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When the UAAP Cheerdance Competition feels too much like real life
And so another UAAP Cheerdance Competition has passed. Congratulations to the Adamson University Pep Squad! Party at San Marcelino, everyone!
On social media, the titos and the titas got their fingers working, throwing either overzealous praise (“Ohmygod, perfection thy name is ____”) or unforgiving scorn (“Hoy ___, anyare?”) at their school’s routine, probably while thinking of their payat college days and how many planks they’ll have to endure to get it back.
Meanwhile, over at the MOA Arena Saturday, about 19,000 people went gaga for school pride.
Now, before the usual deluge of news buries them deep in the annals of trending topics, allow us to pay a final tribute to the superstars of the UAAP CDC: the hardworking and super talented student-cheerdancers.
They are the epitome of how springy, bendy, and zesty youth can be. But most of all, we celebrate their passion (to win / to bring glory to their university / to not fall on their butt on national TV) and how they wear it on their faces and express it with their bodies.
Below is a collection of the most expressive cheerdancers of UAAP’s grand dance finale, along with the oh-so-familiar feels they made us feel.
1. When it's Petsa de Peligro and all you've got is P50
2. When you're out with your friends and your mama texts: "Asan ka na?"
3. When you're a grammar nut and someone posts "BIAS KAYO!" on social media
4. When Rachel Peters made the Top 10 of Miss Universe 2017
5. When Rachel Peters didn't make the Top 5 of Miss Universe 2017
6. When, still bummed about Rachel Peters, you remember that Winwyn Marquez is Reina Hispanoamericana
7. When you can finally say to your ex: "HU U?"
8. When your neighbor changes their Wi-Fi password
9. When you're going for a savage on Mobile Legends but someone calls you
10. When someone starts their sentence with: "Parang tumataba ka..."
11. When you're about to see another epic catfight on "Ika-6 Na Utos"
12. When you're so ready to go home after a long day at work and your Uber driver finally arrives
13. When your crush compliments your new hair
14. When a TV commercial turns you into a complete mess
15. When your friend shares a spoiler of a movie you really want to see
16. When you first correctly used "lodi"
17. When your QC friends insist meeting in Trinoma and you're from Las Piñas
18. When you first saw Maria Isabel Lopez's ASEAN video
19. When your new co-worker calls you "Kuya / Ate"
20. When you read mind-blowing tweets, like this #UAAPCheerdance gem: “pag naghhost si gretchen dapat tawag sakanya gretchen host”
— LA, GMA News
