by bintangkecil on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Entertainment, News, World | 1 Comment

Michael Jackson’s long-time choreographer, Travis Payne, along with dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid went to visit the famous Filipino ‘Dancing Inmates‘ in Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) and teaches the inmates Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” routine.

Michael Jackson was a fan of the more than 1,500 Filipino inmates who performed the choreography for his video “Thriller” in 2007 and created a viral hit.

Michael Jackson watched the videos of Cebu Provincial Detention And Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) prisoners during breaks from his tour rehearsals for “This Is It,” his choreographer Travis Payne said.

Payne recently contacted Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, and arranged to make a surprise visit to meet the performers in the high security prison, the Philippines’ Manila Bulletin reported.

Payne spent two hours on Sun., Jan. 17, and Mon., Jan. 18, teaching the dancers the routines from Jackson’s posthumous “This Is It” film. The “This Is It” version is a highlight of the film. It features a group of dancers who were digitally replicated to appear as an army. Payne’s work with the CPDRC men brought this virtual sequence to real life.

Watch their performance in this video below:

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by bintangkecil on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 | Humour, News, World | No Comments

On Oct 31st 2009, the Filipino prison dancing inmates performed a tribute to Queen.

Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center also known by its initials CPDRC is a maximum security prison in Cebu, in the Cebu Province, the Philippines. Byron Garcia, the official security advisor to the Cebu government who was assigned as head of the prison by Gwendolyn Garcia, governor of Cebu Province is credited for starting a program of choreographed exercise routines for the inmates.

There’s a little Styx in the mix, but besides that they did an excellent job of shuffling together the best of Queen and pulling off a dance interpretation worthy of rock royalty.

The prison is best known worldwide for their version of Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. They have followed that with many other dance routines of popular songs. The prison management has also released a video explaining the concept behind the prison management at CPDRC.

Here’s another video where the inmates did a Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance:

This video below was performed by 1,500 CPDRC inmates on June 27, 2009 as a tribute to Michael Jackson:

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