Dancing Inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) Cebu, Philippines

Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 4:06 pm | In Politics |

 

Nearly a thousand inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) have gained a global audience for their impressive synchronized dancing after videos of their routines were uploaded in the Youtube website. The inmates’ latest Youtube hit is their version of the “algorithm march” a dance first popularized in the Japanese children’s television show “Pitagorean Switch”.

There are several videos of other groups doing the “algorithm march” but the Filipino version is unique in featuring prison inmates. The Cebuano prisoners’ Algorithm” video has been viewed more than 400,000 times.

Other Youtube videos that feature the CPDRC inmates show them dancing en masses to other songs including “Radio Gaga” by British rock band Queen; “Dayang ” the popular Muslim hit song; the “I Will Follow Him” theme from the film “Sister Act” and the Michael Jackson hit, “Thriller.”

The inmates’ rendition of the zombie- dance from “Thriller” is their biggest YouTube hit, scoring a total of more than 1 million views.

Their videos can be viewed through these links:

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  1. Hindi ko alam kung anong motivation nila para mapasunod ang ganito kadami.

    Comment by isagani x, m.a. — Thursday, July 26, 2007 #

  2. pinakita yan sa balita nung isang araw. nakakaaliw.

    Comment by tim ang — Thursday, July 26, 2007 #

  3. @isagang si gani - motivation? siguro free meal after every practice. ^^

    @maitim si ang - oo nga! pinuyat pa nga ako ng tatay ko para i download sa youtube yang video na yan eh. ^^

    Comment by Raymond Lee Quijano — Friday, July 27, 2007 #

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    Comment by isagani x, m.a. — Friday, July 27, 2007 #

  5. @may sigang si gani - oki doki, give me some time to gather all my thoughts *kuha lapis at papel, higa sa kama… Zzzzzzzzz* (wait for me entry pre)

    Comment by Raymond Lee Quijano — Friday, July 27, 2007 #

  6. Hataw ang lolang bakla sa dancing nya… Nung nasa labas pa raw cya, di cya pinapansin kahit anong gawing nya, ngayon daw world famous na cya… And say mo, magiging tourist sopt na ang kulungan na yon kasi nga dami naka panood na tourist sa youtube and very well impressed (at natatawa) sa ginawa nila.

    Comment by lllredlll — Sunday, July 29, 2007 #

  7. spot*

    Comment by lllredlll — Sunday, July 29, 2007 #

  8. @red - well, swerte lang talaga sila. how i wish mangyari din yan dito sa manila…

    Comment by Raymond Lee Quijano — Sunday, July 29, 2007 #

  9. Cheesy but it’s job well done for the people in CPRDC.

    raymond: i agree. it’s a good thing we’re up to something good, and something better for a change.

    Comment by amused — Saturday, August 18, 2007 #

  10. This was featured in our local late night news here in Florida. Kakatawa talaga

    raymond: wow, in florida as well? that’s really a bomber! ^_^

    Comment by momoftwo — Sunday, August 19, 2007 #

  11. QUISIERA SABER COMO PODER MANDARLES MIS FELICITACIONES AESTA CARCEL SI ALGUIEN ME AYUDA
    ESCRIBO DE ESPAÑA

    Comment by KANE — Thursday, June 26, 2008 #

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