Street Dancing in Aklan

The Street Dancing of Tribes

SADSAD 2013

Thirty-one registered tribes will compete in this year’s Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan festival street dancing competition, according to festival organizer Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-Atihan Foundation, Inc. (Kasafi).

The participating tribes will vie for the P700,000 grand prizes in the Balik-Ati, modern group, Tribal small and Tribal big categories on January 19.

Six out-of-town entries are entered in the Balik-Ati category. The reigning champion Lilo-anong Ati ag si Datu Marikudo of Lilo-an, Malinao, Aklan will again try to defend its Balik-Ati title against the 2012 second runner-up Tribu Isalacan and Tribu Ilayanhon of Liloan, Malinao, Aklan; Kinantuing of San Roque, Malinao, Aklan; Apo ni Inday of Calangcang, Makato, Aklan and 2012 first runner-up Malipayong Ati of San Roque, Malinao, Aklan.

Two tribes from Kalibo – Anono-o of Briones and Maninikop of Caano will also be joining the contest to complete the eight entries in the Balik-Ati.

The champion will receive P50,000, first runner-up P25,000 and P15,000 for second runner-up for Balik-Ati category. Two tribes will get P5,000 each for the consolation winners.

Nine Ati-Atihan tribes are also competing for the top pot money of P150,000 for the Tribal Big category.

The tribes are defending champion Black Beauty Boys of Linabuan Norte, Kalibo, Aklan; Tribu Tiis-Tiis of New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan; 2012 second placer Kabog of Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan and Tribu Bukid Tigayon of Tigayon, Kalibo, Aklan.

Five out-of-town participants are also joining the Tribal Big contest, namely,  Pangawasan Tribe of Makato, Aklan; D’ Kamanggahan Tribe of Poblacion, Makato, Aklan; Tribu Parola of Daja Norte, Banga, Aklan; and two tribes from Dumga, Makato Aklan – the Maharlika and Lord Eagles.

The first runner-up winner will take home P40,000 and the second runner-up will receive P30,000. Three consolation winners will get P8,000 each.

There are six Ati-Atihan contingents participating in the Modern group category. This year’s tribes are reigning champion Scorpio 11-19 of Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan; Pilgrimage of Pook, Kalibo, Aklan; 2012 first runner-up Aeang-Aeang  of Laguinbanua, Numancia, Aklan and Emperor of D. Maagma Street, Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan.

2012 third placer Samahan ng Kababaihan Bayan ng Kalibo, Inc. (SKBK) of New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan and D’Emagine of Kalibo, Aklan are also vying for the prizes in the Modern group category.

The grand winner will receive P50,000, first runner-up P25,000 and second runner-up P15,000. Two consolation modern group winners will get P5,000 each.

Eight tribes also confirmed their participation with festival organizer Kasafi for the Tribal small category. They are Morongga Tribe and Tribu Responde of New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan;  Tribu Mangingisda of Bakhaw Sur, Kalibo, Aklan; Tribu Tipon-Tipon and Lezo Tribe of Ibao, Lezo, Aklan.

Other tribal small entries are Tribu Ea-mang of Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan; Tribu Ninolitos of Tigayon, Kalibo, Aklan and Tribu Alibang-bang of Linabuan Norte, Kalibo, Aklan.

The grand prize winner will receive P60,000, first runner-up P40,000 and second runner-up will take home P30,000. Three consolation prize winners will get P8,000 each.

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY 

Eighteen individual entries will be judged also on January 19. 

The participants are Apo ni Odoy (Marlun Malic), The Queen Aqua (Alex Sabino), The Butterfly Queen (Frankelyn Abelarde), Sweet Fantasy (Espy Tagala), Lore Arriba (Lore Arriba), Ravenous (Rolando Villanueva, Jr. ), Climate Change (Rodulfo Salvador), Recycle Queen (Jay Romer Carsula), Mario Temporosa (Mario Temporosa) and Costume it Ati (Renerio Masangya).

Other entries are Placida Plastikada (Jarry Bais), Vivacious Selena (Rio Traje), Authentica Galactica (Noel Trance), Libtong  D' Tribe Man (Chris Diangson), Feathers Queen (Joseph Dominguez), Eokot (Placido Florentino), Mulawin (Joecel Relado) and Fantastica (Jomar Melgar).