Filipino by Birth Christian by Grace

I just finished painstakingly converting, uploading, and meticulously labeling videos of the November 3, 2007 Breaker’s Delight breakdance tournament in Springfield VA.

1st round (5 min each) - top 8 teams proceed
Battle 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkyCkj3HL-Y
Battle 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDf7nKWOsZg
Battle 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-4zFY2Tbtc
Battle 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUmt6tTFBVM
Battle 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXJFoq8mr6Y
Battle 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t6X_LBw90M
Battle 7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y36YT_4EVM
Battle 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91AQaNrU_Ko

2nd round (5 min each)- elimination, remaining 4 proceed
Battle 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkU-7XlTwps
Battle 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSu3bDg-po8
Battle 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhoOEC7VXBA
Battle 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZzPqFF8ppU

3rd round (6 min each) - semi-final elimination, remaining 2 proceed
Round 3
Semi-final 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4GTtoHn53c
Semi-final 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdke3TA-zqw

Final battle (10 min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6HJwAX6bA

Prison overseer Byron Garcia has implemented a dancing rehabilitation program several years ago at the Cebu Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines. I think it’s a great idea, and it’s specially meaningful to me being half Cebuano. This YouTube video of their Thriller routine has received almost 7 million views. It’s creative and entertaining. During a CNN interview, Byron Garcia states, “We don’t have dumbbells here. We don’t have weights. We have dancing.” They’re forced to dance if they’re physically able to, which I’m sure some people would consider torture. Byron Garcia claims that there has not been any violent incidents in about a year and a half because of the success of the program. If dancing calms the prisoners and transforms the usually hostile environment, I’m all for it.