They FLY! 😭🤯 Waleska & Efra react NU Pep Squad For the First Time 

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It's a cheerleading competition and not from a basketball game. Cheerleading is quite a big deal here in the Philippines. Different universities joins the battle and is one of the biggest and most awaited part in UAAP competition (It's an event where universities compete with different sports, basically a sports festival/ intramurals). The men who's dressed in black are spotters to make sure all the flyers are safe in case of accidents and also to help organize the props during the routine :)

This is from an actual cheerdancing competition between the top Universities in Manila not from a ball game. National University (NU) has been the favorite these last few years. The other universities ain't bad if you check them as well [Adamson University, Far Eastern University (FEU), University of the East (UE), University of the Philippines (UP), University of Santo Tomas (UST) etc.]

i did 4-5 months of cheerleading training when i was in college and tbh them throwing me around and up was more bearable than the intense training itself of the lap runs and the flexibility exercises coz we had to be flexible in all directions and yeah. cheerleading is a big thing here in the Philippines as well as basketball but we have a separate competition for it for the unis. biggest competitions are UAAP and NCAA

I think cheerleading here in the Philippines is considered as a sport.

Watch their 2018 performance where their Theme was from the movie "COCO" That was the bestttt 🧡🧡🧡🧡

And if I’m not mistaken they are all still students and do this on top of their regular college load 🤔

Thanks for this reaction. NU is my Alma Mater. UAAP(University Athletic Association of the Philippines) is an interscholastic athletics league of the Philippines. Yes baseball is also played in schools and also one of the sports in UAAP.

Actually, its not a performance for a basketball team. Its a performance of a specific group (NU PEP SQUAD) in an annual competition for universities under a school organization in the Philippines called UAAP. Other schools also have performances in there (you can check it out). And also, the floor there dont have springs, it's just rubber mats. :))

You should see more of these kinds. UAAP is like a yearly event for the most known Universities in the Philippines which includes basketball, volleyball and pep squad competition. And National University (NU) is like champions for couple of consecutive years. This is collegiate level but even high schoolers does this kind of stunts. So glad you enjoyed.

Yes, Filipinos play baseball. They were World Champions in he Little League Baseball in the past!

UAAP means University Athletic Association of the Philippines and CDC means Cheerdance Competition

Just a correction as well, while the usual mats for cheerleading are the ones that have a bit if bounce (sprung mat) to help the cheerleaders, the ones used here are called “dead mats” which I believe requires more strength and force (possibly technique too) to pull off stunts.

Fun facts: Dance, Singing and Acting is a Big thing here in the Philippines.

The guys in the black are also the safety for the flyers. They're in black so they are less noticeable. Thats why they only come in during arials.

the level of trust they have for their teammates must be insane.

The section where they had the fans - they were imitating a “sarimanok” - a mythical bird in Philippines folklore.

from my experience (3 years cheerleading in college), those people in black are called "spotters", they dont call the shots and count for us, they instead just stand by and watch in case we throw the fliers a bit off they can help safely catch the fliers.

School encouraged pep squad competitions either between grade levels or classrooms during annual intramurals. I never really understood where the obsession for perfection came from, but it was so hardcore, even for small scale competitions within schools. We would fund raise to hire professional choreographers, trainers, vocal coaches, bands, rent space for small and large group lessons and practices for after school and weekends, and order custom uniforms. No one else outside of school would see it, but it was always crazy excessive, with a lot of tyrannical behavior and crying. The end result, esp if we won, would be worth it. No real prize tho, just bragging rights.

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