Today, so many opportunities are open to dancers. It is particularly interesting since reality/dance shows have become quite popular globally. The Jabbawockeez on the US side made abreaak on the show America's best Dance Crew. The group is composed of Filipino-Americans based in California.
Locally, the Philippine All Stars is a rag-tag group of hip-hop dancers who have had no formal training in dance but have managed to win top spots in international competitions in both the US and in Europe.
Lately two Filipinos have distinguished themselves in the field of dance by edging out the competition in the show So You Think You Can Dance. Hosted by Kat Deeley, the reality dance show also features panelists Nigel Lithgoe and Mary Murphy and a guest judge who comes in every few shows. Tadd Gadduang and Marko Germar have distinguished themselves by landing in the top six of the show's finalists.
Originally from Guam, Marko Germar couldn't afford dance classes. So he worked in the dance studio by cleaning desks in exchange for dance training. he worked it to such a degree learning jazz, ballet, hip-hop, ballroom and gymnastics. His move to the US proved auspicious as he eventually landed a job dancing in Disneyland in the Aladdin The Musical Spectacular. He's been a victim of robbery and was shot but survived . A bullet is still lodged in his arm as a result. He then auditioned for the show and was taken in and is currently in the final six.
Tadd Gadduang, on the other hand, is a Psychology student who took up dancing at 15 years of age and he hasn't stopped since. He's now 25 and loving his "urban dancing' style. Unlike Germar, Gadduang was born and raised in California and still embraces his Filipino roots. Both men have inadvertently become rivals as they are the only to men who are still left out of the six. Let's hope that both of them land in the final four and either of them get hailed as America's Best Dancer.
Originally from Guam, Marko Germar couldn't afford dance classes. So he worked in the dance studio by cleaning desks in exchange for dance training. he worked it to such a degree learning jazz, ballet, hip-hop, ballroom and gymnastics. His move to the US proved auspicious as he eventually landed a job dancing in Disneyland in the Aladdin The Musical Spectacular. He's been a victim of robbery and was shot but survived . A bullet is still lodged in his arm as a result. He then auditioned for the show and was taken in and is currently in the final six.
Tadd Gadduang, on the other hand, is a Psychology student who took up dancing at 15 years of age and he hasn't stopped since. He's now 25 and loving his "urban dancing' style. Unlike Germar, Gadduang was born and raised in California and still embraces his Filipino roots. Both men have inadvertently become rivals as they are the only to men who are still left out of the six. Let's hope that both of them land in the final four and either of them get hailed as America's Best Dancer.
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