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    Alice Reyes is recognized as the "mother of Philippine modern dance" and recently honored as a National Artist for Dance. She was born into a musical family and began dancing at a young age, touring with her father and training with renowned Filipino dancers. She helped establish the original Bayanihan Dance Company and performed internationally. After completing her master's degree in the U.S., Reyes organized Filipino dancers and proposed a modern dance concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), which was a hit and led to the founding of Ballet Philippines. For 20 years, Reyes crafted Ballet Philippines into a professional and world-class Filipino dance company, establishing a legacy through her remarkable energy in roles and

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    A legacy of Filipino dance

    By: Paul Alexander Morales (Contributor)


    Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:30 AM April 30, 2016

    Alice Reyes, National Artist for Dance. PHOTO BY JOJO MAMANGUN

    In the Gawad Buhay, Philstage’s annual awards for the performing arts, the
    Natatanging Gawad Buhay awardees are special. They are elected by the artists of
    Philstage themselves, unlike the other creative achievement awards that are selected by
    an independent jury of critics and scholars.

    The Natatanging Gawad Buhay is meant as a recognition of a lifetime of work that has
    shaped the Philippine performing arts industry. This year, Alice Reyes, who was just
    recently honored as National Artist for Dance, is the recipient of the Natatanging
    Gawad Buhay for her legacy as “the mother of Philippine modern dance.”
    Musical family

    Born in 1942 into a musical family—her mother Adoracion was a noted voice teacher,
    while her father Ricardo was once called Mr. Philippine Folk Dancer—Reyes seemed
    predestined for a life in dance. She toured early on with her father, and trained at a
    young age with Rosalia Merino while studying at Maryknoll College, and later with
    Leonor Goquingco (National Artist for Dance) and Ricardo Cassell at the Philippine
    Women’s University.
    She continued to shine even brighter as she grew up. Way before she started the
    company that was to become Ballet Philippines, she had started contributing to the
    household by dancing and creating dances for the stage and television.
    She was in the original Bayanihan Dance Company world tour that performed in
    Brussels and on Broadway in New York. She was also part of an international show in
    Las Vegas.
    She finished her Master’s degree at the Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New
    York, and trained under Bessie Schonberg, among others.
    She had a teaching position set for her in the United States, had she not vacationed in
    Manila and saw the new Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) theater and its then
    empty programming.
    She organized her peers—then some of the best dancers in Manila—and proposed to
    present a modern dance concert at CCP. The concert was a hit, and Ballet Philippines
    was born.
    She called the CCP her home for 20 years, crafting a formula and work ethic that
    remains legendary to realize her dream of creating a professional, world-class Filipino
    dance company.
    Her remarkable energy shone through in her roles and creations—as “Amada,” “Itim-
    Asu,” Sisa, the bride in “Songs of the Wayfarer.” These were landmarks in sculpting a
    new space for the Filipino dancer.

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