Filipino dancing uses chants, costumes and movements to tell a story. Watch a demonstration of a Filipino dance in this free dance lesson video from an award-winning Filipino dancer.
Expert: Potri Ranka Manis
Contact: www.lotusmusicanddance.org
Bio: Potri Ranka Manis is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. A daughter of a Philippine Sultan, she has performed all over the world.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller
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aytiann03 5 months ago
if thats what our tribes wore back then, then they must've been pretty advanced...
ThtOnePinoy 6 months ago
the dance is very non maranao...they dont do those back bending, they may not be smiling but they dont have to look mataray..madam samu balt of sining panandem was the one who taught us the dance pag apir...
69liberation 6 months ago
@domke803 ito ang orig na kulturang pinoy
Oo nga sabihin na natin naipluwensyan ng kulturang arabo pero konti lang di tulad ng kultura ng mga tagalog parang spanyol
ultimatekarl5 7 months ago
@1942tj what do you mean,we need to help our brothers there???
mitsupitsu44 9 months ago
@MuffinBoi777 I think this dance belongs to the Southern part of the Philippines where there's a lot of Muslim/Arab influence. It's much different in other parts of the islands.
domke803 1 year ago
Actually, it sounds a lot like cha-cha-cha.
DonBoyso 1 year ago
filipinos have such similarities with malaysian and thai culture.. its like we're all related somehow. lol
MuffinBoi777 1 year ago
i love to see more filipino Tribal Dancing especially from Mindanao or any others part of Philippine's in it's pure folk without western influences.. may I..please?
Terima Kasih..
TheRahaz 1 year ago
@kscaramel19 ragah manangiri by:kinding sindaw/ . sword of light
odekeye 1 year ago