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Ballet school in Cebu marks new era with formative fairy tale show
The Freeman
|December 15, 2025
Meghan Samonte had played the lead in Ballet Academy of Cebu’s (BAC) last three productions.
A company of Cebu company takes a curtain call during their first show on Saturday, December 14, at the Siddhartha Theater. / photos by Januar Junior Aguja
(Januar Junior Aguja)
As its artistic director and teacher, she decided to give most of the spotlight to her students at their recent recital show, “Children’s Fairy Tale and Other Ballets,” which took place on December 13 and 14.“My students have progressed so much that I decided to put them in the key roles I played before...the purpose of this show was to give them opportunities to lead this time,” she told The FREEMAN backstage after their first show last Saturday.
This story is from the December 15, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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