By Cyrus A. Natividad

The CPUDC with Adviser-Artistic Director Randy A. Lero (left).

Central Philippine University Dance Company (Tumandok sang Iloilo) received the Extra-Curricular Iconic Award for its Iconic Contribution in the Field of Education from the World Education Icon Awards on October 10, 2021. An E-Certificate was received and a trophy will arrive this week.

According to Professor Randy A. Lero, Adviser and Artistic Director, the Dance Group which started in 2018 had its first Cultural Exchange program in 2019. Lero said, “The exchange program was realized with the help of Kawachinagano International Friendship Association in Kawachinagano City, Osaka Japan.” He added that it is a yearly program that was stopped because of pandemic. Hopefully, it will normalize again next year.”

On November 18, 2021, CPUDC will represent the Philippines in a Dance Festival organized by the Media Center of Kawachinagano City, Japan together with some dance companies from India, Taiwan, Australia, Argentina, and other countries – through a virtual presentation.

The Group has performed many times before at the CPU Rose Memorial Auditorium. It has also performed in South Korea and in a U.S. Tour sponsored by the CPU Alumni Association and Philippine Airlines. The CPU Dance Company (Tumandok sang Iloilo) is under the CPU Cultural Affairs Office headed by Prof. Crista Huyong.