In celebration of Philippine Independence Day, the Filipino-American Social Club (FASC) of Hernando County Florida commemorated the special event in honor of our nation. Even though we are not anymore in our own native land and some of us chose to become America citizens, but in our heart, mind and soul will always remain of who we are and where we come from.
In order to introduce some of our traditional cultures, two of the young ones presented the Tinikling Dance. A pair of dancers hopping between two bamboo poles held just above the ground struck together in harmony with the music. It is considered to be our national folkdance originated from Leyte province. This dance imitates the movement of “tikling birds” hopping over trees, grass stems or over bamboo traps set by farmers.
At the end of the performance, the dancers of FASC invited the audience to try dancing. Guess what? Most who came up in the front were Americans! But nobody’s foot got caught in the poles.
Another dance presented was the “Pandanggo sa Ilaw”. Yours truly is one of the dancers. The word pandanggo comes from Spanish dance “fandango” portrayed with lively steps and clapping while following a varying ¾ beat. Originated from Lubang Island of Mindoro, this dance traditionally requires excellent balancing skill to maintain the stability of three oil lamps, placed on the head and at the back of each hand. But since we are not professionally trained, we decided to dance with only two candles in the glass each and placed it on our palm. Close to the end of the sequence, it was the part when our partners are placed with a glass on their head, while slowly dancing at a twirling movement. Good thing I didn’t have to do it! But fortunately, no glass was dropped on the floor.
This coming July 27, we are invited to present this dance again. I guess we’re going to be super stars soon! Just kidding…
In order to introduce some of our traditional cultures, two of the young ones presented the Tinikling Dance. A pair of dancers hopping between two bamboo poles held just above the ground struck together in harmony with the music. It is considered to be our national folkdance originated from Leyte province. This dance imitates the movement of “tikling birds” hopping over trees, grass stems or over bamboo traps set by farmers.
At the end of the performance, the dancers of FASC invited the audience to try dancing. Guess what? Most who came up in the front were Americans! But nobody’s foot got caught in the poles.
Another dance presented was the “Pandanggo sa Ilaw”. Yours truly is one of the dancers. The word pandanggo comes from Spanish dance “fandango” portrayed with lively steps and clapping while following a varying ¾ beat. Originated from Lubang Island of Mindoro, this dance traditionally requires excellent balancing skill to maintain the stability of three oil lamps, placed on the head and at the back of each hand. But since we are not professionally trained, we decided to dance with only two candles in the glass each and placed it on our palm. Close to the end of the sequence, it was the part when our partners are placed with a glass on their head, while slowly dancing at a twirling movement. Good thing I didn’t have to do it! But fortunately, no glass was dropped on the floor.
This coming July 27, we are invited to present this dance again. I guess we’re going to be super stars soon! Just kidding…
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