Ballet Dance Academy

CONGRATULATIONS to all our students who competed, conquered & championed in MNL Dance Prix's 4-day competition with over 1000 entries 👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎊 we are so, soooo proud of all your wonderful performances, your achievements & all your hardwork, patience, perseverance, courage, humbleness, sportsmanship, discipline & passion in the preparation for the competition, in your performances & in the competition proper.

MICAH ZANIYAH ROSARIO (6yo)
"When You Believe" choreographed by: Kanika Pangan
🥇GOLD - Demi-character solo

MICAH ZANIYAH ROSARIO (6yo)
"BTS Remix" choreographed by: Tootels Gabalfin
🥉BRONZE - Hiphop solo

SABRINA COMIA (6yo)
"Golden" choreographed by: Kanika Pangan
🥉BRONZE - Demi-character solo

MICAH ROSARIO, SABRINA COMIA, RILEY ARBUES, JULIA ANCOG (6-8yo)
"Barbie" choreographed by: Kanika Pangan
🥈SILVER - Demi-character ensemble

JEUSHAINE AÑO & GABBI CARTA (8-9yo)
"Harlequinade Pizzicato" choreographed by: Kanika Pangan
🥇GOLD - Demi-character duo

RAINA GABRIELLA CARTA (8yo)
"Cupid" coached by: Nida Pangan & Kanika Pangan
🥇GOLD - Classical solo
🏆TOP10 in Junior A Classical Category

JEUSHAINE FELICITY AÑO (9yo)
"Paquita pasdetrois 1st va" coached by: Ben Sabularse & Nida Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

JEUSHAINE FELICITY AÑO (9yo)
"Harlequinade" coached by: Ben Sabularse & Kanika Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

AMARIE ANTOINETTE MONSANTO (9yo)
Blue Bird" coached by: Ben Sabularse, Kanika Pangan & Nida Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo
🏆TOP10 in Junior A Classical Category

SHANNEN SANTOS (9yo)
"Paquita Vestalka" coached by: Nida Pangan & Kanika Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

ALYSHKA KHIEN RODRIGUEZ (9yo)
"Paquita 2nd va" coached by: Ben Sabularse
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

MARIA CAILEY GABIA (9yo)
"Lise variation" coached by: Kanika Pangan & Nida Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo
🏆TOP10 in Junior A Classical Category

SOFIA JOYCE CATIMBANG (10yo)
"Cupid" coached by: Kanika Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

SOFIA JOYCE CATIMBANG (10yo)
"Paquita pasdetrois 1st va" coached by: Ben Sabularse
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

LEANNE LUCEILLE DAZA (10yo)
"Coppelia" coached by: Ben Sabularse
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

LEXI CLYMENE MARCELINO (10yo)
"Aurora Act2 va" coached by: Nida Pangan, Kanika Pangan & Ben Sabularse
🥉BRONZE - Classical solo

LEXI JANIYAH LOPEZ (10yo)
🥉BRONZE - Classical solo
"Queen of the Dryads" coached by: Nida Pangan, Kanika Pangan & Ben Sabularse

JANINE CAYLA ROLDAN (10yo)
"Coppelia" coached by: Nida Pangan
🥉BRONZE - Classical solo

JAMIE FRANCHESKA FUENTES (10yo)
"SIlver Fairy" coached by: Nida Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

BRIDGET LUAN ABAD (11yo)
🥇GOLD - Classical solo
🏆TOP10 in Junior A Classical Category
"Flames of Paris" coached by: Ben Sabularse & Kanika Pangan

BRIDGET LUAN ABAD (11yo)
Isolation" choreographed by: Fred Fernandez
🥇GOLD - Contemporary solo
🏆1ST PLACE in Junior A Contemporary Category
📜Scholarship to Gazdanza Ph
🎁Gifts from Prima Dancewear Ph & Flower Mama

KASSANDRA PIEL TAGLE (12yo)
"Cupid" coached by: Ben Sabularse, Kanika Pangan & Nida Pangan
🥉BRONZE - Classical solo

PRINCESS DENISSE POBRE (13yo)
"Giselle variation" coached by: Nida Pangan & Kanika Pangan
🥈SILVER - Classical solo

ASHLEY MARIE CASTILLO (19yo)
"Les Sylphides variation" coached by: Nida Pangan
🥉BRONZE - Classical solo

ASHLEY MARIE CASTILLO (19yo)
"Fallen Angel" Choreographed by: Ben Sabularse
🥇GOLD - Contemporary solo
🏆TOP 3 in Senior B Contemporary Category
🎁Gift from Flower Mama

ASHLEY MARIE CASTILLO (19yo)
🏆 3RD PLACE OVERALL in all Senior B Division
🎁Gifts from That's D Pointe & Flower Mama

BRIDGET LUAN ABAD (11yo)
🏆 2ND PLACE OVERALL in all Junior B Division
🎁Gifts from That's D Pointe & Flower Mama

FRED FERNANDEZ
📜Outstanding Teacher Award for Contemporary Category

BEN SABULARSE
📜Outstanding Teacher Award for Contemporary Category

KANIKA PANGAN
📜4x Outstanding Teacher Awards for Demi-character & Classical Categories

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These are all such big wins for our whole Ballet Dance Academy family! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
We are so happy and proud of all our students & teachers 😍😍😍
And these won't be possible without the parents' & relatives' unending love and support for their kids' passion and endeavors. Thank you so, soooo much! We share these wins and pride with all of you ❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations to the whole organizing team, judges & co-competitors as well. Thank you for a fun, organized & healthy dance competition. God bless and see you next year 🤗🤗

Good luck to our MNL Dance Prix Hiphop & Contemporary Competitors – Micah, Ash & Bridget today and tomorrow! 🎉

On to MNL Dance Prix's Day 2~!

Can't wait to see your lovely performances tomorrow, Gabbi, Shaine, Amarie, Shannen, Cailey, Ikay, Sofia, Lelei, Clymene, Lexi, Janine, Jamie, Bridget, Kassy, and Princess 💖💖💖

Here we go~! Few hours to go before !

Wishing the best of luck and lots of fun performing your characters Micah, Sab, Riley, Julia, Gabbi, Shaine & Ashley on MNL Dance Prix's Day 1 (out of 4) 🙏🏼🩰😘

Great meeting with the City Government of Bacoor's Mayor Strike B. Revilla today! Our directors had the pleasure of discussing our shared vision for the Bacooreños and the Performing Arts community. 🌟

Thank you to Councilor/former Vice-Mayor Karen Sarino-Evaristo for this privilege ❤️

Flexin' our student-competitors from June 2025 - July 2026. We are immensely proud of you all ❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations to our Recitalists who all did a very good job on their performances last Saturday (July 25, 2026) on our 56th Anniversary Recital entitled "Celebration, Celebration!" 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

📸Photos by: Eury Zulueta
🖼️Layout by: Ashley Castillo

Sharing our photobooth shots from our & Teacher Nida's 80th Birthday — "Celebration, Celebration!" 🎉🎉🎉

Thank you for adding fun & capturing memories of our event, Classy Klicks Photobooth 📸

D-Day! Are you excited to see our Ballet 5 Ate's graceful performances on stage? Because we are! 😁😁✨✨

Ballet Dance Academy's 56th Recital & Teacher Nida's 80th Birthday Celebration will be happening in a few hours. Almost all choreographies showcased today are originally made by our celebrant and founder, Teacher Nida Onglengco Pangan. See you later at Citadines Bay City Manila for "𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!" 🎉🎉👏🏼👏🏼🩰🙏🏼

Last one day to go~! Our Ballet 2 students look very elegant and are ready to waltz through the dancefloor tomorrow.

"CELEBRATION, CELEBRATION!" Ballet Dance Academy's 56th Anniversary Recital & Teacher Nida's 80th Birthday
📆July 25, 2026
📍Citadines Bay City Manila