A senior high school teacher from First City Providential College (FCPC) went viral after posting her dance cover of the popular song ‘Tala’ by Sarah Geronimo on Facebook.
Eleanor C. Mabassa, also known as “Ma’am Ellen” of FCPC, joined the Tala dance craze after being challenged by her students from Accounting & Business Management (ABM).
“Palabra de honor kamo, ‘yun ang nag udyok sa akin na magsayaw ng Tala. Nagkabiruan lang ng 12-ABM 7 na mag-comment ng 5k sa post ko at magta-Tala ako. Sabi nila mahirap ‘yon ma achieve kaya nagpost ako... nagulat ako 12 minutes pa lang 5k na. Kaya wala akong choice kundi panindigan ‘yung sinabi ko at pinost ko,” Mabassa told Woke Up Daily.
“Hindi ko naisip na mag viral ‘yan, actually nahihiya akong i-post ‘yan. Tinanong ko pa asawa ko kung okay lang na i-post since teacher nga ako. Sabi nya, okay naman daw kaya naglakas loob akong i-post yan... ayaw ko naman na 'di ko gawin ang isang bagay na pinangako kong gagawin,” she added.
The SHS teacher also shared her honest feelings about the unexpected viral dance clip. “Nahihiya [rin] ako kasi pag may nakakasalubong ako, as in tawa na sila ng tawa. Nakakabit na ‘yung Tala at si Ryzza sa akin... pero okay lang, at least napanindigan ko ‘yung sinabi ko,” Mabassa said.
As seen on the video, four of her students joined in the dance cover challenge.
“Well-known po si Ma’am Ellen sa FCPC kasi isa po siya sa pinaka-magaling magturo ng Accounting,” one of the students said.
The recently posted video on the said social media platform gained over 5,000 views in just 24 hours.
“Masaya po kami para sa teacher namin,” the student added.
Researchers: Alondra Tejeresas & Shaina Galanto
Writer: Jennallyssa Marie Eligino
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