The UST Psychology dance troupe, Archetypes, brought home another championship crown at “Danscene XXXVI: Viral,” the annual University-wide dance competition, on Nov. 15 at the Medicine Auditorium of the San Martin de Porres Building.
The Archetypes secured a back-to-back championship title in the group division with their routine rooted in emotion, fluidity, and expressive storytelling through the melody of Cup of Joe’s “Multo.”
“Nag-set kami ng theme na gawin siyang parang movie…we want to give the people an experience—gusto lang namin tumagos’ yung message,” Hiro Marutani, Archetypes choreographer, told the Varsitarian.
The Nursing Dance Troupe, whose routine drew inspiration from the recent trend of “performative male,” an internet archetype that refers to the pretentious performance of men to appear attractive to women, placed second.
Clinching third place was the Engineering Dance Troupe, whose performance was inspired by the realities of poverty and corruption.
The Performative Males from the College of Architecture placed first in the solo-duo category, followed by the College of Architecture’s KAT in second place, and the College of Engineering’s Sorokin in third.
Sorokin and the Engineering Dance Troupe also bagged the People’s Choice Award and Best in Costume, respectively.
Other participating performers were the Commerce Dance Troupe, Oneshade Dance Squad, Comach Precom Dance Troupe, the College of Science Dance Troupe, and the Pharmacy Dance Troupe.
The event also featured performances from UST Prime, UST Sinag Ballroom Dance Company, and “Tawag ng Tanghalan” semi-finalist Lucky Galindez.
