NCC and Smart award country’s top cheerdance teams

A stunning show of dancing and gymnastic skills marked the 10th National Cheerleading Championships (NCC), with teams from the National University and Parañaque National High School emerging as the big winners in the college and high school categories of the country’s largest cheerdance competition, held recently at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
 Meanwhile, the crews from the Quezon City Polytechnic University and the Las Piñas East National High School drew massive support to take home the Texter’s Choice in the college and high school divisions, awarded by Smart Prepaid, NCC’s major partner for the competition.
 Over 120 teams from all over the country proved their mettle in the intense two-day finals, drawing thousands of students, parents and faculty to support them. Each team dished out fierce routines with synchronized choreography and heart-stopping acrobatic feats in the spirit of fun and healthy competition.
 “Smart Prepaid is proud to partner with NCC in its milestone year, marking a decade of providing the youth a platform to pursue cheerdancing with a passion, elevating it to a serious endeavor in which the values of teamwork and perseverance shine,” said Joel Lumanlan, Smart Prepaid head.
 “It is in supporting these kinds of events that Smart Prepaid allows the youth to push their limits and pursue their passions  without fear or hesitation, which is at the core of our Jump In campaign.”
 Since the founding of NCC, the competition has become a venue for the country’s cheerleaders to hone their potentials, using it as a stepping stone to compete in the international level, according to NCC National Director Paula Nunag.
 Other winners for the different cheerdance categories are: De La Salle College of St. Benilde (College All-Girl Cheer); National University (College All-Girl Group Stunts); De La Salle Lipa (College All-Girl Pom); Miriam College High School (High School All-Girl Pom); Saint Pedro Poveda College (Junior All-Girl Cheer); Marist Elite All Stars (Coed Elite Cheer); National University (Coed Group Stunts); School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City (High School All-Girl Cheer); and TCU Varsity Pep Squad (Partner Stunts).
 NCC also awarded the best dance groups of different schools, including: Assumption College Makati (All-Girl Hip Hop); School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City (All-Girl High School Hip Hop); Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (College Coed Hip Hop); St. Louis University (College All-Girl Jazz); Assumption College (High School All-Girl Jazz); St. Paul College Pasic (Junior All-Girl Jazz); and La Salle Greenhills (Mixed Hip Hop).
 As a treat, Smart Prepaid subscribers at the event got a chance to win much-coveted tickets to the upcoming One Direction concert after they topped up and subscribed to value-packed Smart Jump In promos.
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