Tinikling Tutorial Video

Tinikling, named after the long-legged bird called the tikling, is the national dance of the Philippines. This traditional folk dance involves two people tapping and sliding bamboo poles on the ground, while one or more dancers step in between the poles in a dance. Someone who dances Tinikling imitates the movements of a tikling bird.
Fundamental Steps:
basic 0:05
fake 0:16
switch 0:28
kick 0:39
diagonal 0:50
pivot 1:00
box 1:12
jump 1:22
How to Click: 1:33