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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