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In the United States, Tinikling is taught as part of physical education classes in elementary, middle and high school grade levels. It’s considered a form of aerobic exercise that also improves spatial awareness, rhythm, foot and leg speed, agility, and coordination. Check out this new style called “Hip Hop Tinikling”!
Tinikling is the most popular and best known of the Philippine dances and honored as the Philippine national dance. Considered as one of the oldest dances from the Philippines, this form of dancing was originated in the islands of Leyte in the Visayan Islands. The dance imitates the movement of the tikling birds as they walk between grass stems, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers. Dancers imitate the tikling bird’s legendary grace and speed by skillfully maneuvering between large bamboo poles. Tinikling means “bamboo dance” in English.
M.L.( My Life a.k.a. Mr. M. Dot Lyricist a.k.a. Mutant Lyricist a.k.a. H.F.I.C. (Head Flip In Charge) - is a Filipino American Rap Artist of four years, born and raised in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines until the age of 8. He grew up in Brooklyn, East New York. Now, residing in Queens, New York.
Check out his latest music video “Catch me”. The video consists of shots taken where he grew up at Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, places where you might “Catch M.L.” at, and inside a Filipino store in Hollis, Queens. His message to everyone is…”It’s not easy living his life” “It’s not easy being ourselves” “M.L. is coming!!!”
Stay tune for the new mixtape called My Life Vol. 1 and check out his latest track called “One More Time” at www.DREBELMUSIC.com
Get a glimsp of the JabbaWockeez as they were interview and televised on adobo nation.
ADOBO NATION is the one-stop pop-culture program with a Filipino-American twist.
A Dance Crew from the Philippines took top honors in their division at the 7th Annual World Hip Hop Dance Championship, held August 3, 2008 in Las Vegas.
Over 1,500 dancers from 22 countries competed in the electrifying event which brought the audience to its feet numerous times as dance crews presented dazzling routines blending old and new school moves.
The Philippine All Stars dance crew received the highest score of the night (8.94) and took home the gold medal in the Adult Division (ages 18+). The Pinoy dancers strutted their stuff in front of a crowd of approximately 2,000 rocking, dancing and jumping with unmatched intensity.
The Philippine All-Stars’ routine was based on Ken Jhons’ thrilling choreography. During one particular dance sequence, Jhons plucked a dancer from the ground and raised him above his head on a single on a single arm, holding him aloft like a hunter with a prize kill, before discarding him back onto the stage. The move drew astonished gasps and a standing ovation from the audience.
The bronze, silver and gold medals were presented by rap artist MC Hammer, who described the event as a “positive outlet for its youthful participants.”
Heavy Rotation - The Rise of Filipino Hip Hop and R&B is a bi-monthly 1-hour podcast show featuring today’s and tomorrow’s Filipino Hip Hop and R&B artists as well as DJs, event coverage, live music, interviews and discussions about socially related issues that impact Filipinos and their community. There mission is to provide Filipinos with a media outlet to increase visibility in the music industry and to be recognized through music, not ethnicity. Heavy Rotation is the music, the vision and the voice of Filipinos worldwide.
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