Another
first in Philippine television will happen in Shall We Dance: The Celebrity
Dance Challenge hosted
by dance goddess Lucy Torres-Gomez this Sunday (9 p.m.) on ABC.
After the much-talked about all-male celebrity finals last Sunday where
Paolo Ballesteros and partner Donna Bidua
ruled the dance floor after they defeated Uma Khouny and partner Victoria
Huyatid and Mikee Lee and partner Raine
Trinidad, the show gives another reason to be talked about this Sunday
as three of the most popular singers in the
country today battle it out on the dance floor to become the next ballroom
diva.
Bossa
princess Sitti, soul siren Nina and novelty singer Tuesday Vargas are
pitted against each other for an all-out
catfight on the dance floor. Sitti, who is paired with dance instructor
Mike Flores, will dance a salsa-inspired freestyle.
Nina and her partner Efren Ibo will do a swing-inspired freestyle dance
while Tuesday and partner Greg Dimarucut will
groove to a jive-inspired freestyle routine.
Nina,
unknown to many, had already wished of joining the celebrity dance competition
from the time she was first
invited to sing in the show. So when SWD asked her to be part of the
singers' batch, she didn't think twice. "The
thought of just dancing, yung walang singing involved, pure dancing
lang, exciting talaga at siguro nga kasi din gusto
ko lang i-share sa lahat ng tao my talent in dancing," the sweet-faced
crooner beams.
Nina used to take ballet and jazz dance lessons when she was very young.
It's no wonder she had no hesitation in
joining the celebrity dance challenge. Like Nina, Sitti also became
a guest singer in SWD. She was so impressed by
the celebrities dancing ballroom on the show that she actually considered
the possibility of competing in SWD
someday. And now, she's ready to show off her dancing prowess for the
first time on TV. According to Sitti it will be a
real challenge for her since she has no background in dancing, much
more ballroom.
If Nina and Sitti were first-timers in ballroom, Tuesday was a second
timer in SWD. She already competed in season
three and was pitted against Emilio Garcia, Andrea del Rosario and Jeric
Raval. She made it all the way to the finals
but fell short of getting the trophy away from Roderick Paulate, who
was season three's grand champion.
Will Tuesday, finally grab the top spot this Sunday or will Nina and
Sitti surprise us all with their untapped
terpsichorean skills? Well, place your bets now and be sure to catch
the original celebrity dance competition in the
country this Sunday only on ABC.
