tadd gadduang wears another pinoy inspired shirt in so you think you can dance 8

after marko germar and tadd gadduang wears pinoy inspired shirts during their pre-performance interviews (marko wore the UP fighting maroons shirt and tadd wore the philippine map - http://diyeysisden.blogspot.com/2011/07/marko-and-tadd-wears-filipino-shirts-in.html ), tadd wore another pinoy inspired shirt during the top 14 results night of so you think you can dance season 8.

even if tadd was in the bottom three, his pinoy pride is really evident this week. fortunately, he was not eliminated so i hope he continues to embrace his filipino lineage. go tadd! make us proud!

marko and tadd wears filipino shirts in so you think you can dance 8

filipinos marko germar and tadd gadduang wears filipino shirts in their respective pre-performance interviews in the top 14 performance night of the 8th season of so you think you can dance.

for those who are not familiar with marko and tadd, please refer to this post: http://diyeysisden.blogspot.com/2011/06/so-you-think-you-can-dance-8-2.html

marko, who hails from guam but is of filipino blood, wore a maroon shirt with the words "up fighting maroons" and the oblation symbol:

tadd, who is from salt lake city, utah but is purely filipino, wore a white shirt with the map of the philippines on it:

here are marko's (and partner melanie) and tadd's (and partner jordan) performances tonight where you can see the shirts during their interviews:

hope they would still showcase their filipino heritage in the future episodes. proud to be pinoy! proud to be a maroon!

pics are screencaps from the youtube videos above

so you think you can dance 8: 2 filipinos enters the top 20

two filipinos were able to enter the top 20 of the 8th season of the popular reality show so you think you can dance. marko germar and tadd gadduang were able to enter the top 20 final list and were able to perform live in the show.

22 year old germar is the first dancer from guam to make it to the show. he moved to guam from the philippines when he was 10 years old. he is a jazz dancer but has also trained for ballroom, hip hop, tap, ballet and gymnastic. his nickname is kimboy and has been working in disneyland as a dancer in aladdin for more than a year and a half now. he has been a hip hop dancer since the age of 7 and was formally trained since 10 years old.

25 year old gadduang on the other hand, is a hip hop dancer from salt lake city, utah. his family moved from the philippines to daly city then to san francisco, where he was born. it was his sister who got him into dancing. he has been learning the pinoy martial arts, kali since age 6 and has been dancing also around that age and also knows how to play the piano. he is currently on his 2nd year in psychology.

both their parents are filipinos, making them pure blooded pinoy pride. hope the filipino community there can support them, especially marko since guam will not be able to vote due to the time difference.

source:

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/323607/2-pinoys-make-it-hit-american-dancereality-show

http://www.fox.com/dance/