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Filipino Tribal Dance History

During colonization, many Filipino tribes developed dances to preserve their cultural traditions. Learn more about the history of Filipino dancing in this free dance lesson video from an award-winning Filipino dancer.

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Philippines is composed of 7,100 islands and it's divided into three big group of islands called Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Philippines has long, long history. Before it was name Philippines in 16th century by the Spaniards, it has its own civilization, culture and tradition. And Philippines, is actually, because of its island nature, each island is its own nation and it has its own culture and tradition. The dances that you're going to see today is from the island called Mindanao. Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards for four hundred years. But the people in Mindanao, the tribes in particular, was able to preserve the culture and tradition because most of the people in this island able to resist the colonization. So, the first dance that you're going to see is a dance of the Tiboli people who lives in the plateau called Allah Valley.

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Filipino Tribal Dance History

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