The sweltering desert summer heat could not stop my officemates, architects Albert and Steve along with our document comptroller, Louie, from joining the Filipino Dance Club of Dubai. Our accountant, Gilbert, already a primo dance divo, must have inspired them for he would always be the ladies’ delight in the parties because of this talent.
After months of training and constant practice , these guys completed the basic course of swing, cha cha , boogie and tango. They had a graduation ceremony cum dance competition party last Sept. 7 at the Ballroom of Movenpick Hotel. My niece, Tracy, was also their classmate.
Louie, the most comically gifted of the lot , got the grand prize in the competition apart from ranking number 5 among all the male students of the graduating class. Tracy ranked 8th among the female students.
Now, the summer heat is going down while the Ramadan sun up fasting and sun down feasting (called iftaar ) are on. The dance divos and divas are on pause mode. But not for long, because as Ramadan culminates to Eid in mid October, the dance parties will surely continue.
