Rhythm in Blue
I think I should start this post by backtracking to about a month ago, to the exact moment when Rap revealed that he was joining a certain dance contest called Rhythm in Blue. He said it rather nonchalantly. "I joined RIB." I reacted exclamatorily. "YOU DID WHAT!?!?!?! " To explain my reaction, I must step back and tell you a little about RIB. It's a pretty huge hip hop dance contest organized by the Company of Ateneo Dancers, or CADS. About twenty Ateneo orgs compete in it every year. They spend weeks practicing their routine, and they hire professional choreographers and all. Only ten teams make it to the finals. The place where they hold the finals (Irwin Theater, usually) is jam-packed with people. It's not just an Ateneo event, people from other schools come to watch too. And celebrities usually stop by. It is THE dance competition of the cench ("cench" = short for "century." I just had to). This year, the theme...