In CEBU, Philippine there has been a new past time for the inmates. Dancing! Waves of orange move and groove everyday to intricately choreographed dances to songs like Thriller by Michael Jackson or I will follow him from Sister Act. In Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center more than 1,500 inmates decided to come out and dance as a form of exercise in the exercise yard. Not only is this a form of exercise, but it's a form of rehabilitation. It teaches the inmates to work well together and follow instructions.
Going from head to toe tattooed bad asses to graceful swan like dancers. Although many of the inmates are homosexual and are kept separate from the other inmates because of the usual discrimination, not while dancing. There is an intermingling of people, which defies all prison stereotypes.
Although this does not change the fact that these are criminals with charges which range from drug charges to murder charges. They have become somewhat Internet celebrities. Security guards have filmed their precision clockwork and they have posted numerous dances of theirs on YOU TUBE, and each video receives over 100,000 hits regularly. They also dance for local communities, for entertainment and concert purposes, in which they receive small amounts of money and donations.
Almost every inmate in the prison joins in on the fun. Every inmate that is a part of this dance receives certain special privileges such as extra afternoon snacks, an occasional amount of money from donations, and an overall good time. The prisoners genuinely enjoy engaging in the dance and are seriously impressive.The goal of the program was something the inmates could consider an accomplishment and that would teach camaraderie and teamwork. But best of all they're extremely entertaining!'
Thriller' video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o
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