La Carlota Pasalamat Festival: Street Dancing Competition

Pasalamat Festival is one of the tourist attractions which the La Carlota City is proud of. It is usually held last week of April and the culmination falls on Sunday.

Street dancing is one of the highlights in this merry-making. And Tribu RSB is adjudged as the Best Performing Group in La Carlota Pasalamat Festival Street Dancing Competition 2011.

Pasalamat Festival is based on the tradition of giving thanks to gods of elements after a bountiful harvest by the ancient of Buglas. This is weeklong festive celebration, which culminates with a Mardi Gras like parade of floats and caricatures. Dancers flirtatiously move to the rhythm created by the drumbeaters using carabao leather drums and percussion instruments made out of indigenous materials.

22 Ladies Vying for Swimsuit Title

I'm a low-profile man with a lot of hobbies and one is video taking. By using the video feature of my digital camera I was able to take the 22 beautiful ladies in their swimsuit wear as one of the highlight competitions in the Pasalamat Festival of La Carlota sometime last year 2011 inside the overcrowded festival park.

Out of 22 candidates vying for the best swimsuit title, who is your bet?

To pick your choice, view the following 8:48 minutes amateur video I took.