warrior Dancesport Team |
| University of the Philippines (UP) |
UP Ballroom Formation Team |
 University of Santo Tomas (UST) |
UST Sinag Ballroom Dance Company |
Results
Latin division
| Year | Season host | Venue | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | 7th place | 8th place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UST |
UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Manila |
UP 92.48 |
UST 91.66 |
UE 84.42 |
[1] | |||||
| 2019 | NU |
UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Manila |
UP 89.10 |
UST 84.80 |
FEU 74.40 |
[7] | |||||
| 2023 | Adamson |
UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Manila |
UP 88.20 |
FEU 85.50 |
UST 84.70 |
[4] | |||||
Standard division
| Year | Season host | Venue | Champion | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | 7th place | 8th place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UST |
UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Manila |
UP 94.30 |
UST 91.10 |
La Salle 87.00 |
[1] | |||||
| 2019 | NU |
UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Manila |
UST 89.10 |
UP 85.20 |
[7] | ||||||
| 2023 | Adamson |
UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Manila |
UP 80.40 |
UST 76.20 |
Adamson 75.90 |
[4] | |||||
See also
- UAAP Street Dance Competition
- NCAA Cheerleading Competition
- List of domestic club championship attendance: UAAP Cheerdance Competition in a global context.
References
- Valderrama, Aeron Paul (2016-09-03). "UP sweeps inaugural UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- Riego, Benjamin (2016-08-03). "Historic Opening Day sets in motion UAAP Season 79". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- Bracher, Jane (2016-08-03). "UP sweeps first UAAP ballroom competition". Rappler. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- Valderrama, Aeron Paul (2023-04-29). "UAAP 85 Ballroom: UP dances way to three-title sweep". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- Jan Cerezo (2016-09-03), Ateneo Dance Sport Club | UAAP79 Ballroom Formation Dance Competition, retrieved 2017-05-23
- Randy Sioson (2016-09-04), UAAP 79 - Ballroom Dance (Latin) - NU, retrieved 2017-05-23
- Tañas, Theresa Clare (3 May 2019). "UST tops UAAP standard ballroom event". The Varsitarian. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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