Notes of students. dances and love stories.

(Ok, i said i wouldn’t comment, in order to encourage students to learn to think on their own. So i will not comment on any post; this is just to say that, from the first post a month ago to those now: i don’t necessarily agree or disagree with the views expressed in the student space. Take heart: one of the instructions given to the students was: make the reviews random, don’t zero in on a particular media outfit and don’t go over files or archives except as support to confirm a hunch, just go about your daily routine and comment on those that you chance upon. So…. if you were reviewed, it means you’re being tuned in to or read/ viewed. FYI.)

Of dances and love stories

Posted by student #12 (Unedited by blog administrator)

 

(“Hardin ng mga Diwata” (“Garden of the Muses), U.P. College of Arts and Letters, photo by blog administrator; although “diwata” translates more like…”fairy”. “lakambini” sounds more like muse. I don’t know.)

((as it appears in the U.P. CAL website, right-clicked from www.kal.upd.edu.ph. Artist’s name not mentioned in the website).

Quote “Some TV shows never learn from past mistakes! How many times can dancers face the possibility of “wardrobe malfunction” before the people behind the musical variety show ASAP of ABS-CBN finally get the hint that skimpy costumes and intense gyrating should never mix? Anyway, last Sunday (July 15, 2007), the dancer Luningning performed a number that included not only the usual intense gyrating but also some acrobatic moves. The dance moves were not that bad; however, the dancer’s outfit seemed too revealing for comfort. She was only wearing a sparkly bikini top and a matching miniskirt during the entire dance number. Although neither the top nor the bottom of Luningning’s costume came off during her performance, she should not have risked flashing the audience in the first place. This may be considered a violation of one of the provisions of the KBP TV Code which says that dance sequences should always be presented with care and that dancers or performers should be properly attired to avoid any indecent exposure. Jul 17, 3:13 PM” closed-quote.

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Posted by Madel Martin

Quote “Do These Girls Just Wanna Have Fun?
By Madel Martin Comm 191 – WWX (unedited by blog administrator)

Quote “I am an avid viewer of “ASAP ’07”, a noontime musical variety show every Sunday on ABS-CBN. As an entertainment program, I enjoy watching every segment of the show, from the hosting, to the singing, down to the dance production numbers. But, I was shocked by a particular segment last Sunday on the opening and the “Supah Dance” segment. The opening was a mix of dances by several Kapamilya stars with all the acrobatics, street dancing, and break dancing combined. The “Supah Dance” was a dance production number, sort of like a showdown between 3 groups of stars from the “You Can Dance” show, “Pinoy Big Brother” and “Wowowee”. They were called “Derek’s Angels”, “Kuya’s Angels”, and “Papi’s Angels” respectively.

Quote “To begin with, they were all women and they all wore skimpy outfits, very sexy and revealing actually. I asked myself: “why do they have to wear those “hapit” and “bitin” outfits when they can wear more decent and more presentable ones? Can they not dance if they have worn more clothes than they did?” Aside from what they wore, their dance steps were also daring and should I say, naughty that they looked like strippers dancing along the floor and seducing the audience at noontime! In fact, after the number, a certain host said that a particular dancer was like staring at him and seducing him and that he said it was hot. This is like women are made to appear like really objects of desire.

Quote “I am not against that kind of dancing. Honestly, I think they are good dancers and that what they did is an expression of art. It’s just that their clothes bothered me that as a viewer, especially if the men are the ones watching, the tendency would be is to look at their bodies and not their performances. And also, it is against the KBP Television Code on the section on Dance Sequences/Skits and Attire and Decorum under the provision on Musical Variety, Sitcom, Game and Special Show. Jul 23, 9:31 AM” closed-quote.

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Posted by Student # 13

J192 Ethics
(Unedited by blog administrator)

Quote “Rina Jimenez-David’s column, At Large, in the Philipppine Daily Inquirer appeared to be a simple advocacy piece for women’s rights, which is all right in the opinion page (One woman’s pain, 18 July). It all changed towards the end of her article.

quote “She shifted her topic from a woman’s dreadful experiences with regard to domestic violence to HIV/AIDS. The last paragraph then went on to promote a stage presentation entitled “Break the Silence: Aid for AIDS” for the benefit of the Remedios AIDS Foundation, although she did disclose that she sits as one of the board of advisers of Remedios.

Quote “Now if that’s not advertising, I don’t know what it is. Jul 18, 7:30 AM” closed-quote.

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Posted by Emeline Andrade – Comm 191 WWX |

 

Quote “In the Philippines, teleserye programs have dominated the television primetime programming nowadays. The influence of these

(a Renoir, published by Robert Frederick Ltd 1999 Bath, England. Photo of a print by blog administrator)

programs on the audience, consisting of male and female adults as well as children, cannot be undermined. With such power and influence, it is important to stress that media has a big responsibility in the content of their shows. Such programs deal with different aspects, interests and issues of life.

Quote “In this light, I would like to commend the people behind the teleserye, Walang Kapalit. In this story, Melanie (Claudine Baretto) and Noel (Piolo Pascual) are both married to people they don’t love. When they work in the same company, there are a number of instances they have opportunities to pursue their love. However, since they are both married, they have resisted the temptation. They cling to their values. They swear to keep things right and be faithful to their spouses. Now, the story has already progressed a lot and many things have changed.

Quote “What I want to emphasize here is the story’s adherence to the KBP article under Sex, Obscenity and Violence which states, “Premarital sex and extra-marital sex shall never be condoned or justified.” The program has managed to treat such a sensitive topic sensibly. It communicates that love may always be used as a reason or excuse for committing a mistake. However, people still have a responsibility to every deed and decision they make. Jul 23, 9:05 AM” closed-quote.