Cristina is this week’s Outstanding Little Dreamer

July 28, 2008 1:11 AM

The Little Dreamers’ theme for their 3^rd Gala Night was “nature and the world.” In line with this theme, all eleven of them were asked to prepare songs that promote preservation of the environment, and do their best to impress the panel of jurors composed of Jimmy Antiporda, Rachel Alejandro and Barbie Almalbis.

The show was opened by the act of last week’s Probationary Little Dreamers, namely Kelly and Leon. Kelly took the stage first with her own rendition of Masdan mo ang Kapaligiran. She was followed by Leon’s heartfelt performance of The Carpenters’ Bless the Beast and the Children.

Last week’s Outstanding Little Dreamers, Angelo and Philip, didn’t miss to once again catch the eye of the jurors. Angelo’s performance of Michael Jackson’s Heal the World made Rachel Alejandro notice the little boy’s appealing stage presence. According to her, Angelo is a type of singer that greatly affects his audience, because she herself was moved by his act. It was all in all good, but Rachel Alejandro added that it could have been better if not for his diction problems.

If Angelo wooed the jurors with his presence, Philip, on the other hand, earned the admiration of Barbie Almalbis with his rather powerful voice while singing Anak ng Pasig. According to her, his strong emotion towards the song plus the over-all power of his voice could bring his audience to surrender on what he has to say. Barbie also found his point of distinction among the others—he is somehow a “Little Rockstar.”

But despite the good show that the two former Outstanding Little Dreamers gave, they weren’t able to defend their title this week. Cristina was the one who went home victorious after being hailed as this week’s Outstanding Little Dreamer for her rendition of Leah Navarro’s Isang Mundo, Isang Awit. The jurors were pretty impressed with her ability to maintain the right notes and her complimenting hand gestures.

Tonight, the Little Dreamers were cut down to 10 after the official announcement of Leon’s expulsion from the Academy with Kelly getting 76.64 percent of the total text votes. It wasn’t actually a lost on Leon’s part since he went home with a new Nintendo DS.

It was said that the theme for the Little Dreamers’ 4^th Gala Night will be “oldies.” Who among the kiddies would stand out with their retro inspired performances? And based on the third gala night presentations, who among the remaining 10 will receive a “needs improvement” mark? Find out next week on Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 every Sunday after Going Bulilit to keep yourself posted on the latest updates on the Little Dreamers.