DINAGYANG UPDATE: One choreographer per tribe policy gets backing
- TBN News
- Sep 28, 2018
- 2 min read
THE proposal to impose stricter policies on choreographers handling tribes at the Dinagyang Festival received backing from stakeholders.
Councilor Candice Magdalane Tupas, committee on truism, culture and historical affairs chair, earlier recommended to the Dinagyang Executive Committee “to formulate stricter polices to restrict choreographers, musical directors, dance masters, and tribe managers to handle two tribes in the same competition especially in the same category.”
Ramon Cua Locsin, Iloilo Dinagyang Foundation Inc. (IDFI) president said that while they cannot prevent choreographers from participating in other festivals, he said they should ensure that they would manage only one Dinagyang tribe for the Aliwan Festival.
“We would want that the choreographer will not be the same as those of other competing tribes for Aliwan,” he said.
Locsin said he understands that the craft also serves as livelihood for choreographers and that they are free to handle tribes from festivals of other provinces.
The controversy erupted when Rommel Flogen handled two competing Dinagyang tribes during the Aliwan Festival. One is Tribu Panayanon of Iloilo Dinagyang and the other is Tribu Mangunguma of Guimaras’ Manggahan Festival.
Tribu Panayanon failed to retain the Iloilo City’s Aliwan crown after landing on third place while Tribu Mangunguma placed second.
Annie D. Sartorio, executive committee member of the national committee on dance of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and a member of the Dinagyang judging committee, said managing two tribes would sacrifice the quality of their performance.
“I have seen one choreographer who handled two competing tribes and at the end of the competition, none of them made it to the Top 3. Because the concentration of the choreographer is divided,” she said.
On Sept 26, 2018, the IDFI and other stakeholders organized the first Iloilo Dinagyang Rhythm and Vibes Conference 2018 for participating Dinagyang tribes.
Sartorio said that after the workshop, they will incorporate changes in the rules and guidelines of the Dinagyang Festival, including the policy on choreographers.
Brian Francisco, choreographer of Tribu Dagatnon from Ramon Avanceña National High School, is amenable to the proposed stricter policies.
He said managing two or more tribe divides the focus of the choreographer which results in poor performance.
SOURCE: The Daily Guardian
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