UST Chemical Engineering Dance Crew Finds New Talents

by Mary Mae Buensuceso

The Chemical Engineering Dance Crew (ChEDC) conducted an audition for aspiring members of troupe at the Laboratory 10 of Roque Ruano Building from September 11-12.

Various alumni and current members of ChEDC judged the applicants. The final decision rested on Rochelle Louise Sampaga and Crystel Quijano, co-captain and captain of the dance crew, respectively. Candidates were obliged to perform their own routine as a requirement for audition.

Results Released on September 18

A ChES graphical announcement listing the names of the new members of the ChEDC.
(Graphics by: Logistics and Multimedia Committee, UST-ChES) 

On September 18, the dance crew officially announced that nine Chemical Engineering students, namely Jethero Abesamis, Jude Billiones, Sentiniel Canlas, Kristofer Allan Castro, Celine Cruz, Irvin Famatiga, Jonan Garcia, Joshua Solomon and Nina Ytturalde, passed the auditions.

Quijano said on Thursday that she is expecting new members to show dedication by attending trainings and meetings, and hopes to help them not just on dancing but in academics as well.  "Sana ma-feel nila na ang DC ay family sa bawat training namin. Lastly, welcome sa ChEDC family!” she said.

Meanwhile the two captains of the dance crew who finalized the decision stated they had a hard time choosing new members because the applicants were all good.

“It was because of the chemical engineering students who stepped up to share their talents to bring pride to the ChE community”, Sampaga said on the success of the said activity.

The Chemical Engineering Dance Crew is the only dance crew representative of the UST Chemical Engineering Department. In the UST Faculty of Engineering, the Chemical Engineering Dance Crew was the champion during the Ultimate Dance Revolution 1 (A.Y 2011 – 2012), Ultimate Dance Revolution 3 (A.Y 2013 – 2014), and the Ultimate Dance Revolution 4 which was held in October 2014.