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Cultural Activity ¢@ Dance Competition

Dance Competition
Every summer, information of ¡§Metro Street Dance Competition¡¨ are spotted on the train carriages or at the stations. In addition to offering high reward to attract dance lovers, the organizers also invite renowned artists as spokespersons or performers in the festival. We surely do not want to miss such an exciting event. We searched for the news and reports about the Metro Street Dance Festival on the Internet and then we discussed the people and the questions we were going to interview during visiting. We also contacted the staff from Taipei Metro, hoping they could share some of their experience with us. The following is our interview on-site.


Metro Street Dance Competition on Facebook
Source: Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation

¡i Mr. Huang, the Director of marketing in Planning Office from Taipei Metro ¡j   ¡i Q & A ¡j   ¡i Reflections ¡j

Mr. Huang, the Director of marketing in Planning Office from Taipei Metro
Q1¡GThe Metro Street Dance Competition is entering its 15th year. It is not easy for an event to last for 15 years. Why does Taipei Metro continue to hold the street dance competition?
A1¡GBecause in the 1990s, many young people danced behind the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. We hope the corporation can build a young and dynamic image to the society. So, we encourage the young people to develop a healthy leisure activity and we are willing to provide a stage for the young people who love dancing to show themselves.
Q2¡GWhy did you choose the Sunshine Hall of Da¡¦an Forest Park Station to hold the Street Dance Festival?
A2¡GThe festival was first held at the square outside of Jiannan Road Station and Luzhou Station because the outdoor space was large enough to accommodate many people, but it was also very hot to stay outdoors in summer vacation. Therefore, after the Sunshine Hall of Daan Forest Park Station opened, we started to hold the competition there for the landscape is modern and the indoor space is more cozy for the competitors.

There were a lot of audience before the competition started

Interview Ms. Huang at the station

Q3¡GWhy did you invite Kimberly and Ben Wu as spokespersons this year?
A3¡GWe invite artists to be the event spokespersons every year. We have invited Jolin Tsai, A-mei, and S.H.E. The invited spokespersons who have a strong interest in dancing, for example, Ben Wu who joined the dance club at school, have participated in Taipei Metro Dance competition before. Both Kimberly and Ben love street dance and we hope they can encourage the young people to love dancing.
Q4¡GWhat is the biggest challenge you encounter in hosting Metro Street Dance Competition?
A4¡GWe are trying to link up the Metro Street Dance Competition with the international trend. In addition to supporting the local street dance industry, we encourage our winner to go international. The champion will be rewarded NT$ 200,000 as an initiative to participate in the international competitions in the following year. The rewards are for the teams from Taiwan only.

Sunshine Hall of the station

The dancers outside the hall

Q5¡GAre foreigners allowed to participate in the Taipei Metro Street Dance Competition?
A5¡GYes.
Q6¡GHave any foreigners participated in the competition before?
A6¡GYes. Some foreigners who worked in Taiwan participated in the competition in the past. This time, we have two teams from Philippines.
Q7¡GHow long does it take to prepare for the street dance competition?
A7¡GWe try to make some changes every year, and the preparation takes around ten months or one year.

The dancers from Korea

¡¨Dong Shou Dong Jiao¡¨ won the second place in Division A

Q8¡GHow many staff members are needed?
A8¡GThere are 3 people in charge of the event and around 50 people will be on site when the competition starts. Different people come to service in different working processes.
Q9¡GHow much does the whole event cost?
A9¡GThe event is co-hosted by Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and Cathay United Bank. The total cash award of NT$760,000 is provided by Taipei Metro. The subsides of NT$400,000 for going abroad and the total cost of the event are funded by Cathay United Bank.
Q10¡GWhy does Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation choose to host the street dance competition with Cathay United Bank?
A10¡GTaipei Rapid Transit Corporation and Cathay United Bank already have financial cooperation. The ATMs in the MRT stations all belong to Cathay United Bank and the bank won one of the bids before. Cathay United Bank is also a corporation that pursuits positivity and vitality so the two corporations share the same value.

There were a lot of staff members for the competition

We appreciated Ms. Huang¡¦s help

¡i Mr. Huang, the Director of marketing in Planning Office from Taipei Metro ¡j   ¡i Q & A ¡j   ¡i Reflections ¡j
 

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