GMA partners with SM for Visayas’ Dance Fest 2013

MANILA, Philippines - GMA Network through its regional arm GMA Regional TV, recently tied up with SM Supermalls in bringing Dance Fest 2013, the biggest and most exciting dance competition in the Visayas area. The partnership signing was held on July 3 at SM City Consolacion.

The Dance Fest 2013 competition is mounted by SM Supermalls in Iloilo, Consolacion, and Bacolod, in partnership with GMA’s TV stations in the Visayas: GMA TV Iloilo, GMA TV Cebu, and GMA TV Bacolod. The 2013 competition will once again pit top dancers in a test of their ability, creativity, and versatility. Auditions and elimination rounds are already ongoing with finals slated on Aug. 9 (SM City Iloilo), Aug. 16 (SM City Bacolod) and Aug. 23 (SM City Consolacion).

Present during the partnership signing were (first row, from left:) Jen Jen Amigo, AVP for marketing, SM Supermalls – Visayas; Joy Veloso, VP for operations, SM Supermalls – Visayas; Mark Herras, the face of Dance Fest 2013; Rikki Escudero, VP for regional TV, GMA Network; Oliver Amoroso, AVP for sales and marketing, Regional TV, GMA Network.

Above photo also shows (second row, from left:) Jeffrey Guitche, marketing manager of SM City Iloilo; Joan Zanoria, marketing manager of SM City Cebu; Jocelyn Bautista-Pacleb, senior program manager of Entertainment TV; Ann Flores, marketing manager of SM City Consolacion; Mildred de Castro, manager for marketing of GMA Regional TV; Ann Marie Tan, station manager of GMA TV Cebu; Tina Magbojos, sales & marketing officer of GMA TV Bacolod; Jonathan Cabillon, station manager of GMA TV Iloilo.