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| Behind the Scenes with Ivy Visitacion |
Like thousands of movie fans all over, I woke up very early on Monday morning to watch the Oscars presentation on Lifestyle network. It was a most entertaining show with comedienne Ellen DeGeneres as host.
But did you see former screen legend Kim Novak as a presentor? She used to be a superstar in Hollywood with unforgettable films like “Vertigo” and “Pal Joey”. My favorite Kim Novak film was “Picnic” with William Holden. She was absolutely divine in that movie as the camera showed every stunning angle of her face and figure. Now 81 years old, Kim shocked her fans when her close up revealed a completely different face! It looked like a botched plastic surgery job with no expression left.
When she announced “Frozen” as Best Animated Feature, critics came up with a lot of jokes about her stiff speech and appearance. One even said, “Kim Novak’s face just won for Frozen”. Another said, “She should be transported to the Hollywood Wax Museum”. How sad.
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The Zumba craze is still going strong. Even Kris Aquino has been raving about it in her Kris TV show.
Here in Bacolod, hundreds of Zumba enthusiasts trooped to the Ikthus covered court and The District Ayala Northpoint, to experience once again the heart-pumping and fun-filled Zumba/Power Combat event.
Nell Astudillo, the handsome and popular Power combat instructor from Davao, flew in through the effort of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes to conduct the 2-day event together with local licensed Zumba instructors Joann Visitacion, Lalaine Guides, Ronald Dolar and Judileen Visitacion.
Different groups came to join the 2-hour fun and sweat – Zumbarkada of Talisay City, GBC/Panaad group, Students of The District Ayala Northpoint, Ikthus class, Silay Enthusiasts, Eclipse Gym students, Hataw sa Lagoon, Carmela and Active group.
Men, women and even kids came in all shapes and sizes. Sensei Nell got to pump the crowd up, punch and kick using lively and danceable tunes. He also shared some inspirational quotes in between that inspired the participants more.
Zumba Fitness, a Latin-based dance aerobics exercise, is becoming so popular in the city. It's an exercise in disguise because you are having so much fun you don't realize you are losing weight at the same time.*
