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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Year	Season host	Venue	Champion	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place	6th place	7th place	8th 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

School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance	Rank			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	—	—	—	—	—	—

School	Last Championship	Last Top 3 Appearance	Rank			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	–	–	–	–	–	–

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