DTCC to hold Dancesport Camp in Cebu on April

(Participants of the Dancesport Dance Camp undergo a four-day-series of intensive dance instructions. Photos by: April May Ramos)

                A 4-day-series event, organized by DanceSport Team Cebu City (DTCC), dubbed as “Dancesport Dance Camp Cebu 2014” will kickoff on April 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2014 at Mountain View Nature’s Park, Busay, Lahug Cebu City.

            The camp, includes welcome party, social night of dancing, farewell party, and involves with Latin American, Modern Standard and Social Ballroom Dance lessons whose trainers are some of the Philippines’ finest lecturers in the national and international Dancesport sphere, is anticipated dance athletes and dance enthusiasts from Visayas and Mindanao to pour in Cebu.

            This year’s participants are from Japan, Olongapo City, Pagadian City, Cagayan De Oro, Bukidnon University, Cotabato City, Koronadal City, Davao City, General Santos City, Panabo City, Tagum City, Kidapawan City, Dapitan JRMUS, Bohol, Minglanilla and Bogo of the Cebu Province and Cebu City universities such as the University of Cebu, University of San Jose Recoletos, University of the Visayas, University of San Carlos, Sacred Heart School, Cebu Eastern College, Cebu Doctors University, Cebu Institute of Technology, Southwestern University, Cebu Technological University, University of Southern Philippines Foundation and St. Paul College.

(Dancesport Dance Camp participants form a bond of friendship that goes beyond the four-day workshop. Photos by: April Ramos)

         All students, P.E. teachers, amateurs, and social dancers and dance enthusiasts, either single or couple, are welcome to the camp. It is organized to hone individual’s dancing skills whether novices or professionals.

            DTCC, which is the Guiness World Record Holder for World’s Largest Dance class of 7,770 participants, also organizes the “Friendliest Competition in the World”, the DanceSport sa Sugbu, a competition for a cause that serves as the culmination activity of hundreds of DTCC trainees, who were given regular free training from the Free Dancesport Workshops. It entitles the barangay child trainees a genuine experience of a real-skilled officiated dance competition which drives them to self-discipline, self-confidence and self-worth.

            For those who are interested, you may contact Ms. Jenette Flores at Tel. No, +6332-415-5844 or Mobile No. +63922-540-6693 or visit the DanceSport Studio, Cebu City Sports Center (behind Abella National High School), Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City.  You can also visit its website www.dancesportcebu.org and Like us on our Facebook Pages Dancesport Dance Camp Cebu and Dancesport Team Cebu City.

2nd Coconut Festival Queen Crowned

First place Patricia Legaspi

This year’s Coconut Festival Queen of Barangay Tapon, Dalaguete province of Cebu was crowned on December 21, 2013.

Patricia Legaspi, who won the grand prize for the said search was also adjudged Best in Group Showdown and Best in Production. She received P5,000 cash, a trophy and sash as prizes.

The third place meanwhile was bagged by Ana Marie Bautista winning P3,000 cash, a trophy and sash, while second placer is Louiella Mae Amar, with P2,000, a trophy and sash.

Legaspi’s winning will send her to compete for the Search for Utanon Festival Queen next year, another local pageant search in celebration of the annual good harvest, this time in the whole Municipality of Dalaguete. It will be celebrated through dance and music.

(L)Second place Ana Marie Bautista and Third place Louiella Mae Amar(R) 

“Ang makadaog nga Coconut Festival Queen kay amo-ang i-sangka sa mas taas na nga kompetisyon dire sa Dalaguete, mao ang Utanon Festival Queen...” said Jake Almagro, Coconut Festival Queen organizer. The candidates wore their fabulous festival gowns as they danced on the coconut festival beat, which was upbeat. The contestants were judged one by one through their interpretation and style of dancing to the beat. The search for Festival Queen has seven candidates namely: Rowellyn Alza, Legaspi, Khasmer Rosemarie Tagsip, Alverlyn Machete, Amar, Maria Guillen Villanueva and Bautista.

Davao’s ‘Torotot Fest’ to Enter Guinness

Davao City's first-ever "Torotot Festival" for the New Year is prepared as they try to clinch the Guinness World Record for the most number of people with toy horn blowers that will be set in the evening of December 31 until dawn of January 1, 2014. "Torotot" means toy horn, which will be used by Dabawenyos in greeting the new year. The festival aims to surpass the record of Japan, which currently holds the title of “the most number of people simultaneously blowing party blowers” in the Guinness World Records. The organizers are targeting 8,000 participants who will simultaneously blow their horns for 10 seconds to break the existing record. The festival is also part of the Dabawenyos' habit. Rather than using explosive material or fire crackers, they blow toy horns to produce noise during the New Year's Eve.

From 2008, there are zero casualties of any fireworks-related incidents in Davao City. But this year, a 14-year-old boy sustained injuries after he picked a burnt piccolo that suddenly exploded. Authorities of Davao City have strictly implemented the firecracker ban, which have recorded not more than five fireworks casualties every year. The city aims to strengthen the campaign for 'safer city' to welcome the New Year.