MSU-IIT | Palakasan 2011 | Winners of Street Dancing Competition


The Board of Tabulators has disclosed the winners of the MSU-IIT Palakasan 2011 Street Dancing Competition. Congratulations to the following schools/colleges:

School of Computer Studies
CHAMPION
Dalit Festival is Tangubanon's simple way of saying “Mabuhay and Welcome to Tangub” as they celebrate the feast of Saint Michael, the Archangel every September. Dalit means “offering,” that shows the extraordinary way of fostering, friendship, unity, and love of all Tangubanons to their visitors. Rituals and dances that portrays the Filipino way of life are some of the various activities and presentations. (http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Dalit_Festival)

College of Engineering
1st RUNNER UP
Panagbenga Festival (English: Flower Festival) is a month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming". The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers unlike those used in Pasadena's Rose Parade. The festival also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower-inspired costumes, that is inspired by the Bendian, an Ibaloidance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panagbenga_Festival)

College of Education & Integrated Developmental School
2nd RUNNER UP

Hugyaw Sa Kadagatan Festival is one of the most unique festivals in the country today. It proudly showcases the bounty and beauty of the Kauswagan town in Lanao del Norte.
Part of the festival's charm are cultural dancers combining artistry and balance while performing on the fabricated bamboo raft called 'gakit'. The dance is accompanied by gongs, cymbals, and other indigenous instruments, adding its diversity. The festival showcases the bounty, preservation, and protection of the marine habitat and held annually every April 24-25- Kauswagan's Charter Day and Fiesta Celebration. (http://www.kauswaganldn.gov.ph/tourism/festivals/festival-schedule)

To those who didn't make it to the top 3, you are still winners. God bless. Congratulations again to the organizers for including Street Dancing in the roster of competitions.


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