Native Filipino Dances

Reminisce your true Filipino culture by watching these great videos of our native Filipino dances.

We are talking about Tinikling, Muslim Dance, and the Pandanggo.

Wouldn't it be refreshing to catch a glimpse of where we came from?

First is the Tinikling, a Filipino folk dance, often dubbed the Philippine National Dance, and the most famous of all Philippine folk dances. The dance originated in Leyte as an imitation of the movements of the "tikling" bird dodging bamboo traps set by rice farmers.

The Pandanggo sa Ilaw is the Filipino folk dance that originally was created from the song of the same title. The old folk song was created in the 1970s.

And from Southern Philippines...The Muslim Dance.

Mindanao is home to the largest cultural minority in the Philippines - the Muslims. The Filipino Muslim dance is marked by intricate hand and arm movement along with shimmering costumes.

How we preserve and promote the rich and diverse cultural Filipino heritage is through the art of folk dancing and music. Through consciousness of our folk arts, we hope to better understand and appreciate our origin and our cultural identity.

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