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This 'Dance Sweetheart' is as fierce on the dance floor as she is when it comes to pursuing her dreams

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AC Bonifacio Goes Beyond The Dance Floor

Angelica Tordesillas

<p>Without a doubt, <strong>AC Bonifacio</strong> is a dancing superstar. When she moves, one can’t help but be captivated by her raw talent. From her first dance steps at the age of three, the <em><strong>Dance Kids</strong></em> champ and <em><strong>Your Face Sounds Familiar</strong> </em>3rd placer has become a globally recognized dancer who has been making waves with her dance covers of hits like BLACKPINK’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFVGE75GSEM" target="_blank">Pretty Savage</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=436KTJfQUYg" target="_blank">Lovesick Girls</a>,” “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_8vyomYE7E" target="_blank">How You Like That</a>” as well as BTS’ “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELv7Pr3qx18" target="_blank">ON</a>” and “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCeN3Q5dVGo" target="_blank">Dynamite</a>.”  In fact, <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/ac-bonifacio-2nd-place-blackpink-how-you-like-that/26334" target="_blank">she took the second place</a> in the international challenge for a BLACKPINK dance cover for the top K-Pop girl group’s comeback single “How You Like That.” </p><div><br/></div><p>As if these weren’t enough, now more than ever, she is showing the world that underneath her Dance Sweetheart persona is a multifaceted artist who can also sing, act, host—she is a vlogger too! She is the first <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/ac-bonifacio-fool-no-mo-for-star-magic-records/31650" target="_blank">Star Magic Recording artist</a>, who was launched with the single “<a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/ac-bonifacio-fool-no-mo-star-magic-records/31663" target="_blank">Fool No Mo</a>.” The <em><strong>World of Dance Philippines</strong></em> host was also recently part of the series <em><strong>Lyric and Beat</strong></em> alongside her friends Darren Espanto and Andrea Brillantes. She also made headlines for <a href="https://metro.style/people/celebrities/fascinating-women-young-star-dancer-ac-bonifacio/29580" target="_blank">her stint in the American teen drama series <em>Riverdale</em></a>.</p><div><br/></div><div>    </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9dd97367-cf87-44b3-8a7a-b7b78b26a52a_ac bonifacio metro star magic 30-80.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="AC Bonifacio - Metro x Star Magic 30"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">AC Bonifacio<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo by Dookie Ducay  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>AC Bonifacio is definitely one of Star Magic’s shining stars today, and she is glad to be a part of this family whose members help her get better in her craft.</p><div><br/></div><p>“What I love most about Star Magic is the fact <em>na</em> we are a family. It’s not a talent agency, honestly, I can’t call it an agency ’cause it sounds so professional, although we are professional but we are such a big family. <em>Direk</em> Lauren [Dyogi] is our father, he&#x27;s our dad,” she shares. “All our RMs, they’re like our <em>ates</em> and our <em>kuyas</em>, and all the artists in general, we’ve become such a big family. We just support each other through everything.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e03bd52b-2bac-48a7-8f8c-ef385094ef6c_metro-star-magic-30-ac bonifacio.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="AC Bonifacio - Metro x Star Magic 30"/></span></span></div><div></div><div><br/></div><p>As she moves on to more endeavors, she happily reminisced on her early experiences with ABS-CBN. She tells <strong>Metro.Style</strong>, “The first time I stepped in <em>sa</em> ABS, I was like, &#x27;I’m gonna work here. This is where I&#x27;m gonna stay. This is where my dreams are gonna happen. In this building,&#x27; and it’s true. Everything that I’ve achieved has been in this building and it’s got me to so many other places that I’ve never dreamed of being in <em>po</em>.”</p><div><br/></div><p>Of course, her journey as an artist was not without frustrations and rejections, but AC moved past these moments with such strength and poise. She recounted how her family and Star Magic got her through that phase and taught her the value of patience. </p><div><br/></div><p>Asked about her most challenging role as an artist, she mentioned hosting, “but again, Star Magic gave me that trust and they believed that I could do it. Even if I didn’t believe in myself, they believed me.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ef54eaba-c80a-4ae7-94e9-0a5537da5bbc_ac bonifacio metro star magic 30-46.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="AC Bonifacio - Metro x Star Magic 30"/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4eeba427-5147-4a3c-9563-b2b6b827cb33_metro-x-star-magic-30-cover-final.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Star Magic artists gathered for a 2022 year-ender cover feature, to cap Metro" s="" celebration="" of="" the="" premier="" talent="" anniversary="" in=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Star Magic artists gathered for a 2022 year-ender cover feature, to cap Metro&#x27;s celebration of the premier talent management&#x27;s 30th anniversary in the industry.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photography by Dookie Ducay and Jharwin Castañeda  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/people/digital-covers/metro-x-star-magic-30th-anniversary-cover/34367" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Star Magic&#x27;s 30th Anniversary Celebration Culminates With This Metro Cover Feature</a></div><div><br/></div><p>Photography by <strong>Dookie Ducay</strong></p><p>Creative direction by <strong>Eldzs Mejia</strong></p><p>Art direction by <strong>Raff Colmenar</strong></p><p>Sittings editor: <strong>Grace Libero-Cruz</strong></p><p>Makeup by <strong>Carell Garcia</strong></p><p>Hairstyling by <strong>Tin Pangoronan</strong></p><p>Styling by <strong>Myrrh Lao To</strong>, assisted by <strong>Mack Bersalona,</strong> <strong>J</strong><strong>osh Galang </strong>and <strong>Mai Chua </strong></p><p>Interviewer: <strong>Grace Diez</strong></p><p>Shoot coordination: <strong>Red Dimaandal </strong>and <strong>Kate Paras-Santiago</strong></p><div><br/></div>