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Pintaflores
Pintaflores was born out of the
people's search for a cultural identity and tradition.
If Cebu City has
its Sinulog, Bacolod City its Masskara, and Aklan its Ati-atihan, San Carlos
City also dreamt of having its own unique festival.
In 1992, after
successfully holding two activities, the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival and the
Dances of Flowers as highlights of the city fiesta, the idea of blending the two
concepts to come up with a presentation that could be considered the the City's
very own started what today is one of the most popular street dancing festivals
in the region - the Pintaflores Festival of San Carlos City.
Pintaflores is coined from the words Pintados, the concept
behind the Nabingkalan Tattoo Festival, and the "flores", the Spanish word for
flowers that dominated the theme of the Dances of Flowers.
The Pintaflores street dancing and ritual competition
highlights the annual Pintaflores festival which starts November 3 and
culminates on November 5, Negros Day.
It features rhythmic dances and
dance dramas of life and death and the triumph of good against evil that depict
the people's thanksgiving of merriment, abundant blessings and success.
As part of the Pintados tradition, the faces, arms, bodies and
legs of the dancers are painted with flowers to express gratitude to man and his
environment.
The street dancing is culminated by a dance ritual performed
at the City Auditorium. Different dance steps and musical accompaniment add to
the thrill of the competition.
The Human flower formation is another impressive part of the dance ritual that products the ingenuity and skills of the choreographers and dancers.
To give emphasis to body painting as a ritual of Pintaflores,
the festival also features the Body-painting contest that provides expression to
the true artistry of the people of San Carlos City.
Building a tradition of excellence in Street Dancing
It
takes time to build. but, with Pintaflores, the time to gather fame in street
dancing started quite early and continued to this day..
New to the game
and exposure, the first Pintaflores contingent of San Carlos City represented by
Colegio de Sto. Tomas - Recoletos high school students, bested seasoned
contestants to land third place in the free interpretation category in the
heavinly-competed Sinulog festival in Cebu City in January 1993. In April of the
same year, the group bagged the championship in Panaad Sa Negros '93, to
province-wide cultural festival in Negros Occidental.
Represented by
Barangays II and Quezon, the Pintaflores street dancing contingent emerged first
prize in Panaad Sa Negros in 1996. The same group with the participation of
Barangay Ermita bagged again the championship in Panaad Sa Negros 1997 and the
fifth prize in Sinulog festival '98.
In Panaad Sa Negros '98, the
Pintaflores group composed of dancers from Barangays Punao and Palampas and the
City Hospital graced the fiesta presentation as guest performers. In Panaad '99.
the Pintaflores represented this time by elementary school children, once again
proved its unbeatable streak by emerging champions, consequently reaping the
Hall of Fame award for topping the fiesta presentation event in four consecutive
years.
Having established a name in street dancing, Pintaflores danced
performers in such places as Iloilo City (1996) and the Roxas City (1997) as
among the best of the best in the region, and in Canlaon City and Victorias in
1999 as the best in the province.
In January 2002, Pintaflores
represented by Barangay II, cast it sight on south of Negros and captured
Jimalalud, Negros Oriental as grand slam champion during its Sinulog Festival.
Afterwards that same month, the group proceeded to grab the third place in Cebu
City's Sinulog Festival 2002 in the free interpretation category.
San Carlos City's Pintaflores maintained its winning standard in Sinulog as the two contingents to the Sinulog Festival 2004, Barangay IV and Barangay II, brought home four distinguished awards: the first Sinulog Festival Queen crown won by Barangay IV lead dancer Carla Bolo, fourth place in Free Interpretation Category and the Best in Costume for Barangay IV, and third place in Street Dancing for Barangay II.
Cadiz City residents and visitors experienced the excitement that Pintaflores dancers radiate when the Pintaflores group represented by Tribu Baguno lead by Barangay I gave a special presentation during the city's Dinagsa Festival in 2004
But the best is yet to come to Pintaflores as a new breed of
dancers has emerged with the launching of Pintaflores Bata or Pinta Bata in
1996. A street dancing and ritual competition among elementary school children.
Pinta Bata thrills one with the children's pleasing gracefulness and versatility
that promises a crop of excellent dancers in the years to come.
San
Carlos comes alive and colorful every November 5. Its streets become ablaze and
animated by the sprightly dance of flower-painted dancers in colorful
ethnic-inspired costumes as the traditional Pintaflores festival hits this its
peak in a colorful and lively streetdancing competition.
Pintaflores dazzles one with the vibrant colors of flowers and
silk
It enlivens the spirit to the snappy beat of drums
It titillates the mind to the graceful sways and spirit of colorful dancers
It leaves a lasting imprint of a colorful, lively and beautiful people.
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