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Filipino Dance Musical Instruments
Filipino Dancing: Jewelry
Filipino Hunting Dance
Filipino Dancing: Hunting Moves
Filipino Butterfly Dance
Filipino Dancing: Butterfly Moves
Filipino Dancing: Dragon Moves
Filipino Dance Costumes
Filipino Dancing: Hairstyles
Filipino Dancing: Scarves
Filipino Dancing with Costumes
Filipino Dancing: Fingernail Prop
Filipino Dancing: Water Moves
Filipino Dancing: Floating Moves
Filipino Dancing: Chants
Filipino Dancing: Woman Chant
Filipino Dancing: Reincarnation Moves
Filipino Dance Demonstration
Summary: Using pearls and side ponytails, learn about the common women's hairstyles when dancing the Filipino in this free dance lesson video from an award-winning Filipino dancer.
Potri Ranka Manis is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. Ms. Manis is the daughter of a sultan from the southern Philippines. She performs the classical and...read more
"Now Maranaw women have this Pinulot or Pinalot, it's a twisted hair to the left. And the decorations that are pearl are actually part of the pride of Maranaw people, because we use to be pearl-diving people. And to have a lot of pearl is a symbol that you are well-off or a symbol of royalty. And now we're going to show you this dance that we use scarves to express emotions because Maranaw women are not suppose to express emotions in public. But, this is how wise women are. They are able to express their emotions anyway through this dance. Now this is still using the Kakini-kini Walk through her scarf. And now, the emotions like love, doubt, sorrow or crying."
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