Filam wins dance contest in DC

April 23, 2008
Written by News Team, in Around DC

Tessie Bantug is the winner for the age 50+ category for the first-ever dancing for Toyota Contest held at the Washington Convention Center during the Washington Auto Show last January. The dance contest was sponsored by the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association (WANADA), the Washington Area Toyota Dealers, Arthur Murray Dance Studios and MIX 107.3 FM.

The dancers were paired with professional dancers and performed an original dance routine before a panel of judges for a chance to win one of the three brand new 2008 Toyotas. In addition to the panel of judges, viewers at the show and online voters voted for their favorite dancers and register to win a fourth Toyota. Tessie Bantug from Temple Hills, MD is a registered nurse since 1968. She is the Director of PeriOperative, PeriAnesthesia, Ambulatory Surgery, Pre Admission Testing Center & Dialysis Departments of Greater Southeast Community Hospital in Washington DC. As a dancer, she has won first place in several Free Style dancing competitions and has received Top Solo Routine Awards in local as well as national dance competitions. Tessie won a brand new 2008 Toyota Camry Sedan.