CEBU
CITY, January 19 (PIA7) --- The world renowned dancing inmates of the
Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) staged a special
performance for the visit of Pope Francis in the country.
Considering that the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines is a
momentous event, the YouTube sensation CPDRC inmates made a special
presentation to show how grateful the Cebuanos are for his visit.
According to the Cebu Provincial Capitol, the inmates practiced
the presentation for two weeks. They danced to the theme song of the Papal
visit, “We are God’s Children."
It culminated an hour-long presentation which started with a three
round friendly boxing showdown with an inmate and a commercial boxer.
The dance presentation included CPDRC’s first You Tube
hit, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson and “Gangnan Style” by Koren singer Psye.
There was also a pass and review.
Guests who were police officials from the region were impressed
with the inmates performances.
“You all are so good, if only you were that good, you would not
have landed here,” joked Police Regional Office 7 Director Prudencio
Banas.
The inmates follow a rehabilitative exercise called “algorithm
march” which was inspired by the documentary “Shawshank Redemption.”
The dance according to them was Cebu’s contribution to the PapaL
Visit considering that the province is known to be the cradle of Christianity
in Asia. (rmn/fcc/PIA7-Cebu)