The UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition is a contest on
dance sport
Dancesport is competitive ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, as contrasted to social or exhibition dancing. In the case of Para dancesport, at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair.
Dancesport events are sanctioned and regulated by dancesp ...
among member-schools of the
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
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. Its first edition was held on 3 September 2016 in UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Arena.
It has two categories: the
Latin
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division and the
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division. The competition is only a special event sport; thus, it has no bearing on the overall standing.
In its first competition, seven out of all eight UAAP member-schools joined.
University of the Philippines
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Ballroom Formation Team won both categories.
Latin Mixed was added for its third edition in
UAAP Season 85
UAAP Season 85 was the 2022–23 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Season 85 theme is "Rise as One", and the season host was the Adamson University. With just seven events in Season 84, the colle ...
where UP claimed the first-ever title.
Categories
Latin division
This consisted of
cha-cha-cha
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* ''Cha-cha-chá'' (music), a style of Cuban dance music
* Cha-cha-cha (dance), a Latin American dance accompanying the music
Film and television
* ''Cha Cha Cha'' (film), a 2013 Italian crime film
* ''Cha Cha Cha'' ...
,
rumba
The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba ...
, and
iive.
Standard division
This consisted of
waltz
The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position.
History
There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wa ...
,
tango
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...
, and
quickstep
The quickstep is a light-hearted dance of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal a ...
.
Participants
Results
Latin division
Standard division
See also
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UAAP Street Dance Competition
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, whe ...
*
NCAA Cheerleading Competition
The NCAA Cheerleading Competition previously known as NCAA Cheerdance Competition is an annual one-day event of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for cheerleading in the Philippines.
In the 87th season of the NCAA, cheerleading has bee ...
*
List of domestic club championship attendance: UAAP Cheerdance Competition in a global context.
References
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Cheerdance
2016 establishments in the Philippines