I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw a message from Dance Comp Review (DCR), telling me that they wanted me to write an article for them about Philippine ballroom. I was totally psyched! For all my non-dancing readers, Dance Comp Review is a US-based website that features interviews from dancesport champions all over the world, articles on the most glamorous competitions, as well as lessons and tips from world-renowned coaches and teachers. It is the ultimate resource for all things dancesport, and being part of it -- as a contributor, or as an “insider” -- is such a huge honor!
I poured my heart and soul writing the article, recalling all the memorable experiences and compiling everything I knew, observed, and realized after 8 years of doing ballroom. It was fun writing the article, not only because I had to dig up some old photos and enjoyed so much looking at them, but also because it reminded me why I fell in love and am still deeply head-over-heels with this art and sport.
Furthermore, Dance Comp Review featured my own action photography in their website—photos from competitions I attended here in the Philippines. I am just so happy to see my own photos in such an amazing blog!
If you want to read about Philippine ballroom, below are the links to my two-part article in Dance Comp Review. Whether you’re a dancesport athlete, a dance enthusiast, or just someone who’s curious to know what dancesport is like in our awesome country, I’m sure you will pick up a few things from these:
- Part 1 – the athletic aspect of dancesport (read it here)
- Part 2 – dancesport as a culture (read it here)
Thanks to Dance Comp Review once again for picking me to contribute to their site. More power to you guys! Cheers to better dancing!
PS: The article is part of Dance Comp Review’s mission to become GLOBAL. Their campaign, #DCRWorldwide, aims to enlighten the world how different and similar the ballroom scenes are from different countries. My article was the FIRST in the #DCRWorldwide series! Yey! Follow Dance Comp Review on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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