CEBU will be in the world’s DanceSport map come September 10, Saturday as athletes from around the globe converge at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino for the Cebu World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Open DanceSport Championship 2016 & 9th Dancesport Sa Sugbu.
Other countries represented include Italy, Spain, Russia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Brunei and Australia. From the Philippines alone, athletes will be coming from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Nearly 500 athletes have already signed up for this event, a 14-hour competition that starts from 8:00AM to 10:00PM.
It covers 19 categories plus two special categories include the University / School Teacher Event and the Corporate Event. The University category is organized by the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. or CESAFI.
The Cebu World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) Open DanceSport Championship 2016 & 9th Dancesport Sa Sugbu is organized by the DanceSport Team Cebu City (DTCC), a non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization composed of volunteer dance teachers who conduct regular free dancesport workshops and follow-through trainings in Cebu City’s 80 barangays including the remote mountainous areas.
Dancesport Sa Sugbu is a competition for a cause that serves as the culmination activity of hundreds of child trainees.
The event is co-presented by the Cebu City Government, Cebu Provincial Government, Department of Tourism, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Casino Filipino Cebu, Philippine Sports Commission, Cebu City Sports Commission, DanceSport Council of the Philippines, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Department of Education Cebu City Division and Commission on Higher Education Cebu City; the Platinum Sponsors: Omega Pain Killer Liniment Pro, Casino Ethyl Alcohol and Lecit-E; the Gold Sponsors: Flawless, Robinson’s Galleria Cebu, M. Lhuillier; the Silver Sponsors: Port Restaurant, Furniture City; the Bronze Sponsors: Sheena Face and Body Clinic, Julie’s Bakeshop, Virginia Foods Inc., 2GO, Samsung and Media Partners: Alcordo Advertising, SkyCable, Cebu Daily News, Y101 and Cebu Photo Works. /PR
