Alexander Guere, a youngster from Central and East New Britain was one of the competitors who recently participated in the recent Mountain Dew x Wan Squad Dance Competition which was held at Hilton Hotel.
Guere who is a member of a crew called the Resistance, who competed in the Open Division, came in 6th place out of a total of nineteen (19) crews in Port Moresby.
Their group consisted of thirteen (13) members in total; five (5) males and eight ( females and led by Nelson Kokoa.
According to Guere, coming in at 6th place was unexpected.
“The Resistance competed simply to show what we were capable of, and it was a big surprise when we came in 6th place.”
He added that they were also a new crew in the competition.
“It is a big relief knowing that despite being novices we still got 6th place.”
In a quick word of encouragement, he stated that when you are about to perform don’t overthink, just dance.
“Everybody gets stage fright but the important thing is ‘don’t think – just do.’”
He added that he would like to participate again.