Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Lopez Satellite Campus

CHEERDANCE MECHANICS & GUIDELINES

1. The competition will be held on October __, 2019 at Laguna State Polytechnic University –
Lopez Satellite Campus Covered Court. Call time for the participants is at ___ am. The team
captains from the participating teams shall draw lots to determine the sequence of rehearsal
and actual performance. Late teams shall automatically be scheduled first in the order of
rehearsals and performances.

2. Each participating team is entitled to enter a minimum of thirty-five (35) cheer dancers.

3. The entire duration of the performance must not exceed 6 minutes, exclusive of 30 seconds
pre-setting and 30 seconds exit/pack-up and clean-up.

4. The routine parameters:

a. The routines are cheers or yells, creative dance or gimmickry and the cheer dance routine
piece. The evaluation of the cheering will not be judged as a stand-alone element rather as part
of the Overall Impression Category.

The order of the performance is:

*First, the cheers or yells for not more than ONE (1) MINUTE
*Second, the creative dance or gimmickry for not more than TWO (2) MINUTES
*Last, the cheer dance routine piece must not exceed THREE (3) MINUTES

b. A minimum of 4 minutes and a maximum of 6 minutes excluding the preparation, entrance

and exit are given to each performing team. Timing starts at the first obvious moment or sound
and ends when the end of the routine is obvious to the official timer.

5. Cheers/chants must be yelled by the dancers live (not pre-recorded). Creative dance is any
dance performance accompanied by pre-recorded music geared towards entertaining the
audience. All routines must be appropriate for family viewing. Any vulgar or suggestive
movements, words or music may result in disqualification. Uniforms must also be decent. All
props must be registered and cleaned with the Organizer prior to the performance. Pyrotechnics
and other similar dangerous or hazardous props are strictly prohibited. There is a limit of only
TWO (2) hand-held “safe props” to be used by the performers (ex: pompoms, flag lets,
placards).

6. Criteria for judging:

TECHNICAL SKILLS
a. Degree of difficulty 15 pts
b. Gymnastic skills 15 pts
c. Dance technique 5 pts
ROUTINE
a. Synchronization 15 pts
b. Choreography 15 pts
c. Energy and Projection 10 pts
CHEER AND YELLS
a. Audibility and Volume 10 pts
b. Content 5 pts
OVER-ALL IMPRESSION
a. Audience Impact 5 pts
b. Showmanship 5 pts
TOTAL 100 pts

7. A panel of judges shall determine the winners based on the foregoing criteria. Any violation of
the foregoing rules may be used as a ground for disqualification or otherwise cause the
appropriate point deduction on the final score. The decision of the panel shall be final.