Yes in Philippines culture they have slavery too

BAYANIHAN RE STAGE.😇

I say this a job well done performance!

My favorite choreography of Singkil

One of the best versions I've seen - clean, uncluttered choreography, harmonious costume colors, and the dignified motions of the dancers from start to finish. Bravo!

Such a powerful dance! 👏👏👏💞💞💞

4:50 naipit ata ung paa ni prince, nagiba tunog nun kawayan. Sana'y ok lng sha

Breathtaking interpretation. I love that the anklet sound is prominent. Thanks for a wonderful, exciting performance! :)

I don't know why but I get teary eyed watching this

superb...navigating the sticks at the same time moving fans or sword is very difficult.. the beat was catching and very exotic and mysterious

Ang linis ng choreo.

Whats the lyrics of the dance?

I like the way the dance was performed.

Oh we learned that singkil is a bamboo dance for royalties

salamat sa inyu dahil nanalo kami bukod sa mga step nyo maraming salamat po

Bayanihan style

Wow pinanuurin namin yan sa paaralan

This is such a beautiful dance! I wanna know the story of it!!

sayaw pang mayaman during Spanish era

Uyy bess nakakatakot gawin😲

great precise dancing.. culturally rooted.. do we have any more information about the dance company?? Any more videos??

JUST SO YOU KNOW: The longest epic in the world is the Darangen Epic of the Meranaws in Lanao province. It is recorded in the Guiness World of Book Records. DARANGEN EPIC OF THE MARANAO the Maranao epic chant, the Darangen, was proclaimed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO on November 25, 2005. One of the lengthiest of the Philippine epics, the already recorded Darangen is composed of about 17 cycles composed in iambic tetrameter. Each cycle is independent of the others, if taken individually, but a study of the adventures and lives of the characters in the songs show that the cycles are connected to one another in a logical progression. The Darangen is a pre-islamic form of primarily oral literature, presently existing in an islamic context. Implications contained in the epic point to influences reaching as far west as india. The epic is the culmination of all these influences and the core culture of the Maranao. The traditional Maranao belief and value systems are founded on the truisms of the Darangen. The mythologies contained therein constitute the foundation of indigenous beliefs and value system. It is a body of traditions and functions as a societal lynchpin since it is a record of the way of the ancestors. The Darangen remains to be an important source of information regarding the Maranao value system, social etiquette, mythology and marriage customs and traditions. copypaste

As a maranao.ang masasabi ko, nice performance!Nice move, details,timing and very clean ang pagkasayaw.

wwwwwhhhhhooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah sobrang ganda!!!!!1

Splendid, I say!

I am going to dance with singkil because i am filipino

This is very beautiful performance, with all the colors it's so nice visually, but should have more entourage. Baka gayahin na nman ng Thailand to, wala pa nman royalty sa Pinas, mga gaya-gaya yun, lol.

im really wondering whats the deference between singkil and Malaysian version.. coz their claiming it that its thiers cultural dance when in fact its orinated in Mindanao the maranao.. i always saw this on kadayawan festival when all cultures in Mindanao showcases cultural dance

My school Danced this for Linggo ng Wika last year. And I was the youngest girl, because I was 11 and everyone else was in High school. But I was the only one with a glittering fan (made it myself), while everyone else had colored foil on theirs. And we were gonna do an Enterpretive Dance this year.. Today was the day actually.. But I got a Fever -_-. So I didn't go.

Ito din yung sasayawin namin dito sa blue isle integrated school

I thought the story behind this Singkil is about a princess wandering in the forest and was eventually lost. She struggled against the danger in the forest, so with her attendants. I thought that crossing the intricate bamboo demonstrates her struggle against demons in the forest. finally, she was rescued by her prince who had been looking for her.

This is true to the original singkil which is a courtship dance. I love how gracefull and powerful the princess was and how she knows that all the cards are on her side. The music was just the bamboo clicking at the command of the princess and how delicate the slaves are with her. How the "damas" are proud that they are members of the court and joining the princess in her dance. Looking at potential warriors to be her partner. Just forgot the part where the two warriors battle it to death for the heart of the princess.

i love it !

This variation of philippine pasodoble is called Paso Doble de Iloilo. This dance is one of the few lucky spanish dances that retained its lyrics. The lyrics for other dances are long lost during the war and are already forgotten. Pasodoble del Gran Chiquitin de Iloilo que buen bailarin.

The real identity of being filipino before the spaniards and american came to the philipines!! Amazing!!

wow the best... the philippines tribal culture united

im happy that my culture maranao is now shown abroad...

Surprisingly, I really like this production. I enjoyed the clean sequence and the ample number of dancers on the stage. One can tell that the director and choreographer is a stickler when it comes to details, which is awesome and VERY essential! Congratulations! Oh, I'm happy to see a proper umbrella. ;-) Great job and congratulations!

really really very nice and beautiful exotic dance

After seeing a few video's of Singkil, yours is true to the orig. The Princess stayed in her regal demeanor not over doing, the 'slave girl' was in sinc with her moves, the Diwatas were great, The prince did a great job ( got bit by the bamboo couple times :-) The Costumes were subdued enough to identify the Princess and her position. There was an obvious attention to detail. From costume simplicity, to size of the group, the timing, and synchronicity. Sometimes simple is good. I thought your performance was great! IMHO

ang ganda talaga ng mindanao dance.

awesome!

i love this concept!!!!!!!<3