Mix team-oriented sporting events (read: beach soccer, volleyball, and Zumba) and a smashing dance party – and you get Vibe Beach Sports And Music Festival.
From early morning till late afternoon, a massive part of Siloso Beach on Sentosa Island, Singapore, was transformed into a multi-sport playground last Saturday on 21 March. Throughout the day, teams sweated it out at the beach soccer and beach volleyball arenas. One could really feel the passion in the air as everybody battled it out to snag the top prize of $1,500 cash, on top of VIP passes to the dance party at night.
Zumba is all the rage these days, and that was clear from the turnout at the event. A full 1-hour Zumba session led by French celebrity Zumba instructor, Alix Pfrunder, and four other bubbly instructors, turned up the heat several notches on Siloso Beach. Familiar pop tracks I love like Iggy Azalea’s “Booty” and Jason Derulo’s “Talk Dirty”, along with other Latin-centric soundtracks paced the whole heart-pumping workout.
I think a good 200 to 300 participants kicked up a sandstorm as they tried to break Singapore’s record for the largest Zumba dance party. There was spades of enthusiasm from all the participants; my camera sling bag was covered in a fine layer of sand just after five minutes of sand-stomping by this eager bunch.
Right after the Zumba session concluded, host Kelly Latimer passed the baton to DJ Yuki, who comes from Bali, and kicked off the trance-filled dance party. As the night went on, DJ Miles Slater and John O’Callaghan continued to dish out high-octane tunes to an unforgettable night, as festival-goers exchanged dance moves on the sandy beach and lounged out in the VIP area.
At any rate, a beach festival that promotes healthy living and clean partying is a sure winner in my books. Even in its inaugural year, Vibe is hitting all the right notes here.
