Filipino Tribal Dance History
Filipino Agriculture Dance
Filipino Dancing: Hand Movements
Filipino Dancing: Seedling Moves
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 a hat, learn to dance the reincarnation move in Filipino dancing with 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 this dance is called madalsayu or on the reincarnation. Now the use of the hat, it is the color of the emaheim (phonetic) bird, is actually the owner, the spirits that help the field. And believe me that the Boli people wear these as there everyday hat in the field. When they are in the rice field, or in the vegetable area, they wear this. Now this particular dance is a kind of a worship dance, or prayer dance, thanking the creator for the beauty and bounty of the harvest and nature that the Boli people are enjoying. So I'm going to chant a chant that's about the tree on the hill."
Copyright © 1999-2010 eHow, Inc. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use † and Privacy Policy †. en-US † requires javascript
