St. Paul, St. Benilde win Crissa dance tilt

MANILA, Philippines - The best all-girl dance groups from the metro’s high schools and colleges heated up the stage for the final battle of the Crissa Dance Synergy held recently at the SM Mall of Asia.

The grand finale hosted by Rica Peralejo, Archie Alemania, Toni Tony and Rizza Diaz gathered 22 all-female dance teams to showcase the best in contemporary dance and clinch the title of the year’s best and most fashionable dance divas.

Competing in the high school division were Colegio de San Agustin; Colegio de Sta. Rosa; Saint Pedro Poveda College; Systems Plus Computer College; Jose Rizal University; Manila Cathedral School; Lagro High School; Juliever Academy; Ismael Mathay Sr. High School; St. Paul School of Makati; Miriam College-High School; General Pio del Pilar High School; and St. Paul College-Pasig.

College division contestants included Polytechnic University of the Philippines; University of the Philippines-Manila; Asia Pacific College; Far Eastern University; Mapua Institute of Technology-Makati; University of Makati; Assumption College; De La Salle University; and College of St. Benilde.

Crowned grand champions for Year 6 of the Crissa Dance Synergy were St. Paul College-Pasig for the high school division and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde for the college division, each winning P100,000 in cash. St. Paul College-Pasig also bagged the “Fashionably Fun” award for bringing the Crissa stylish teen concept to the stage.

First runner-up was Gen. Pio del Pilar High School and De La Salle University, who each won P75,000 cash; second runner-up spot in the high school division was Saint Pedro Poveda College who went home with P50,000 cash.

Judges All-Stars, Kel Pariña of G-Force, Chester Lopez of Powerdance, choreographer Ickay Eusebio, and Dr. Noemi Bellosillo of the Department of Education.

Giving teenage girls heart-stopping song numbers were Elmo Magalona and Kris Lawrence.

All-male dance groups Xavier X, Ateneo Indak, and Claret Hataw Boys also gave a dance showdown that made teen audience scream their hearts out.  

The Crissa Dance Synergy is co-presented by FUBU International.