Flip-hop contest at Filipino Day at Canada’s Wonderland

Flip-hop contest at Filipino Day at Canada’s Wonderland

After winning the People Choice’s Award at this year’s Carassauga Festival, the host of the Philippine pavilion, Culture Philippines of Ontario (CPO), is currently organizing youth groups and talents from the Filipino community to participate in the annual celebration of Filipino Day at Canada’s Wonderland.
This year’s Filipino Day at Wonderland will be on Saturday, August 30, 2008. Started in 2001, this annual event is an opportunity offered to all the youth in our community to demonstrate and share their talents in an annual Filipino Day celebration at Wonderland.

A special arrangement is made with Wonderland to allow our community to enjoy and to have fun at this premier theme park – at a discounted price. Filipino Day tickets is selling at $30 in advance from CPO members, at the PNB Remittance offices and at other designated places. At the gates of the Canada Wonderland, please ask to pay for the Filipino Day price of only $37 instead of the regular price of $53.95. Additional $10 to season passholders to enter the Kingswood Music Theatre for the Filipino Day programs.

Filipino Singing Idol – Battle of Champions

Singing Idol winners are encouraged to form their own circle of winners and to mentor each other while pulling their weight to best it out from among the best. Besides the cash prize, the names of the winners of this Battle of Champions in the two age categories (10-16, 17-30 yrs old) will be inscribed on their respective trophy that will be passed down from year to year for all to see and remember.

Winning in a contest is not an end in itself. CPO recognizes that there is the need to continue to cultivate these promising singers by providing a friendly yet competitive environment to hone their skills and help them to get to the higher level.
Be part of CPO’s circle of winners and join the battle of the champions. The Champion will automatically be the defending champion on the next round of the Battle of Champions. To register in the Battle of Champions, please call Randy and Armie Fermo at (905) 462-1314 or Ellen Deperio Ho at (905) 629-9559.

A new FLIP HOP Competition – This year, a revolutionary hip-hop dance competition called “Flip Hop” is being introduced. This competition is an opportunity for performers to showcase their urban hip hop dance skills with the challenge of incorporating traditional Filipino folk dance into their choreography.
Contestants will battle it out centre stage August 30th at Kingswood Music Theatre, Canada’s Wonderland – not only for bragging rights but also for a $1,000.00 cash prize. This is being organized by CPO’s youth group under the guidance of Luz del Rosario. You may contact Luz at 905 542-8747. Cash prize to be given only if there is enough interest for a competition to take place.

CPO is looking for you and your crew to come and prove that you got what it takes to be flip hop dance champions. If you think you’ve got the moves, the attitude and the flair- we’re challenging you to mix your Filipino roots with today’s modern hip hop styles. From popping and locking, to bamboo hopping. CPO is looking for innovative young talent to light up the stage. For more information and to register in Flip Hop, please contact Yvon La Bercasio (905)814-7698, Justine Del Rosario (905)542-8747, Karina Gutierrez (905)949-0037, or Khristine Atienza (416)846-9076. You can also email your request for info to fliphop2008@hotmail.com.

Calling all youth and young at hearts, come out and participate in this year’s Filipino Day celebration. Before you know it, we could be producing our own group that will be the future champion to replace America’s best dance crew, the Jabbawokeez .

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