More than defending their title in this event, DTCC hopes to bounce back after a so-so finish during the DCPI National Mid-ranking when most of their trusted bets competed and reaped top honors in the US.
DTCC head coach Loloi Rendon earlier said, whatever happened in the Mid-ranking, will not happen in the finale.
"Na-demoralize man gud to sila kay wala mi. This time, kampante ko nga makabawi sila and we will be able to defend our title," Rendon said.
A total of 79 dancesporters are in the DTCC list.
The standard D and E class will have the most number of Cebuano entries with nine couples while the special 2-female has six and three in SE 1-female.
DTCC has two entries in standard A namely Jojie and Jonah del Rosario and Richard and Liezel Cania while standard B will have three Cebuano couples, five in the youth A, two each in the junior A and juvenile and one each in the standard C, senior-A and C and youth C.
In the latin discipline, there will also be two entries in the A class with Karla Fornolles and Jimmy Noel and Jennifer Amahan and Israel Rona.
The latin D will have four Cebuano couples, five in the C class, four in the youth A and three in the D level.
The juvenile division will have two along with the junior A and senior A and one each for the B, senior C, youth C and junior C.