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The Laurel Gym in Rosario, Batangas was transformed into a festive court yesterday (June 9, 2011) in the Sinukmani Festival Street & Court Dance Competition.
From the soft and romantic melodies played by the Rosario West Central School Rondalla Group to the festive vibe injected by the invited drum beaters, the event venue was the most jovial place around town for that specific time of the day yesterday.
This street and court dance competition is part of the 324th Founding Anniversary of Rosario. After the judging of sinukmani entries in the Luansing Plaza, the town folks then gathered to cheer on their bets for the competition.
While waiting for the competing groups, five pretty young ladies dubbed as Diwata ng Sinukmani were presented. You can find them in the image gallery below.
The contest proper started a bit late than expected because the first competing group, Mayuro National High School, had a hard time bringing in their huge props. There were too many people inside the gym, that’s why.
The competing groups were Mayuro National High School, Itlugan National High School, Padre Vicente Garcia Memorial Academy, Sto. Niño Formation and Science School – Day Class, and Sto. Niño Formation and Science School – Night Class.
This competition were characterized by colorful costumes, confetti here and there, cheers and loud hoots from the audience, and of course, talented and high-spirited dancers who entertained everyone present.
Do you know that feeling when you’re so overwhelmed with what you see and you feel like you’re about to cry? Ang weird ano? They were all up for a good competition and we knew these kids gave it all out to provide us with such entertaining performances. Ang saya-saya ng sayaw nila pero nakakaiyak kasi alam mong pinaghirapan talaga nilang lahat.
But in the end, only one group will be hailed as the best performing group. And we’d like to congratulate Sto. Niño Formation and Science School – Day Class for bagging the first place in the competition!
RESULTS OF SINUKMANI FESTIVAL 2011 STREET & COURT DANCE COMPETITION
STREET & PLAZA DANCE COMPETITION
1ST – STO. NIÑO FORMATION AND SCIENCE SCHOOL (DAY CLASS) (P150,000.00 worth of project)
2ND – STO. NIÑO FORMATION AND SCIENCE SCHOOL (NIGHT CLASS) (P100,000.00 worth of project)
3RD – ITLUGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (P50,000.00 worth of project)
4TH – MAYURO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
5TH – PADRE VICENTE GARCIA MEMORIAL ACADEMY (PVGMA)
PROPS & COSTUMES
1ST – STO.NIÑO FORMATION AND SCIENCE SCHOOL (DAY CLASS) (won P10,000.00)
2ND – STO. NIÑO FORMATION AND SCIENCE SCHOOL (NIGHT CLASS)
3RD – MAYURO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
4TH – ITLUGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
5TH – PADRE VICENTE GARCIA MEMORIAL ACADEMY (PVGMA)
DIWATA NG SINUKMANI
1ST – STO. NIÑO FORMATION AND SCIENCE SCHOOL (NIGHT CLASS) (won P3,000.00)
2ND – STO. NIÑO FORMATION AND SCIENCE SCHOOL (DAY CLASS)
3RD – MAYURO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
4TH – ITLUGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
5TH – PADRE VICENTE GARCIA MEMORIAL ACADEMY (PVGMA)
See more of Sinukmani Festival Street Dance Competition 2011 photos by clicking the link.
Mayuro National High School had been supportive of any activities/ projects launched by the municipality. Even with no material and financial resources, we participated in the festival to show our willingness to add glamour and to create festive atmosphere for the founding anniversary of the town. To show that we are worthy of defending our title, our performers practiced painstakingly under the heavy rain and heat of the sun with only soup, juices and bread under an uncovered court. During the contest, they had given their best. But to our great disappointment, we were not given a chance to have any award which we believed we must deserve. What is more heart breaking was the 72% grade we received from a judge. Did the judge know the implications of 72% given to a performing group? If it was the case, we should have just worn sacks and walked in the street.
To the organizers, judges and institutions behind this festival, let us think and have a clear understanding of the connotation of the word festival, the essence of total performance and the difference between pers0nal and professional responsibility.
In any competition, the people involved must uphold the values of fairness, justice and professionalism which sad, sad to say, are sometimes forgotten and sacrificed for personal motives
COMMENT ON THE RESULT OF THE STREET AND COURT DANCE COMPETITION…..
Mayuro National High School had been supportive of any activities/ projects launched by the municipality. Even with no material and financial resources, we participated in the festival to show our willingness to add glamour and to create festive atmosphere for the founding anniversary of the town. To show that we are worthy of defending our title, our performers practiced painstakingly under the heavy rain and heat of the sun with only soup, juices and bread under an uncovered court. During the contest, they had given their best. But to our great disappointment, we were not given a chance to have any award which we believed we must deserve. What is more heart breaking was the 72% grade we received from a judge. Did the judge know the implications of 72% given to a performing group? If it was the case, we should have just worn sacks and walked in the street.
To the organizers, judges and institutions behind this festival, let us think and have a clear understanding of the connotation of the word festival, the essence of total performance and the difference between pers0nal and professional responsibility.
In any competition, the people involved must uphold the values of fairness, justice and professionalism which sad, sad to say, are sometimes forgotten and sacrificed for personal motives