So Ive Shown You How Its Done, Now What Can You Do?

Throughout this blog, we have gone through the three amazing regions of the Philippines. From the main lands, to the mountains, we have covered the grounds of dance back in my homeland. Providing this blog for you all to read really reminded me about how much I love doing cultural dancing. Thank you for rekindling the flame in my heart and my passion of my Filipino heritage.

I have basically shared with you half of my life, because cultural dance is a big part of who I am. Ive learned so much from dancing. It was more than a hobby of mine, its an outlet that allows be to be who I am, in my true skin. It has made me grow into the person who I am today, a proud Filipina who wants to share her culture to the world.

Ive offered my knowledge of dance, and all I can say is I hope it has affected you in a way where you want to know either more about the Filipino culture or even your own culture.

Heres a recap of the basics that I covered through out this blog:

-       The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands, and is broken down in three groups of islands.

-       Main regions of the Philippines: The Luzon, Mindanao, and Visayas.

-       Each of these regions contain different languages, history, religion, and traditions.

-       Each region has different influences in their ancestorical dances, display a wide array of art. 

-       Alot of these Cultural and Folk dances represents hardships and daily backbreaking tasks, that has turned into a art form, and is reflected onto the native people who live there and perform them.

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Regions of the Philippines:

Luzon: Northern most region of the Philippines.

Mindanao: Central Island of The Philippines.

Visayas: The southern most region of The Philippines.

Suites:

Maria Clara

Mountain dancing

Tribal dancing

Barrio/ Rural

Local Dance Companies in the Area:

AMERICAN CENTER OF PHILIPPINE ARTS 

Parangal Dance Company 

Barangay Dance Company

Hiyas Philippine Folk Dance Company

I hope you’ve enjoyed going through my blog! I know it was especially fun for me to write. Unfortunately, this will be my last post because I know I have shared with you basically everything that I know to the best of my ability. If you are interested in learning more about these dances and about the Philippines or are considering on joining a dance company, you are welcome to check out the links for more information. Through blogging, I feel like have really found myself intertwined with dance again, and I absolutely love it.