~”GET UP, STEP UP, And CHEER UP!

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1. The competition is scheduled on__________, at the UPHSD Gymnasium. All

participants should be in the venue at ________ in the morning. The order of
performance will be determined through the drawing of lots early before the
event. Program will start at exactly ________.

2. The competition will be composed by 10 colleges of the university and 1 group

from the Basic Education Department.

3. This is an open competition for all Colleges. However only one official
participating team is allowed per College. Each Department can only have one (1)
participating team. Each team may consist of any combination of male and/or
female dancers, with a least number of fifteen (15) and a maximum number of
fifty (50).

Deduction: Non-compliance to the minimum and maximum number of members

corresponds to a deduction of 1 point per shortage/excess.

4. All members of the team MUST be bonafide students of the

school/college/university they are representing.

5. Duration of performance: minimum of 6 minutes and maximum of 15 minutes

(inclusive of entrance and exit). Deduction: Every 1 minute under time/overtime
corresponds to a deduction of 1 point.

Note: 1 minute before time, a first warning signal will be given and a second
warning signal will be notified if time is up.

6. School cheers must be yelled live, not taped, by the cheerers, there are no limits to
the props to be used except for flammable or other hazardous materials.
Dangerous props are strictly prohibited.

Deduction: Non-compliance to this rule corresponds to a deduction of 5 points.

7. Criteria for judging (Total of 100 points):

Choreography (45 points) includes creativity, originality, and harmony, degree

of difficulty.
Deduction: Minus one (1) full point from the department cheer
total score for each unsuccessful pyramid/jump/lift/toss.
Note: Vulgar and obscene steps or movements are prohibited.

Deduction: Five full (5) points shall be deducted from the department cheer total
score for vulgarity and obscenity.

Synchronization (25 points)

Smoothness in transition from one movement to another.
Coordination of movements with the music.
Unity of the movements.

Costume, Showmanship, Projection and Props (15 points)

Audibility (5 points)
Clarity in cheers, yells, and chants.

Audience Impact (10 points)

Appeal to the audience or audience participation.
Deduction: Minus 0.5 point per minor error and 1 point per major error in each
criterion.

8. Judges are chosen and invited by the designated committee from the outside and
should be based on their experience and expertise in the field.

Prizes at stake are as follows:

Champion :
1st Runner-up :
nd
2 Runner-up :
Participants (7) :

9. Each participating team should ensure that they are prepared for any untoward
and unexpected accident during their rehearsals and final performance. The event
organizers and Organizing Committee will not be liable for any accident
occurring during rehearsals and final performance.

10. The decision of the Board of Judges is final and irrevocable.

Organizing Committee

Over-All Chairman : DR. PEDRO S. DE LEON

Dean, College of Engineering and Architecture

Chairman : ENGR. DIOMEDES G. PATANI, JR.

College of Engineering

Members : All Faculty Members

College of Engineering