Dagupan observes National Arts Month
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
THE city, in coordination with the Department of Education (DepED) and the Culture and Arts Office, scheduled activities to propagate arts and culture in observance of the National Arts month this February.
Among the activities prepared by the Arts Month working committee led by Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and Schools Division Superintendent Froserfina J. Bravo as Honorary Chairmen and Dr. Lourdes Servito as Assistant Chairman, include platinum memories of Dagupan, basic dance sport workshop, mural design competition/exhibit of mural design, and a cultural presentation dubbed as “Say Dayew”.
“Say Dayew” will feature a vocal solo and duet competition, guitar and beatbox, folk dance and ‘Aninao’-Poetry in Motion.
The committee conducted on February 3-5 a Latin Dance Sport Workshop activity at CSI Atrium for students and teachers from both public and private schools.
According to Fe Zenaida L. Sinlao, technical consultant, the Latin Dance Sport Workshop facilitated by by Gian King Amir Abdallah, a National Latin Dance Sport competitor; Roberto Aliguin and Dr. Jane Cajagon. also trained kids who will represent the city in the coming Region 1 Athletic Association Meet in Vigan.
“We are hoping to see our kids compete with success at the R1AA and the Palarong Pambansa in this new competition which considers Latin dance as a sport,” said Sinlao. The activity was in line with the program of Mayor Fernandez to help the city’s athletes excel in sports under the B.T.F. Does It program. (Joseph C. Bacani/CIO)
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