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00:00This morning, we will be able to interview the President of the Philippine Dance Force Federation,

00:06the beautiful Ms. Becky Garcia, live via Zoom.

00:08Good morning.

00:12Good morning, Mech. Good morning, Raph.

00:15Ms. Becky, good morning and happy new year.

00:19Happy new year to you.

00:20We just want to ask, how are you going to celebrate the new year?

00:26It's okay. As usual, I'm happy.

00:30I'm sure, Ms. Becky, you're very busy this new year.

00:35Yeah. This coming year, we will be very busy.

00:40Ms. Becky, just give us a background for our sports fan who is not familiar with dance sport.

00:47What is dance sport?

00:50Dance sport? Yes.

00:53Well, dance sport is a sport.

00:57You dance as a sport.

01:01We have two kinds of discipline in dance sport, the Latin and the standard.

01:08The Latin, we have five dances, which is cha-cha-cha, samba, rumba.

01:18What's that?

01:20I forgot.

01:22And then, the standard, we have rolls, tango, foxtrot, quickstep.

01:28Ms. Becky, breaking is also included here, right?

01:30Yes.

01:32We also have breaking.

01:36Ah, yes. Breaking. Yeah.

01:38Breaking is already in the Olympics.

01:40Yes.

01:42Ms. Becky, as you mentioned earlier,

01:442025 will be the year of breaking.

01:482025 will be a very busy year for you.

01:52So, what are the competitions that we will look forward to in 2025?

01:58Right now, we are busy with the grassroots program.

02:00We are going to all the provinces to develop dance sport.

02:08We are teaching the kids in grassroots also.

02:10We are all the chapters all over the Philippines.

02:15They have their own competition.

02:17They want to organize their own competition.

02:19The last one was in Dumaguete.

02:21So, all the chapters now all over the Philippines,

02:23they form their own competitions.

02:25We encourage them because there are a lot.

02:27We have now 2,000 members.

02:29And we have chapters all over the Philippines.

02:31Ms. Becky, you spoke about your grassroots program.

02:33When it comes to finding new talent,

02:35what do you look for?

02:37Are there any signs or potential great dance sport athletes?

02:39What do you look for?

02:41You spoke about your grassroots program and recruiting new talent.

02:47May I just ask, when it comes to finding new talent, what are you looking for?

02:53What are the signs of a potential great dance sport athlete?

03:02You can see the inborn talent of young people.

03:06They like to dance.

03:08They already have the talent for dancing.

03:13So we develop them.

03:15Those who are really interested to join dance sports,

03:19you can see when they start dancing, you can see the talent.

03:26A lot of hidden talents, especially the kids.

03:31We have now more than a thousand kids.

03:35Ms. Becky, last week, we interviewed a coach, a local coach from Laguna.

03:44He said that they want to spread dance sports in their province, in their area.

03:52What is included in your grassroots program

03:56to help those who are interested to enter the world of dance sports?

04:03When we organize courses before the competition,

04:12they have congress seminars.

04:15It is done by our top coaches.

04:18Sometimes we also bring in foreign coaches to teach.

04:23So they can see how it is done.

04:31So we bring in also foreign coaches to teach.

04:36We have seminars, we have congresses.

04:39We do that.

04:41All the chapters, they organize.

04:43Before a competition, we organize a congress or a seminar.

04:51All the members of that organization, we ask them to participate.

04:58That's how they do it.

05:01Whenever I watch our dance sports tournaments,

05:06I'm just so amazed how good these children are in terms of dance sports.

05:10What is the state of this sport in our country?

05:18We have a lot of kids.

05:20Actually, Cebu has the biggest number of kids.

05:24All the chapters in the provinces have a lot of kids.

05:28In fact, the last competition we had, we had about 1,000 kids competing.

05:35That's a lot.

05:37You should watch our next competition.

05:40It will be in March.

05:42We have a national competition at the Ultra.

05:46We have almost like 1,000 kids.

05:49They are so good.

05:51They come from the provinces.

05:54Because we have also very good coaches.

05:57We have coaches.

05:59We send them to the provinces.

06:02That's how we do it.

06:04Speaking of our event in March, what is the difference here?

06:08What can our dance sports fans expect?

06:13It's a national competition.

06:15We call it a quarterly.

06:17The dancers get points when they compete.

06:22The top competitors get points.

06:27When their points increase, they are sent abroad.

06:33They get a lot of benefits.

06:41Do you have specific athletes whose points increase

06:46and it's possible that they will be sent abroad in this competition?

06:52Yes, we send them abroad.

06:54There are a lot of competitions abroad.

06:58We choose where they will go.

07:03Because I want them to be known internationally.

07:06In fact, the Philippine dance sport is already very popular abroad.

07:11Because we send all our competitors abroad.

07:15In fact, one of the foreign judges texted me and said,

07:22your couple did a very good showing in our competition.

07:27This was abroad.

07:30Our dancers are already very good.

07:36Ms. Becky, our dancers are already very good in the dance sport.

07:39With this upcoming national selection,

07:42some notable names are Sean Aranor and Ann Anuaglia.

07:45Will they still compete for the national selection?

07:48Yes, of course. They have to.

07:51Because they have to get points also.

07:55We have six top couples in our national team.

08:02We have six of them.

08:04They have to maintain that.

08:07They have to maintain their status.

08:10If they don't compete, they will lose points.

08:17Ms. Becky, apart from Ann Anuaglia and Sean Aranor,

08:21are there any other promising athletes who can be included in the national team?

08:25There are a lot, especially from the provinces.

08:28There are also a lot from Mindanao and Visayas.

08:33They are very good.

08:35These are hidden talents.

08:38We only see them during competitions.

08:43We are getting a lot of new materials.

08:50Ms. Becky, you mentioned earlier that there are a lot of hidden talents,

08:55hidden gems here in Visayas and Mindanao.

08:59For 2025, are you making a conscious effort on your part

09:04to make those areas more attractive?

09:07Yes, we will be doing that.

09:10In fact, the chapters in the provinces,

09:15they also hold their own competitions.

09:18So, we want them to hold their own competitions

09:23so that a lot of people from the provinces can compete.

09:27Sometimes, some of them cannot come to Manila to join the national team.

09:32So, they can do their own competitions in their own provinces.

09:38Ms. Becky, you mentioned earlier that we are very popular abroad in terms of dance sports.

09:43Are there any notable competitions that you are preparing for 2025?

09:48We have the SEA Games.

09:52We have a lot of competitions abroad.

09:57For the international competitions, it depends.

10:01If they send us notices that there is a competition abroad,

10:08we choose it.

10:10We don't just send it.

10:12There are big competitions.

10:14So, we choose where we will send them.

10:20Ms. Becky, what is your general plan for 2025

10:26in terms of how you will lead dance sports in the direction you want to go?

10:33You know, we have three competitions a year.

10:37We have the quarterly, and then we have all the national championships.

10:44That's where we get all our materials.

10:47If someone tops, then we get it from them.

10:50We get them from the competition.

10:53You will know who will do well.

10:57Ms. Becky, aside from our grassroots programs,

11:04and preparing for the international competitions,

11:08are there other dance sports programs that we need to look forward to?

11:14We always have our...

11:18We have...

11:22We have these courses.

11:29We...

11:32We hold...

11:33We ask foreign coaches to come to teach.

11:38You know, we have...

11:41After the competition, foreign coaches teach.

11:47Those who want to attend,

11:49but we encourage all the dancers to attend the seminar,

11:54the foreign coaches.

11:58You know, conduct when they are here.

12:02Ms. Becky, do you think that dance sports have a role

12:06in strengthening the culture of Filipinos in terms of dancing?

12:12What do you mean?

12:14It showcased our cultural heritage as a dancer here in the Philippines.

12:20Yeah.

12:21Well...

12:24Because...

12:29Dancing is really inborn in the Filipinos.

12:32That's why, in fact, we don't even encourage them.

12:37They themselves join the workshops, competitions.

12:45They are very...

12:50They're so active.

12:51You know, if you just see the competition,

12:54a lot of people attend, a lot of people join.

12:58Right now, we have thousands.

13:00In fact, this March, we're expecting so many competitors.

13:06So, 2025 is very exciting.

13:09It's increasing.

13:12Ms. Becky, your schedule for 2025 is very exciting.

13:16But before we say goodbye,

13:18what is your message to the fans and aspiring dance sports athletes?

13:29Yeah.

13:30You know what?

13:31It's all dedication.

13:33Discipline, dedication, and the love for dancing.

13:37You have to have that passion for dancing.

13:39Because if not, you will not want to dance.

13:44Because our athletes, they really love to dance.

13:48They have a passion for dancing.

13:51That's what they have.

13:52That's why they are winning.

13:55Thank you very much, Ms. Becky Garcia, President of the Philippine Dance Sports Federation.

14:01But...

14:02Thank you so much for giving us the chance.

14:05Yes.

14:06Of course, always, Ms. Becky.

14:07And of course, we will cover your tournaments.

14:10For sure.

14:12Yeah, you're invited.

14:13You should come and watch so you can know how it is.

14:17This coming March, we have a big competition.

14:21The National Quarterly.

14:24Please come and join.

14:25Thank you, Ms. Becky.

14:26Please watch.

14:27Thank you, Ms. Becky.

14:28Thank you and Happy New Year.

14:29But teammates...

14:30Welcome and thank you for inviting us.

14:33For always promoting dance sports.

14:35Thank you so much.

14:36And Happy New Year.

14:37Happy New Year.

Sports Banter | Panayam kay Ms. Becky Garcia, President ng Philippine Dancesport Federation

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