Direk Joey challenges the Top Six

September 03, 2008 3:13 PM

Competition is getting fiercer in the Academy and the pressure to win is slowly rising. Before it intensifies, Direk Joey reminded them to put priority on their friendship. Aside from this, they should nurture their individuality and be confident to present this to the public.

Grand Dream Night is just around the corner and all the lessons they have acquired would finally be tested. Instead of wanting to succeed and overpower their competition, the scholars should set standard for themselves in being better performers.

The Performance Master warned them of the necessary adjustments they had to make when they set out into the real world. The entertainment business is undeniably harsher than the environment they have been enclosed with for 13 weeks. The scholars should learn to experiment and offer variety to the public. Not only should they improve themselves further but also remain attuned to the preferences of the audience.

Staying in the industry for a long period was a challenge for most artists. The Final Six with their fresh and vibrant personalities had to constantly struggle in presenting dynamism. With all these pointers in mind the scholars seemed ready to take on the awaiting challenges. Stay tuned to the Top Six and catch Uberture with Billy!

Scholars rate themselves

September 03, 2008 1:22 AM

Last night, the Top Six Scholars had a chance to evaluate their over-all performance all throughout their stay inside the Academy. Aside from assessing themselves, they were given a chance to evaluate their co-Scholars performances as well. Based on these assessments they had, they were requested to rank themselves accordingly on the numbered white board where their pictures were situated.

Cris awarded the Grand Star Dreamer title to Laarni. She decided to rank herself third, next to Bugoy, because she claims that among all of them, she has been the most improved. According to her, she intentionally didn’t aim for the top two positions because she is already certain that the two names she placed there truly deserves it more than she does. Bugoy agreed with Cris’ top two. He admitted that he is threatened by Laarni’s edge, technique-wise, but he claimed that he intends to use this threat to his advantage by challenging himself to strive harder and reach the top.

Laarni thought the other way around. For her, Bugoy is currently on the top position, followed by Liezel. She only ranked herself third because she believed that she still lacked what it takes to be hailed a Grand Star Dreamer. In between her sobs, she uttered that maybe her talent could only go as far as top three, but given the chance, she admits that she really wants to make it to number one.

Same with Laarni, Van and Liezel thought that Bugoy is currently on the roll inside the Academy. Though the Pride of Puerto Galera is confident with the uniqueness of her voice, she is not really sure if it is enough to make her worthy of the prestigious title. Van thought the same way. He claimed that he already gave his best shot, and it seems that it will never be enough to at least be of the same caliber with Bugoy’s.

Among all six of them, Miguel was the only brave soul who put his own name on the top most position. According to him, he is only being true to himself. He said that he is really determined to claim the title because it is the main reason why he joined the competition in the first place.

The Academy averaged all the Scholars’ ratings to come up with an unofficial ranking of the Academy’s Top Six. Bugoy was on the lead, followed by Laarni on second, then Liezel on third, while Van occupied the fourth place, and Miguel and Cris share the fifth spot.

How will this off the record results affect the Scholars’ performance inside the Academy? Find out for yourself by tuning on PinoyDreamAcademy Season 2 during Primetime Bida, weeknights after My Girl!

Little Dreamer Cristina is grateful for a second chance at life

September 02, 2008 7:03 PM

At an early age of four, Cristina was diagnosed with an illness that caused an abscess to grow in her intestine. She underwent an operation and is very grateful for surviving the grueling process. The young dreamer was glad to have another shot at living life and for the chance to share her talent.

Cristina aspires to provide a better life for her family though her parents don’t want to capitalize on her talent. She is very determined however to reach her goal of being the Grand Star Little Dreamer to provide for them.

Also on Uberture today was Bugoy’s concern about the changing quality of his voice. He tried using a vaporizer to clear his voice tract. Teacher Monet noticed Bugoy’s worry and recommended him to sing on a lower scale.

Later that day, the Top Six were tasked to assess their competition and determine who deserves to be the Grand Star Dreamer. Know the scholars’ picks later on the primetime edition of Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2!

Teacher Maribeth expresses disappointment with the scholars

September 02, 2008 2:17 PM

Teacher Maribeth was terribly disappointed with the scholars’ opening number last Saturday. Laarni and Cris seemed out of focus while Liezel appeared to have a hard time walking in her footwear. The rest weren’t synchronized with their steps. Though they were reminded to enjoy the song and dance number, they were stiff and robotic with their movements.

The Dance Coach also noticed that it wasn’t as lively and energetic as she expected it to be. She believed that the musical wasn’t well interpreted which resulted to a quite catastrophic presentation.

In the nearing concert for a cause, Teacher Maribeth was expecting more from the Top Six. She warned them of the difficulty and encouraged them to step up. To minimize confusion and mistakes, she incorporated familiar steps from their hip-hop class with Teacher Georcelle.

The Acadreamians believed they were ready to take on this challenge and were focused all throughout dance class. Will their upcoming numbers be their best performances by far? Keep posted on the Top Six and log on to www.pdreamacademy.multiply.com and stay tuned to Uberture for more updates!