Stunt-filled, jaw-dropping NU routine had a clear highlight — a windmill-like stunt that left the crowd stunned at the Mall of Asia Arena for the UAAP Cheerdance Competition.
The NU Pep Squad left everyone at the Mall of Asia Arena — even their own teammates — stunned after their tremendous “out of this world” routine to regain the crown in the UAAP Season 87 Cheerdance Competition on Sunday.
Though there were a lot of highlights in the stunning routine that was leaps and bounds above the rest of the field, there was one stunt that stood out from the rest of the performance.
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From the venue itself to social media, NU’s “ferris wheel” stunt became an instant hit and will surely be remembered for CDCs to come.
And even the NU Pep Squad themselves were astonished at what they were able to do.
NU captains JP Cabido and Vigie Calleja shared that they were absolutely delighted at what their teammates accomplished in the now-iconic routine.
“Yeah, iconic po talaga yung ginawa namin. We don’t know talaga kung ano yung behind the story ni Coach Carl [Babilonia] sa pyramid na yun… Kung ano po yung pinagawa samin ng coaches, naniwala po kami don kasi para po sa amin, ayun po yung championship na pyramid and we know po na yung pyramid na yun is tatatak po talaga siya,” said Cabido.
“Kasi pati po kaming mga teammates, di po kami makapaniwala nung umpisa nung ginawa yun. Kasi parang nakakabaliw po siya tignan and sobrang creative ng coaches kung paano nila ginawa yun sa utak nila and we are so proud po sa lahat ng mga teammates ko kasi nagawa po namin kung ano po yung naiisip nila,” he added.
Calleja, for her part, said that she felt it from the moment they were able to stick that "ferris wheel" pyramid, as coined by head coach Gabby Bajacan, that it was something that was going to go down in history.
“Di rin namin expect na ganon yung magiging impact sa lahat ng tao. Basta kung ano yung pinagawa ng coaches, ginagawa lang po namin. Nagti-tiwala lang talaga kami sa pinapagawa ng coaches,” said Calleja.
“As in yung impact kanina kasi, nagr-routine kami tapos yung sigawan ng tao, ramdam na ramdam namin na na-appreciate nila yung skill na ginawa namin. So ayun, sobrang we expect the unexpected talaga nung sumalang kami. Yun talaga yun,” she continued.
Heading into the routine, even Bajacan wasn’t sure how the fans would receive the daring stunt.
But if the conversations online are anything to go off — and the sounds of cheers at the Mall of Asia Arena — the “ferris wheel” pyramid will go down in history.
“Di rin namin inexpect na magugustuhan ng lahat yun. O helicopter pyramid. Last year kasi meron kaming tornado, yung mekus mekus na tawag. Ang daming tumawag, pero siguro it's the ferris wheel pyramid. So salamat po sa pag-appreciate ng ginawa namin. Maraming salamat po,” said Bajacan.
The NU Pep Squad established themselves as the new-era dynasty in the UAAP Cheerdance Competition after tying a record 8th championship in the competition. They also won those titles in an 11-season span.