After winning the town championship at ROPRISA, the Eastbridge Dance Troupe represented Rodriguez (Montalban) at the RIPRISA (Rizal Private Schools Association) Folk Dance Competition in School Year 2023–2024, competing against the champion troupes of other Rizal towns. Our dancers took 2nd place in the province.
The troupe's record at the time
- 🏆 ROPRISA (Rodriguez): 4 championships since 2016, including this season
- 🏆 RIPRISA (Rizal): Champion in 2019, and now 2nd place
- 🏆 NAPSPHIL: Champion in 2019
Update: the climb back to the top
A second place can be the start of something. In the seasons that followed, the troupe kept working:
- SY 2024–2025: RIPRISA champions, then 3rd place at the NAPSPHIL nationals
- SY 2025–2026: a sixth ROPRISA title
- SY 2026–2027: a seventh ROPRISA title, a third RIPRISA title, and national champions again at NAPSPHIL
More than a medal
Every season can't end in first place, and that is part of what our dancers learn. A silver in a province as competitive as Rizal is an achievement in itself, and the troupe used it as motivation, not as a stopping point. Faithful practice, season after season, eventually took them back to the national title.
Thank you to the troupe's coaches since the very beginning, Coach Paul Sagrado and Teacher Glenda Espero, and to the parents and the whole Eastbridge community for your support. To God be the glory!
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