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VOL. 2, No. 7
Cagayan de Oro City
Saturday-Sunday
Halili-Cruz Ballet Company
May 26-27, 2012
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‘Dance Xchange’ THE NCCA held the country’s biggest dance spectacle, the Dance Xchange 2012: The Philippine International Dance Workshop and Festival, from April 27 to 30, 2012, in Cebu City, in partnership with the provincial government of Cebu led by governor Gwendolyn Garcia. Spearheaded by the National Committee on Dance (NCD), headed by Shirley Halili-Cruz, Dance Xchange 2012 gathered more than 300 delegates and dance experts from the best dance companies, both local and international, for a grand celebration of dance that included activities such as a forum, dance workshops conducted by dance directors/dancers from participating countries, masters classes, a cultural tour, festival of dance performances and concerts at the Cebu International Convention Center in Cebu City, the Sugbo Cultural Center, Ayala Center, J Center, in Danao City, Bantayan Island, Carcar, and Talisay City. With this year’s theme, “Cultural Connectivity Through Dance,” the event aimed to “strengthen network among dance groups in the ASEAN and beyond; enhance knowledge and
Gov. Gwendolyn F. Garcia
Ms. Shirley Halili-Cruz
Province of Cebu
Head, National Committee on Dance
skills of the dancers, dance teachers and choreographers on dances of the different countries; showcase the unique dances of each country to enhance cultural understanding; provide venue for interaction and facilitate learning among dancers, directors, dance teachers, choreographers; and harness the potential of the Philippines to be a cultural destination in Asia.” Dance Xchange is also in celebration of International Dance Day, created under the auspices of UNESCO in Paris and held all over the world by the International Theater Institute (ITI) on April 29, and the Philippine National Dance Week, which is on the fourth week of April every year as declared by Proclamation No. 154 “to bring together dancers to demonstrate and realize
the function of dance in the society and in the rest of the world.” “In order to realize this mandate, the National Committee on Dance has been organizing the National Dance Congress and elevated it to the level of an international dance celebration dubbed the Dance Xchange: The Philippine International Dance Festival from 2008 to the present,” said Halili-Cruz. “My regular participation in different international dance events had been my inspiration to initiate Dance Xchange...I believe the Philippines has a very rich culture that deserves appreciation by other nationalities. Dance Xchange is for us a window to the world not only for dancers but for foreigners in general and an opportunity to harness the
potential of the Philippines to be a cultural destination in Asia.” Dance Xchange has been held for four years now— 2009 in Dumaguete City, 2010 in Roxas City, Capiz; and 2011 in Metro Manila. Foreign groups included the Big Dance Company (England), IOV Indonesia Youth Section of Avara Indonesia, Alan and Becky Dance Group (Hong Kong), a group from India, Akademi Seni Budaya and Warisan Kebangsaan or Aswara (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Era Budaya Papar (Sabah, Malaysia), Banditpattanasilpa Institute (Thailand), Kim Kyung Hoi Dance Troupe of Gangwon University (South
Korea), and Dance Horizon Troupe (Singapore). They were joined by local troupes including Bayanihan, the Philippine National Folkdance Company, Halili-Cruz Ballet Company, Powerdance, PNU Kislap Sining Dance Troupe, LPU Lahing Batangan Troupe, Sinukwan Kapampangan Performing Arts, Ballet Philippines, USA Kawilihan Troupe and ADS School of Performing Arts, ZNHS Melengas Dance Ensemble, Kaagan Dance Theater Collective, Father Saturnino Urios University Dance Company, MEV Dance Company, Madayaw Cultural Ensemble, Hwa Yi Performing Arts, Saint Louis University Dance
Troupe, University of San Carlos Dance Troupe, and University of Cebu Dance Troupe. A ceremony, held at the CICC Exhibition Hall and graced by NCCA officials and Gov. Garcia, introduced the participants and formally opened the festival with the unveiling of logos. This ushered in four days of performances and other activities. Guest speakers in the dance forums were NCCA chairman Felipe de Leon, Jr., Debbie McRitchie, Joseph Gonzales, Jaime Antonio and Nestor Jardin. Closing the festivsal was a dance extravaganza at the Ayala Center Cebu. (NCCA-PAIO)