Laua-an, Antique troupe wins Talentadong Pinoy’s first ever
dance for a cause
By Edwin P. Sallan, InterAksyon.com
February 4, 2013 · 9:32 am
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Representatives of Laua-an, Antique receive the
P1 million cash prize at the conclusion of the grand finals on Sunday.
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A
spectacular performance from 300 dancers from the small town of Laua-an, Antique
was rewarded with P1 million in cash in the first ever “Dancing Nation: A
Talentadong Pinoy Special Edition” Sunday night on TV5.
Beating
equally impressive dancers numbering between 100 to 200 plus each from
Alaminos, Pangasinan; Infanta, Quezon; Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte; Tupi,
South Cotabato: Rodriguez, Rizal; and Calauag, Quezon, the Laua-an dancers
impressed the panel of judges composed of Mac Alejandre, Jose Javier Reyes,
Audie Gemora, Arnell Ignacio, Alice Dixson, Ruby Rodriguez and Regine
Tolentino, who all had their own particular favorites among the seven competing
dance troupes.
In
the spirit of kapatiran and bayanihan, each town gathered its citizens and
prepared unique dance presentations in the hopes of winning the coveted prize,
which would directly benefit their specific causes.
Helping
them achieve their goals were dance consultants Douglas Nierras of Powerdance,
Joy Cancio of Sex Bomb, Lema Diaz of Philippine All Stars and Egay Bautista of
Speed who gave tips and advice that further improved their overall performance.
The
task of gathering as many as 300 participants for this one-of-a-kind
competition seemed like an impossible feat, but these townspeople endured
countless hours rehearsing to make sure each move was perfect—taking them a
step closer to helping their respective communities.
And
in a competition where each dancing team was performing for a given cause,
including a library, a health center, a theater and cemented roads, among
others, the dancers of Laua-an who were asking for food particularly touched
the heart of Arnell Ignacio who exclaimed, “Hindi naman dapat hinihingi ‘yun
eh.”
“Naiyak
ako kc ang mga hinihingi nila e KARAPATAN lang nila na magkaroon na dapat
sagutin ng congressman nila from pork barrel,” the outspoken comedian later
tweeted.
Ignacio
also donated two sets of encyclopedia and one desktop computer to the dancers
of Jose Panganiban who wishes to have a library in their small town. Gemora
also offered a theater scholarships for the group from South Cotabato, going as
far as expressing his willingness to come there to help.
But
as Direk Joey Reyes pointed out, the Laua-an troupe did not get high scores
from the judges because of their cause, their performance was simply flat out
“epic” to him.
As announced by
host Ryan Agoncillo, all participating dance groups were given P50,000 each
that should at least help fund
their own respective projects. The respective contact information of the people
in charge of there causes were also repeatedly mentioned by Agoncillo as well
as flashed on the screen for those who wish to help.
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