Cebu dancing inmates to be featured on TV show in UK
05/07/2011
GMANews.tv
The inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) performed last Friday afternoon before a crew of "It's a Woman's World," radio dzBB's Cebu affiliate reported Saturday.
Despite a drizzle, the inmates danced to songs including "Hot, hot, hot," Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us," and "Just the Way You Are."
A separate report on Sun.Star Cebu quoted Camilla Andersen, director and presenter of the travel documentary, as saying the rehabilitation program of Cebu province is unique.
She said her show is available in the The Travel Channel, which has an audience of over 60 million worldwide.
Andersen said they heard about the dancing inmates and that Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is behind the inmates’ rehabilitation program.
“I have been to 60 countries and this has been the most incredible thing I’ve seen. I think this is a really good idea. I think there are some people who think it’s strange because the prisoners dance but I think anything that you can do to improve the morale of someone in prison means less chances for them to offend the law again," she said.
Cebu dancing inmates gained worldwide attention for the first time in 2007 for their impressive performance on YouTube of Michael Jackson's “Thriller" album.
A total of 1,500 inmates of Cebu's CPDRC filmed a mass reenactment of Jackson's most famous video. — LBG, GMA News
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