By: OBET SAMONTE
BUTUAN City – The LOVERKADA KIDS arrived here from Manila after taking the television program, Pilipinas Got Talent, by storm.
The group won the elimination round of the TV program’s national contest to become a grand finalist..
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., led a huge crowd in welcoming the group as it arrived at the Bancasi airport. A special parade around the city followed before proceeding to city hall.
Amante expressed his great appreciation to the group and thanked its young members for making the city proud through their special talents at their young ages ranging from 9 to 13 years old.
The group won the elimination round of the TV program’s national contest to become a grand finalist..
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., led a huge crowd in welcoming the group as it arrived at the Bancasi airport. A special parade around the city followed before proceeding to city hall.
Amante expressed his great appreciation to the group and thanked its young members for making the city proud through their special talents at their young ages ranging from 9 to 13 years old.
Amante urged Butuanons and Caraganons to continuously support the group as they did during the TV program’s semifinal round.
The young girls brought inspiration to TV viewers as they made a statement of strength and determination in the face of hunger pains during their stay in Manila.
They confessed to Pilipinas Got Talent host Luis Manzano how hard they trained on rocky and muddy ground for lack of space. They said they were even despised and described by critics as insane and hopeless as they practiced. They cried as they recalled a senseless and cruel neighbor who threw urine at them. Mrs. Adelfa Nedia, their trainer, was so determined for her wards to reach perfection despite the odds, the girls said.
An article said “Loverkada” brings to mind the word “barkada”. These Butuan kids put a positive connotation to the sometimes negative implication of the word. And they translated the positive into real, tangible group action – they danced. Employing innate skills perfected with training and discipline, they danced their way to a million pesos.
Their story is an inspiring one. The Loverkada Kids started when Ms. Nedia was looking for local kids who can dance for the town fiesta. She selected the children due to their talent regardless of who they were and where they came from. She trained and taught them the value of discipline and practicing their skills. The group blossomed and decided to continue with what they do best, dancing. They won in several local competitions, until they heard and found out about “Chooks-to-Go Sayaw Fever One Million Pesos Chicken Dance Showdown”. Upon winning the grand prize, the eldest among them said “Masaya lang po kami, hindi na po maglalabandera yung nanay ko tsaka yung mga nanay nila” (we are happy, my mother will not have to laundry for others anymore, and also their mothers – referring to her group mates).
Ms. Nedia believes that the Loverkada Kids have inspired everyone throughout their journey to the competition. When asked what carried them through she stated, “Faith in God and we must not stop to dream and believe that everything is possible. But we need to work for it, earn it and achieve it. And we must not stop to pursue our dreams and aspirations, as we will continue to dance and dance as we move on with our life and destiny.”
Other published stories said
In June 14, 2011, a fever that spread nationwide in 5 months obviously attracted much attention. It did for this one.Only that this kind brought joy and inspiration instead of fear and pain. Bounty Fresh – Chooks To Go’s nationwide Sayaw Fever Chicken Dance competition attracted more than a thousand dance groups from all over the country. Vying for the top prize of One Million Pesos, the top seven group finalists converged for the Grand Finals at The Terraces, Ayala Center, Cebu in a hotly contested dance showdown last April 30, 2011,
The road to the Grand Finals was a grueling but rewarding journey. It starts with the eliminations at the local level, then the regionals prior to reaching the Grand Finals. But there are rewards along the way. The winner in the eliminations gets P10,000. The Regional winner gets P30,000. Then at the Grand Finals, the 2nd runner up gets P100,000, the 1st runner up P200,000 and the Champion P1 Million.
The Loverkada Kids took the contest at every dance step, at every jump, at every swing and eventually snared the P1 million championship prize.
The young girls brought inspiration to TV viewers as they made a statement of strength and determination in the face of hunger pains during their stay in Manila.
They confessed to Pilipinas Got Talent host Luis Manzano how hard they trained on rocky and muddy ground for lack of space. They said they were even despised and described by critics as insane and hopeless as they practiced. They cried as they recalled a senseless and cruel neighbor who threw urine at them. Mrs. Adelfa Nedia, their trainer, was so determined for her wards to reach perfection despite the odds, the girls said.
An article said “Loverkada” brings to mind the word “barkada”. These Butuan kids put a positive connotation to the sometimes negative implication of the word. And they translated the positive into real, tangible group action – they danced. Employing innate skills perfected with training and discipline, they danced their way to a million pesos.
Their story is an inspiring one. The Loverkada Kids started when Ms. Nedia was looking for local kids who can dance for the town fiesta. She selected the children due to their talent regardless of who they were and where they came from. She trained and taught them the value of discipline and practicing their skills. The group blossomed and decided to continue with what they do best, dancing. They won in several local competitions, until they heard and found out about “Chooks-to-Go Sayaw Fever One Million Pesos Chicken Dance Showdown”. Upon winning the grand prize, the eldest among them said “Masaya lang po kami, hindi na po maglalabandera yung nanay ko tsaka yung mga nanay nila” (we are happy, my mother will not have to laundry for others anymore, and also their mothers – referring to her group mates).
Ms. Nedia believes that the Loverkada Kids have inspired everyone throughout their journey to the competition. When asked what carried them through she stated, “Faith in God and we must not stop to dream and believe that everything is possible. But we need to work for it, earn it and achieve it. And we must not stop to pursue our dreams and aspirations, as we will continue to dance and dance as we move on with our life and destiny.”
Other published stories said
In June 14, 2011, a fever that spread nationwide in 5 months obviously attracted much attention. It did for this one.Only that this kind brought joy and inspiration instead of fear and pain. Bounty Fresh – Chooks To Go’s nationwide Sayaw Fever Chicken Dance competition attracted more than a thousand dance groups from all over the country. Vying for the top prize of One Million Pesos, the top seven group finalists converged for the Grand Finals at The Terraces, Ayala Center, Cebu in a hotly contested dance showdown last April 30, 2011,
The road to the Grand Finals was a grueling but rewarding journey. It starts with the eliminations at the local level, then the regionals prior to reaching the Grand Finals. But there are rewards along the way. The winner in the eliminations gets P10,000. The Regional winner gets P30,000. Then at the Grand Finals, the 2nd runner up gets P100,000, the 1st runner up P200,000 and the Champion P1 Million.
The Loverkada Kids took the contest at every dance step, at every jump, at every swing and eventually snared the P1 million championship prize.
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