Benguet dancesport team to host Cordillera dance fest

October 17, 2021 Provincial

After their successful campaigns in other areas including Korea, virtually, the Benguet Dancesport Team will try to defend home front as they host the Cordillera Dance Festival: Online Dancesport Competition on October 23 and 24.
The Cordillera Dancesport, Inc. organized event at the team’s base at Quads Fitness center will have competitions in adult, youth, junior juvenile and Latin which will be streamed live on Facebook via Dance Results Philippines and YouTube via Dancesport TV.
The event co-hosted by the province is to “keep the dance floor heating up amidst these trying times.” Registration ended last October 6 will see athletes from all over the Philippines including competitors from Indonesia and other counters where 24 adjudicators, headed by Cristobal Rendon, will adjudge the best performances.
The team is fresh from their two silver two bronze medal finish in the 13th Cebu Open Online Dancesport Competition last September 23
Mark Gonzalo Benter finished second in the Latin adult male category particularly Grade C and fifth in Grade B, while Zenobea Faith Olayan
finished with a silver in junior C (3 dance) of the Latin junior female category.
Olayan also finished fourth in rhumba (1 dance) and eighth in jive.
Mico Dumalos was third best in grade C (bracket 1) of the Latin adult male category, while also making it to the quarterfinals of grade B. Eiji Justine Balao, meanwhile, also took home a bronze medal in the rhumba (1 dance) of the Latin junior female category.
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