Exciting Student Aerobic Night

At 7:25 p.m. on May 9, 2008, despite the rain, the Me Tri Dormitory Hall - where the 2nd Aerobic Competition for Students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities was held - was full. At 7:35 p.m., the Aerobic-style opening ceremony began amid the enthusiastic cheers of thousands of spectators. At 7:47 p.m., when the entrances to the hall were packed, the girls from the Faculty of Literature performed their first dance steps of a jubilant and bustling Student Aerobic night.

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After a rather thorough warm-up by the Faculty of Literature with a score of 75, the performance of the Faculty of Sociology achieved 67 points. Next was the Faculty of Philosophy. And the future philosophers really surprised the audience with the rhythm and musical movements in their performance.

As expected, the reigning champions – the International Studies team – affirmed their level and mettle with a performance reaching 88 points.

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The competition was not only impressive with the aerobic movements but also with the fashion style of the teams. If the Faculty of Linguistics team impressed with their bold makeup style, the Faculty of Journalism and Communication team stood out with their sweet strawberry-colored outfits and self-designed shoes...

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Another factor that made the competition exciting was the audience – student supporters. Although the teams had less than 2 weeks to prepare for the competition, it seemed that this limitation was compensated by the enthusiastic cheering of the supporters:

And after 2 hours of performance by 11 Aerobic teams from faculties in the University, when the judges announced the final team's score, the fans of the Faculty of International Studies ran up to congratulate their team. With a 13-point difference from the second-placed team, the Faculty of International Studies team once again became the champion of the Aerobic competition for students of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The second prize went to the Faculty of Literature and the Faculty of Philosophy. The two teams of the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Faculty of Psychology shared the third prize. Below are the detailed results of the teams (arranged in order of performance):

STT	Team	Structural points	Implementation point	Total score	Ranking
1.	Literature	38	37	75	2
2.	Sociology	30	37	67
3.	Philosophy	34	38	72	2
4.	International Studies	46	42	88	1
5.	Information - Library	29	35	64
6.	Psychology	33	37	70	3
7.	Linguistics	28	32	60
8	Orientalism	33	36	69	3
9.	Study tourism	34	32	66
10.	Management Science	30	32	62
11.	Press & Media	33	35	68

See more photos of the contesthere.