The Sinulog sa Bansalan Street Dancing Competition

For those who participated the festival, the physical tiresome doesn't really matter.
It's the act of offering to the Holy Infant Jesus , the Sto Nino that count the most. This is the common feelings of the participants to the 4TH Sinulog sa Bansalan Street Dancing Competition.

The festive mode started with a gesture of thanksgiving mass at Viacrusis Park yesterday , January 14,with Rev.Fr .Cris Violon DCD as the presider. Mayor Edwin Reyes, the founder Sinulog sa Bansalan, sent his message thru the newly established Radio Station in town, inviting all Bansalenos and the people from the neighboring towns to witness the celebration. Reyes being a devotee to the Sto Nino, led the dancing of Sinulog after the celebration of the holy Eucharist.

When the time came for the street dancing begun, there was a little rain. It seemed that heaven had blessed Bansalan with showers from above. But this didn't hinder the devotees to go on. Thousands of spectators didn't only witness the event, but also join the dancing while witnessing the show. There were seven groups who joined the competition to wit : Villa Doneza Elementary School, Nazareth Highschool,
Marber National Highschool, Bansalan Central Elementary School, Mabuhay Elementary
School,Poblacion Uno (Salazar Group) and J.Cutin Group of Poblacion Uno.

The street dancing started at the Viacrusis park , to the national highway, to
public market and finally gathered back at Viacrusis Park for the final showdown. In the end, it was the group from Bansalan Central who was declared as the
champion. Marber National High school got the second place while Villa Doneza Elementary School was proclaimed third.

The whole event was covered live by 91.1 Bansalan FM.