STREET DANCING GALORE

STREET DANCING GALORE

Behind two low pressure areas warning to become typhoons, the weather cooperated. She skies spontaneously cleared and the awaited Street Dancing Competition was completely presented to the public.

It was performed by students from the different schools in Alfonso, Cavite. In all fairness it was obviously well-rehearsed and the participants were disciplined. In fact, it was very, very colorful. Too colorful to the point that many of them have to be painted black.

I wondered if it was only coincidental or it was meticulously planned by the organizers that the participants be dressed like primitive people in their uncivilized costumes.

All the time that I was watching it, I couldn’t find any relevant connection of the dancing and the costumes with any historical or cultural heritage of Alfonso. It didn’t go well too, with the celebration’s slogan: “Bayan ko , Patuloy sa pag Asenso” because what was shown was a nostalgic travel to the past before civilization during the early days of the Aetas and other Filipino aborigines.

To the thousands of curious watchers and uneasy onlookers that included many visitors from other places and some foreigners, the Street Dancing parade was a very welcome treat in the midst of crisis.