UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition

{{Short description|Contest on dance sport}} {{Infobox sports league |logo = |pixels = |sport = Dancesport |founded = 2016 |teams = 4 ''(in 2023)'' |country ={{PHL}} |champion ={{UAAPteam|UP|name=University of the Philippines}} (Latin, Standard, Latin Mixed) |TV = }}

The '''UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition''' is a contest on [[Dancesport|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.<ref name=upsweep>{{Cite news|url=http://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/up-sweeps-inaugural-uaap-ballroom-formation-competition/65259|title=UP sweeps inaugural UAAP Ballroom Formation Competition|last=Valderrama|first=Aeron Paul|date=2016-09-03|work=Tiebreaker Times|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/09/03/historic-opening-day-sets-motion-uaap-season-79-15134|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905200951/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/09/03/historic-opening-day-sets-motion-uaap-season-79-15134|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2016|title=Historic Opening Day sets in motion UAAP Season 79|last=Riego|first=Benjamin|date=2016-08-03|website=ABS-CBN SPORTS|language=en|access-date=2017-05-23}}</ref>

It has two categories: the [[Latin dance|Latin]] division and the [[Ballroom dance#Standard/Smooth|Standard]] division. The competition is only a special event sport; thus, it has no bearing on the overall standing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/145093-up-sweeps-first-uaap-ballroom/|title=UP sweeps first UAAP ballroom competition|last=Bracher|first=Jane|date=2016-08-03|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref name=uptreble>{{Cite web|url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/uaap-85-ballroom-up-dances-way-to-three-title-sweep/270632|title=UAAP 85 Ballroom: UP dances way to three-title sweep|last=Valderrama|first=Aeron Paul|date=2023-04-29|website=Tiebreaker Times|language=en|access-date=2023-04-29}}</ref>

== Categories == * Latin division – Consisted of [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|cha-cha-cha]], [[rhumba|rumba]], and [[Jive (dance)|jive]]. * Standard division – Consisted of [[International standard waltz|waltz]], [[tango]], and [[quickstep]].

== Participants == {| class="wikitable" style="text align: center" ! School ! Team |- |{{UAAPicon|Adamson}} [[Adamson University]] (AdU) | Adamson Ballroom Pep Club (2016) Adamson Dance Company (2023) |- |{{UAAPicon|Ateneo}} [[Ateneo de Manila University]] (ADMU) | Ateneo Dance Sport Club <ref>{{Citation|last=Jan Cerezo|title=Ateneo Dance Sport Club {{!}} UAAP79 Ballroom Formation Dance Competition|date=2016-09-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDsVqgKoBY4|access-date=2017-05-23}}</ref> |- | {{UAAPicon|La Salle}} [[De La Salle University]] (DLSU) | DLSU Ballroom Blitz |- | {{UAAPicon|FEU}} [[Far Eastern University]] (FEU) |FEU Dance Company – Ballroom Team |- | {{UAAPicon|NU}} [[National University (Philippines)|National University]] (NU) | NU Dancesport Company <ref>{{Citation|last=Randy Sioson|title=UAAP 79 - Ballroom Dance (Latin) - NU|date=2016-09-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMUJ7p2KmEQ|access-date=2017-05-23}}</ref> |- | {{UAAPicon|UE}} [[University of the East]] (UE) | UE Warrior Dancesport Team |- | {{UAAPicon|UP}} [[University of the Philippines Diliman|University of the Philippines]] (UP) | UP Ballroom Formation Team |- | {{UAAPicon|UST}} [[University of Santo Tomas]] (UST) | UST Sinag Ballroom Dance Company |- |}

== Results == === Latin division === {{UAAP-CdC/header}} {{UAAP-CdC/row |season = 79 |year = 2016 |host = UST |venue = [[Quadricentennial Pavilion|UST Quadricentennial Pavilion]] [[Manila]] |t1 = UP |t1-pts = 92.48 |t2 = UST |t2-pts = 91.66 |t3 = UE |t3-pts = 84.42 |ref=<ref name="upsweep" /> }} {{UAAP-CdC/row |season = 81 |year = 2019 |host = NU |venue = [[Quadricentennial Pavilion|UST Quadricentennial Pavilion]] [[Manila]] |t1 = UP |t1-pts = 89.1 |t2 = UST |t2-pts = 84.8 |t3 = FEU |t3-pts = 74.4 |ref=<ref name="ust tops">{{cite news |last1=Tañas |first1=Theresa Clare |title=UST tops UAAP standard ballroom event |url=https://varsitarian.net/sports/sports/20190503/ust-tops-uaap-standard-ballroom-event |access-date=23 May 2019 |publisher=The Varsitarian |date=3 May 2019}}</ref> }} {{UAAP-CdC/row |season = 85 |year = 2023 |host = ADU |venue = [[Quadricentennial Pavilion|UST Quadricentennial Pavilion]] [[Manila]] |t1 = UP |t1-pts = 88.2 |t2 = FEU |t2-pts = 85.5 |t3 = UST |t3-pts = 84.7 |ref=<ref name="uptreble" /> |url= }} |}

=== Standard division === {{UAAP-CdC/header}} {{UAAP-CdC/row |season = 79 |year = 2016 |host = UST |venue = [[Quadricentennial Pavilion|UST Quadricentennial Pavilion]] [[Manila]] |t1 = UP |t1-pts = 94.3 |t2 = UST |t2-pts = 91.1 |t3 = La Salle |t3-pts = 87 |ref=<ref name="upsweep" /> }} {{UAAP-CdC/row |season = 81 |year = 2019 |host = NU |venue = [[Quadricentennial Pavilion|UST Quadricentennial Pavilion]] [[Manila]] |t1 = UST |t1-pts = 89.1 |t2 = UP |t2-pts = 85.2 |ref=<ref name="ust tops" /> }} {{UAAP-CdC/row |season = 85 |year = 2023 |host = ADU |venue = [[Quadricentennial Pavilion|UST Quadricentennial Pavilion]] [[Manila]] |t1 = UP |t1-pts = 80.4 |t2 = UST |t2-pts = 76.2 |t3 = Adamson |t3-pts = 75.9 |ref=<ref name="uptreble" /> |url= }} |}

==See also== * [[UAAP Street Dance Competition]] * [[NCAA Cheerleading Competition]] * [[List of sports attendance figures#Top leagues in recent domestic club championship event attendance|List of domestic club championship attendance]]: UAAP Cheerdance Competition in a global context.

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines championships|Cheerdance]] [[Category:2016 establishments in the Philippines]]