Where dancing is serious business

This month, be ready to be puzzled and bedazzled by Spectaculo, a magical musical experience happening only at the dazzling – Club Mwah.

In the tradition of hit Las Vegas and Broadway musicals, Club Mwah will showcase world-class magicians and entertainers all Fridays and Saturdays of August in a dinner show series.

Featuring avant garde American and German magicians, spectacular tricks and illusions will be seen in a rare show at 7:30 p.m. Gone are the days when magic was strictly David Copperfield. Today, magic has carved its own niche in the entertainment scene and has seeped into pop entertainment consciousness – and the latest mind-boggling "magic" experience happens only at Club Mwah.

After dinner and Spectaculo, catch the Bohemian fever and travel back in time with Bedazzled, an hour of spectacular song and dance numbers and production revue sequences reminiscent of those done at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, New York’s Studio 54 and Paris’ Moulin Rouge. This is for the after-dinner habitués and weekend night owls.

Tuesdays and Thursdays at Club Mwah showcase Follies de Mwah!, a Vegas-inspired show featuring original Broadway numbers injected with a great deal of comic relief – a musical kaleidoscope punctuated with witty vignettes. Also, expect to be amazed by very talented "showgirls" whose costumes range from flashy Bohemian to classy Versace-types.

Club Mwah also knows how to party with its disco nights with the ’70s and ’80s trip-down-memory-lane kind of music. Yes, dancing is a serious business at Club Mwah. And I don’t mean you just have to sit and watch the showgirls dance.

When you hear the disco music from the ’70s and the ’80s and you see the blinking lights underneath the psychedelic dance floor, the strobe lights bouncing off the mirror balls, you will definitely hit the dance floor with your partner and show off your terpsichorean skills. The audio-visual delight is not confined to the shows, but to the dance floor as well. Since all equipment is computer-controlled, all the lights blink to the beat of the music.

Club Mwah owners Pocholo Malillim and Kris Nicolas also proudly point out that there are dance platforms or ledges strategically located by the entrance, at the front of the stage and on opposite walls where resident dancers as well as guests can dance their hearts out all night long!

Go and visit Club Mwah – an Asia Pacific Excellence Awardee for Entertainment – located at The Venue Tower along Boni Avenue near Mandaluyong City Hall. You deserve to have fun in a place where there are no tapes and no investigation in aid of legislation. There is also no impeachment process in progress. Just fun, fun, fun!

(For inquiries and reservations, you may call 535-7943, 532-2826 or 631-6009.)

What a difference a smile makes

Recently, I came across an article published in the Orange Coast Magazine which featured a famous prosthodontist from Orange Country, California, Dr. Frieda Brookshire of the Brookshire Dental Center.

With nearly 15 years of experience, Dr. Frieda Brookshire provides the whole spectrum of dental care to her patients, specializing in advanced aesthetic, reconstructive and implant dentistry.

She has completed a master’s degree in prosthodontics (a specialty of dentistry in aesthetic, reconstructive and implant dentistry) beyond dental school. She advanced her knowledge with hundreds of continuing education hours on the topics of cosmetic and implant dentistry each year.

Dr. Brookshire utilizes all the latest high-tech advancements in dentistry, such as digital X-rays, digital imaging and photography. But rest assured that at Brookshire Dental Center’s state-of-the-art clinic, you will never enjoy technology at the expense of comfort. While each patient station is equipped with computer monitors and intra-oral cameras, patients can also watch movies or listen to relaxing music while undergoing treatment.

"Technology today allows us to completely transform someone’s smile in as little as two visits," Dr. Brookshire says. "With new whitening techniques, advanced materials and lasers, we can offer patients a whole new look, with virtually no pain or down time after treatment."

Dr. Brookshire’s brilliant reputation extends far beyond Orange County. She draws a patient base from all over the US, including New York, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Colorado. She even had patients who flew in from as far as England, Sweden, Japan, the Philippines and Tahiti. Out-of-state and international patients can be assisted by her highly-trained staff in making their travel arrangements.

"I welcome even the most difficult and challenging cases because I have seen what a difference a smile makeover can make in a person’s life," she says. "Changing people’s lives is what makes my work so worthwhile. Making that difference and watching the transformation that takes place in someone’s self-confidence are priceless. That’s where I draw my passion and why I feel privileged and love to do what I do."

Dr. Frieda Brookshire is our very own Frieda Fonda of Todas fame, remember? She used to trade barbs with Joey de Leon, Maribeth Bichara, and company. This is perhaps why she understands how important it is to smile and laugh!

(To learn more about Dr. Brookshire and her work, visit her website at www.brookshiredental.com.)