TWO dance groups from the Tarlac State University bagged awards in the National Dance Championship Finals Season 17.

The Hip Hop Dance Group emerged as the national champion in the college mixed hip-hop division, defeating last year’s winner, the University of the Philippines Street Dance Club.

Meanwhile, the Contemporary Dance Team placed second in the college mixed contemporary division next to the University of Santo Tomas Salinggawi Dance Troupe.

The competition proper and awarding ceremony took place at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City last month.

Prof. Joseph Melegrito and Daniel Dizon mentored the groups, with Mr. Dan Suarez as the hip-hop trainer and Ms. Lea Angelica Alhambra as the contemporary dance choreographer.

Prof. Marcelino Balanquit, office director of Culture, Arts, and Languages led TSU’s involvement in the National Dance Finals.