Electric ledge dancing to debut in Masskara

Instead of the traditional parade, this year's edition of the MassKara festival in Bacolod City will feature a new attraction: electric ledge dancing. A report on Visayas-based The News Today (www.thenewstoday.info) said the MassKara from Oct. 16 to 18 will feature the dancers on trailers. “As we experienced last year, people could no longer see the parade from the sidewalks so we thought of mounting the dancers on trailers so they can be seen and appreciated properly," said festival director Eli Tajanlangit. He said organizers also redesigned the rules of the contest to put more emphasis on “lighting the dancers." The ledge dancing idea was test-run in the MassKara sa Manokan last May during the Inasal Festival, he said. He added that the idea got positive reactions. Ledge dancing competitions will be held Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. Live band concerts and light shows will still be held on the three nights of the “Electric MassKara." Under the rules, competing Electric MassKara dance groups will rotate from trailer to trailer, where judges will be positioned. When the contest is finished, the public can dance on these trailers when the live bands concerts begin. - GMANews.TV