Waltzes and performances galore

A Blooming Ball with JSSP Spring has finally sprung after a three-year hiatus!

The Johann Strauss Society of the Philippines recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with its comeback gala concert, “Springtime in Vienna” — the first since the pandemic.

For starters, it was an elegant evening to look forward to at one of the best places: The Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La, The Fort. It was a garden of color with gorgeous and dapper looks left and right. Everyone looked so fresh and camera-ready — as our photos on this page show.

Ambassador of Austria, Johann Brieger and his wife, Roswitha
JSSP Officers, Marissa Fenton, Virginia Lane and JSSP President, Olga Martel.
Italy Consul, Antonio Gallo with his wife Michelle
Ambassador of Japan, Kazuhiko Koshikawa with wife Mme Yuko Koshikawa
Sonny Tanchanco, USA Ambassador, MaryKay Carlson and John Gaddi
ANGOLA Consul to the Philippines Helen Ong and the columnist.
Agnes Ventura and Tootsy Angara
Cocoy Cordoba and Jojo Silvestre
David Lim and Margie Moran Floreindo
Betty Chua and Consul Agnes Huibonhoa
Amazing 5 group, Tiffany Cuña, Brenda Ngo, Georgette Wilson and Ruby Chua
Joy Melendres and Nikki Tang
Atty. Salvador Panelo and Jean Saburit

As for the highlights of the night? Waltzes and performances galore! The ambiance was in full bloom with the floral-filled decor and magical melodies, thanks to the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

A highlight of this gorgeous event was our beloved JSSP members stepping onto the dance floor to enchant us with a graceful Grand Waltz. All their hard work and practice definitely paid off. Through the years, JSSP has kept the love and development of music and dance alive, while supporting the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Philippine National Red Cross, Gawad Kalinga and so much more. Everyone’s looking forward to spring again next year and to more JSSP affairs to keep supporting these worthy causes.

Long live JSSP!

Joy Rustia and Eni Alba
Mario Katigbak and Nedy Tantoco
Grace Gobing and Bong Prada Lim
Marc Piton, Ambassador of Vietnam, Hoang Huy Ching, AJ Violago, Rosalind Wee, Ambassador of Singapore, Gerard Ho.
Ambassador of EU, Luc Veron and Ambassador, Jana Sediva-Treybalova of (Czech Republic)
Ping Valencia

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