Some of Mindanao’s best dance troupes competed for the highly-coveted grand prize of Kadayawan Festival’s Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan which was held last Saturday, August 21.
Twenty-two (22) contingents, a lot of them being out-of-town contingents, contended for the first prize of P300,000.
Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan, a street dancing competition, was one of the main highlights of the 25th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival. It showcased the different colors, cultures and traditional dances of the different tribes of Davao and Mindanao as they paraded along the city’s major thoroughfares on a sunny Saturday.
This year’s competition only had one category. Participating Mindanao-based contingents showcased the festivals of their localities, while participating Davao City-based contingents interpreted the Kadayawan Festival and Mindanao folklores, myths or legends.
For that, I won’t hold you any longer. Here are some photos that I took during the Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan of the Kadayawan Festival 2010:
And the winners are:
5th runner up – P30,000 – Tribu Mapawa, Maragusan, Compostela Valley
4th runner-up – P50,000 – Surallah Central Elementary School, South Cotabato
3rd runner-up – P75,000 – Magallanes Elementary School, Davao City
2nd runner up – P100,000 and Best in Costume and Props – P50,000 – Jesus Soriano National High School, Catalunan Grande, Davao City
1st runner up – P200,000 and Best in Streetdancing – P50,000 – Esperanza National High School, Sultan Kudarat
GRAND CHAMPION – P300,000 – Purok Sison Elementary School, Surallah, South Cotabato
View the complete list of Kadayawan 2010 winners here.
You may view the whole photo set here.
From Carlos Gaygay:
thanks po sa pics. Hinabyog Dancers po ako. syang hindi kami nanalo. hindi kc kami naka concentrate sa sobrang init ng aspalto.tapos madaya kasi hindi kami binigyan ng preparation seconds lang hindi namin naayos ang mga props kaya hindi nabigyan ang iba.nag time starts now na kaagad. jujujujuu peru ang mga kalaban namin may 3-5 minutes na preparation..peru kahit papanu champion din kami sa street dancing.
From Thelma Castaneros Chossier and Luz Besanes Press:
Congratulations! It is fantastic and very colourful. It makes us dance as well.
We are involved in the Filipino Community Organisation of the Northern Rivers, Lismore, NSW, Australia. As far as we are concerned, you are the best in the world – all of you. No one can surpass the yearly Kadayawan Festival. How we wish we will be there to see it every year. Thelma (Mathel), “I had been there once to see the whole performances. Excellent. It is a world’s class performance”. My husband Mayano commented that it is the best of the best.
Will it be possible to send us a CD of your performances?
Thelma, Mayano and Luz
Keep up the good work.