KADAYAWAN: Festival of Festivals

This pure "ATA" participates in the street dance showing to the people the right moves of their tribe as correction to those who were imitating their dance with a touch of modernity and exaggeration.

(posted four hrs after the festival) KADAYAWAN Festival is said to be the festival of festivals because of the diversity of its culture. Indak Indak sa Kadalanan (Street dance) is one of the highlights of the festival. It is said that you will miss the half of your stay in Davao if you were not able to witness such street dance. Due to the excellent creativity of these participants, you would really see the variations of arts in dancing. Concepts differ from each other. There were monsters (signifying bad side of human), animal-inspired dance, culture-based presentation and imaginative neo dance. These concepts converged and received high ovation. Photographers, documentarists, press and bloggers were also busy in capturing every moment in the street. I have witnessed the smiles of the foreigners who were engrossed taking picture with the dancers and their children. The participants that time were the celebrities for by and by they were requested to pose with their love ones. Well, their colorful costumes attracted the audiences. I even heard some teenagers shouting that they have to have pictures for their FRIENDSTER. The City was covered with smiles, applause and appreciations.

What made the Indak Indak more worth seeing was the active and energetic participation of the kids from different schools who danced in the street for hours and it was a kilometer dance around the city. Even if they took a bath with their perspiration, they have succeeded the hot temperature and the tendency to collapse. It is also a joint forces with the teachers and the parents to guide and support their kids on the street. Thousands will be honored to those who will captivate the judges.
The "Black Piggy". TAKE NOTE: many posed with him to take picture (Kulang nlng autograph)

The kids on their moves painted with brown color portraying the lives under the sea.