Night of Dances – University Week 2014

Night of Dances – University Week 2014

A snap of an arm there, a wave of a body here, and the crowd goes wild.

 This University Week’s Night of Dances is certainly different than the last’s Intramurals. Last year, the participants used foreign music to move their body into, but this year, they used our very own Original Pilipino Music (OPM) songs. Not only that, but our participants managed to incorporate a story into the steps that certainly captured our attention until the very end of their performance.

It never ceases to amaze us that whenever a song is interpreted, we not only hear the message but we see it with our own eyes and the emotion goes somewhat deeper into our core, all the more that the song is in Filipino. Therefore we can relate to it more than the foreign songs we love because it is in our own language.

Just like when you say ‘I love you’ to another person. When you say ‘Mahal kita’ instead of the usual ‘I love you’, it sounds more heartfelt and sincere.

Back to the subject at hand, there were two types of dances that our participants participated in. The lyrical pop dance, where they danced and interpreted the song of their choice, and the Latin dance, where they showed that they can move and groove even with heels and almost-no-rest type of competition. Kudos to the ladies who wore killer heels while still managing to look graceful under the pressure at their feet and thank you gentlemen for supporting our ladies all the way.

As usual, the colleges screamed their voice hoarse in cheering for their representatives and clapped their hands whenever they did something splendid. We cannot stress the word ‘support’ enough for these colleges. The judges must have felt their rebounding energy too.   

Like always, we want the first place, but not everyone can fit in the platform.

Missed the announcement of the results?

Lyrical Pop Dance

Champion – Business College

1^st Runner up – College of Education and Health Sciences

2^nd Runner up – College of Engineering and Technology

3^rd Runner up – College of Arts and Sciences

Latin Dance

Champion – College of Education and Health Sciences

1^st Runner up – College of Arts and Sciences

2^nd Runner up – Business College

3^rd Runner up – College of Engineering and Technology

Who will amaze us the most next time?

Who will take the crown for themselves and be called the champion?

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.” ― Martha Graham

Jini Jane Prado

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