Filipinos have already proven their craft for dance all over the world. This started when the Philippine Allstars won the 2006 World Hiphop Championship in California making a noise in the hiphop industry as well as the entertainment scene not just in the Philippines but all over the world. Props to them because the world now looks up and recognizes Filipino talents as world class.
Last year, another crew also proved the greatness of Filipino talent in dance and hiphop. TEAM VIBE PILIPINAS, a professional hiphop dance crew based in the Philippines who set out internationally to connect and collaborate to dancers all over the world, won the 2007 Asia Pacific Masters Dance Championship held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The championship opened doors for Team Vibe to go out of the country and share the world class talent of Filipinos.
The team shares their ups and downs as they struggle to fullfil their God given calling to dance and share their talent to the ends of the earth. When an opportunity comes their way and they know God gave it to them, they find all means to go through it because they know in the end the glory is well deserved.
Last November 22, 2008, Team Vibe was invited to compete for the 2008 MARS World StreetDance Championship held in Eindhoven Netherlands. The team at first did not consider since the aifare going to Europe was way more expensive than anything else and the time the team was invited, it was their downest times. However the organization were willing to provide the accommodation, transportation and food needed for our trip except for the fares. The team thought this opportunity does not come in so often and during the last minute the team finally decided to take part in it. The team was having troubles raising sponsor for their trip because the Visas were on hold up to the last minute. The Dutch Embassy approved all their visas 2 days before the flight date. The money needed to be raised was P500,000 (and the team still needs to meet that amount up to now.) The day before the flight date, the team funds did not come close to half of the expected amount but surprisingly the flight tickets for 7 members got booked without the team paying any amount at all yet! What team vibe went through was beyond their control. God placed them in a position where there is no way out but to move forward for the battle. And so team vibe flew to Amsterdam to represent thr Philippines and Asia and brought home the glory to the Philippines.
The team participated in the Solo male&female battle, Duo battle, Team competition, Team showcase and crew battle. Team Vibe won 2ND place, silver, at the team competition; 3RD place, bronze, at the crew battle; and 3RD place, bronze at the solo female battle(won by Cheska Tabifranca). The results may have been a little out of hand but all the people who witnessed the competition believed that team Philippines should have brought home the gold in all the 3 team categories. Team Vibe may not have brought the gold but these were enough. The team was safe in the fact that for the judges and the audience (especially the Europeans), Team Vibe Pilipinas deserved and was still Champion. Team Vibe gained all the respect from the international bboys, choreographers and even the founders of Hiphop.
It was not a smooth and wealthy path for the team to travel upon yet team vibe has grown to be stronger not just in dance battles but also in their spiritual and emotional battles just to live their life with their passion and calling. One of the founders of Hiphop blessed the team with a ver inspiring message: "People may think you are crazy, but the harder they laugh at you the more you discover you are doing the right thing."
People may think we are ridiculous to set out and compete when we have no money and everything else looked impossible. But thats what makes our God mighty to save, He proves through His work in us that for Him nothing is impossible and he fights with those who struggle for his glory, those who are athletes for his cause.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM VIBE FOR WINNING HIS GLORY AND FOR BRINGING HOME TROPHIES BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES, home of world class talents...
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