DanceSport Players From Around the World to Compete in Cebu WDSF Open

DanceSport players from around the world are set to converge in Cebu, a quaint island paradise found in the center of the Philippine archipelago.

DanceSport athletes, supporters, trainers, studio owners, adjudicators and directors from over ten countries under the banner of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) have already signed up to participate in the Cebu WDSF Open DanceSport Championship 2015 and 8th DanceSport sa Sugbu onSeptember 19, 2015, Saturday, at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.

Organized by DanceSport Team Cebu City (DTCC), the event has put Cebu in the map of DanceSports worldwide.

Signed up as adjudicators are Christian Bradbury (Hong Kong), Anantapat Siripatnapakul (Thailand), John Chong (Malaysia), Su Tu Ok (Korea), Ronald Hoorn (Netherlands), John Alan Winter (Denmark), Dobrina Parichkova (Bulgaria), Glen Tierney (Australia), Yoshiko Kido (Japan), and Hermien Rachmet (Indonesia).

The local adjudicators, meanwhile, are Gloria Alcala, Edgardo Borromeo, Ronnie Steeve Vergara, Emmanuel Reyes, Michael Mendoza, Joel Ocsena, and Genice Marquez.

To date, countries other than the Philippines are represented, namely Australia, Malaysia, Poland, Korea, Netherland, Hong Kong as well as Spain with Edgar Marcos Borjas and Alina Nowak, who are currently ranked number six in the world.

In the Philippines, Cebu, Ormoc City, Koronadal City, General Santos City, Tagum City, Davao City, North and South Cotabato, and Zamboanga are represented with over 210 couples or 520 athletes already registered.

Moreover, the inclusion of a new category – the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) DanceSport competition – has increased participation among private schools, colleges and universities.

Competition-For-A-Cause

The event is a competition-for-a-cause that serves as the culmination activity of hundreds of child trainees (mostly under-privileged) who were given regular free DanceSport workshops and follow-through trainings in grassroots programs held in Cebu City and  other cities and municipalities within the Province of Cebu particularly in Minglanilla, Sibonga, Carcar and Mandaue.

The event was created for the primary purpose of letting these barangay child trainees get a first-hand experience of what it is like joining in a professionally officiated dance competition. The exposure will instill in them self-discipline, self-confidence, and self-worth. This experience will inspire the children to train harder and aspire for a better future.

The Cebu Open (now in its fourth year) and DanceSport sa Sugbu (now on its eighth) is touted to be the “Friendliest Competition in the World”, and home of the Guinness World of Record for Largest Dance Class. It promotes tourism as an estimated two thousand participants (audience and athletes) from the Philippines and the world gather to witness the event and enjoy the sights of world-class island tourist destinations in Cebu.