FRESHMEN DOMINATE STREETDANCING 2011

With their interpretation of the Hot Air Balloon Festival of Angeles city, the Freshmen captured the hearts of the crowd as they performed an energetic and colourful festival entry, winning three of the four special awards at stake: Best in Costume, Best in Street Dancing and the Best in Theme Interpretation.

“Singkaban Festival” from Bulacan earned for the Seniors the second place and the other special award, Best in Choreography. The Sophomores won third place for their “Dinagyang Festival” of Iloilo while the Juniors captured the fourth place for their interpretation of the “Pasaka Festival” of Leyte.

The streetdancing competition was divided into two parts. The first part, the street dancing, was performed in a moving/walking manner for 2-3 minutes and were judged while the dancers were performing in the designated area along the main road of the town, fronting the Cano Building.

The second part, the festival theme interpretation, was presented for 6-12 minutes at the SNA Quadrangle and was performed by the dancers in their full costumes and props.

The invited judges included Mr. Jerry Cruz of the San Miguel Academy, Ms. Paulet Macalino of the Macabebe East District, Mr. Nelson Gonzales from Colegio De San Lorenzo, Ms. Ronamarie Luanzon from Singapore and Mrs. Perlita Calara, the PE Coordinator of the Macabebe East District.

Mr. Don Jeremy Clyde Cancio and Mrs. Rowena Viray hosted the program which started with the parade of muses from the pre-school department.

The officers of the 2010-2011 PTCA, headed by Mr. Marcial B. Nicdao Jr., ensured the smooth flow of the parade and the streetdancing as they coordinated with the local police officers in manning the parade routes and in handling the crowd.

- Cassandra Louise C. Orosco