18/08/2026
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Surigao Doctors College won the Grand Champion title at the Gaisano Capital Surigao Folk Dance Fest 2026, held at Gaisano Capital Surigao on August 15, 2026. The event started at 1:00 PM.
The team started practicing a month before the competition, but various challenges came their way, including conflicts, classes, limited practice time, and even thoughts of stopping. Despite these challenges, they still pursued the competition because Gaisano Capital motivated them to compete. Their determination and love for dancing pushed them to continue until the final performance.
During an ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ with ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐จ
at 11:00 PM on August 17, 2026, he shared the team's challenges, preparations, and experiences throughout the competition. According to Brian, the lead choreographer and dance master of ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ, their preparation was not easy because they had only about 4 hours to practice. Despite the limited time, they still managed to practice and prepare for their performance. Brian shared that his love for bringing the name of Surigao Doctors College to the competition motivated him to compete and show other people their love and passion for dancing.
He also credited ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐จ, his teammate in the competition. Their ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ helped them guide the group throughout their preparation and performance. He also shared that their love for dancing and harmony as a team helped them stand out during the competition. Despite the challenges they encountered, the dancers continued to work together and give their best. For Brian, the competition became an ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ to showcase the talent and passion of the students of Surigao Doctors College.
After being declared the Grand Champion, Brian expressed his gratitude to the members of SDC Bahandi Dancing Pilgrim for their hard work and dedication. He also thanked ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ for providing the costumes needed for their performance. The ๐๐, ๐๐, and ๐๐ departments also gave their support and motivated him throughout their journey. Meanwhile, ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ญ played a special role in making their practices successful through his patience and continuous support for the group. Brian said that the support they received helped them continue despite the difficulties they experienced during their preparation.
For Brian, being the dance master of SDC Bahandi Dancing Pilgrim is an ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ, especially because this achievement is not only about the rewards they received. For him, the memories and experiences they gained throughout the competition are more meaningful. The victory also became the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐-๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, making it an important milestone for the group. Moving forward, the group plans to compete in more competitions outside the school, with the approval and support of Surigao Doctors College.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง: "๐๐๐ค๐จ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐๐ค๐จ ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐จ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐จ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐, ๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ญ, ๐
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง." "๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ง," he added.
Article by: Albert Diaz
Correspondents: Vinz Vinatero, MG Apolonio