CHEERDANCE MECHANICS & GUIDELINES

1. The competition will be held on January 21, 2020, at St. Paul Technological Institute of Cavite Inc.,
Call time for the participants is at 8am. The team leaders/managers from the participating schools
shall draw lots to determine actual performance and the registration of each member starting
December 9, 2019 to January 10, 2020.
2. Each participating school is entitled to enter a maximum of two (2) official group composed of male
and female cheer-dancers not less than fifteen (15) and not more than twenty-five (25) in number. A
maximum of five (5) additional members may be included who shall serve only as spotters and/or
props men for the team. The spotters and/or props men must wear black uniform (t-shirt, pants and
shoes).
The spotters and/or props men are not subject to the foregoing eligibility requirements.
3. The entire duration of the performance must not exceed six (6) minutes, exclusive of 30 seconds
pre-setting and 30 seconds exit/pack-up and clean-up.
4. The routine parameters:
--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 stands-alone element rather as part of the
Overall Impression Category.
--The order of the performance is:
1. First, the cheers or yells for not more than ONE (1) MINUTE
2. Second, the creative dance or gimmickry for not more than TWO (2) MINUTES
3. Last, the cheer-dance routine piece must not exceed THREE (3) MINUTES
• 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 cleared 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, flaglets, placards), plus one
banner/streamer to be provided by the organizer’s sponsor.
6. Criteria for judging:
Choreography 25%
 Variation of Steps
 Formation
Mastery 20%
 Coordination
 Rhythm
 Discipline
Costume 20%
 Blending of colors
 Design
Props 15%
 Appropriation accessories
 Colors
Over-all impact 20%

Total 100%