07.04.08
Dance videos part 3 / Filipino dance
First the modern stuff:
The famous Internet meme Cebu prisoners doing remakes of choreographed dances such as Michael Jackson’s Thriller (<a href=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=hMnk7lh9M3o)
Algorithm March proves that anybody can learn to dance. The inmates of this Filipino prison in Cebu may or may not be voluntary dancers, but they certailny learned the routines. I wish I knew how many hours they have honed each routine. The numerous remakes can be found in e.g. Youtube by looking for related videos of the clip above. (Then for the trad stuff: There are also two clips that portray the inmates doing religious dances, one for the Christian and the other for the Muslim, that make up 5% of the Filipino population)
The Cebu inmates seem to be well-known in the Philippines, as I was introduced to various Filipino artists. Must admit that for example singer, child prodigy Charise is very good.
More even more traditional stuff:
A long time a go I saw Filipino folk dancing at Helsinki Savoy Theater. I had forgotten all about it ’till I saw this clip of this interesting sporting of the Philippines. Tinikling is a traditional – and somewhat dangerous dance, especially if a dancer or an assistant makes a mistake.
