In the DILG’s Dancesport
What made BJMP stand out?
by: JO1 Jeniffer S Rimando |
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It wasn’t just a dance match between competing agencies. It was a showdown of grace and elegance, of flexibility and beauty.
The very first DILG family Sportsfest culminated on March 11, in what the agency dubbed as “Dancesport,” a ballroom dance competition between six participating agencies.
The Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) National Police Commission (NaPolCom), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the DILG itself.
There were two pairs or entries for each agency. BJMP had JO2 Andrew Imatong and Chief Insp. Myla Agagon-Chua as pair 6 and JO1 Chris Dizon and JO1 Irish Vermug as pair 8.
Then the dance bout began.
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Life and lithe
The excitement had started brewing as early as the introductions of the contenders and had settled in euphoric cheers during the first notes of the piece played for the Dance for All. Pair by pair moved to their own strides, swings, spins, and steps into the dance floor.
It didn’t need one Rose Bud or an Edna Ledesma or a Regine Tolentino to decide the most fluid, the most attractive, and the most passionate pairs of them all…
Pair 7 drew out gasps from the audience as JO2 Imatong effortlessly made a “baton” out of Chief Insp. Chua. Their whole performance left the people gaping and yelling for more. As they danced through their piece, they seemed like trapeze artists in the dance floor, riveting the audience into stillness as the stunts got more exciting and difficult.
Then came pair 8.
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Passion in jibe
Yells and cheers dissolved JO1 Dizon and JO1 Vermug into a dance mania that bowled the audience over as they flaunted breathtaking gyrates. Thunder of claps, yells and stomps rocked the hall as stunning versions of mambo, cha-cha, tango, swing, jive and quickstep paraded in the dance floor.
Each graceful stride told of a story… one that even watchers who didn’t speak the language of dance, could retell. Their movements spoke a meaning which the audience could understand. An invisible strand connected the dancers to the audience. And the people felt the message of the dance piece. The roars of cheers were testimony. And the dancers, the music, their steps, body movements, countenance, the audience and their euphoric response, made BJMP outshine all other participants.
In fact, it wasn’t a dance showdown anymore. BJMP danced not just to win the championship but more to communicate with the audience the Bureau’s wealth in talent and create a lasting impression in the minds of those who have witnessed. BJMP’s piece was passion in action! It was passion made flesh. |
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