Fast Tinikling Filipino Folk Dance in Pennsylvania, USA (Cathedral of Learning Open House) 

Me avoiding my responsibilities.

Its not as easy as it looks. When you actually try in person you get anxiety and try to avoid the bamboo that might cause you to go off beat and make a mistake. My friend hurt her ankle and took a couple of days to heal.

There's an old joke that if you get your foot clipped on tinikling, you'll be dancing the itik itik.

All the foreigners watching must be thinking our ancestors were hardcore af to even think of dancing with bamboos

We used to perform this at school. Looking down is a deduction.

Wonder why Pacquiao is good with footwork?.. It's in his blood

from practicing and performing this dance, it is NO JOKE, like, at the end of the day you get blisters on your feet and you can even get ankle sprains, don't even mention the sore legs you'll acquire 😐

If you miss a single step in tinikling then goodbye ankles

I got exhausted just watching. What a workout.

Suportahan ang mga lumang kultora ng pinoy dahil jan tayo galing at mapag malaki natin sa ibang Bansa,

god i'm having war flashbacks. honestly for those who are already intimidated just from watching, actually doing it is a constant rush of adrenaline, heartbeat would always be up. it's one thing to keep up the beat while doing several moves at a time, you also aren't allowed to look down, you either look at your partner or straight forward.

japanese use of bamboo: its ninja time china: no its kungfu panda's philippines: nope. its our dance floor!

Hard mode: with candles on the palms and head 🤙🏻

kids in playground: hey. wanna do some jump rope? Pilipino kid: jump rope? nah, give me some bamboo. ill give u, a show. the rules are no looking down, and crying. kid in playground: okaay? then what? pilipino kid: now we build ur anxiety. remember to keep moving your feet. kid in playground: wait, what? pilipino kid: smiles as music starts....activates Ultra Instinct.

Still the best cultural dance in the Philippines.

When you study in the philippines, usually from grade 1-6, every year you get to aleast dance 2 folk dances every school year. For me, tinikling is one of the trickiest dance to perform, even harder than tryna balance candles in your head while dancing😂

Went to Pittsburgh to watch Pirates game. But I haven't seen filipinos around there. I'm surprised that this video was made in Pittsburgh. Proud pinoy here.

the 68 dislikes are from those who got their ankles clipped between the bamboos😂 Edit: now there are even more who got clipped lol

I was a dancer of TINIKLING before. now I'm teaching my elementary grade learners how to dance it, with pride. ❤️🇵🇭

Filipinos like their dances Hardcore. Tinikling - dancing with bamboos trying to clip your feet Singkil - trying to tell a love story while doing a fan dance and bamboos trying to clip your feet Sayaw sa Banko - dancing on top of multiple levels of thin benches Pandanggo sa ilaw - dancing while balancing a candle on top of your head and you can't catch them with your hands if it falls because guess what you're holding candles on both hands too

Kultura at tradisyong nakagisnan dapat tangkilikin at ipagmalaki, Natural na talento, yamang maipagmamalaki...

Many years ago while serving in the United States Air Force on Clark Air Base in the Philippine Islands, friends and I went to Pagasan Falls for a holiday break and I “”tried” this bamboo dance. Nowhere near as professional as these dancers! They are fantastic!!

Bruh i thought this was in Hogwarts or something

It’s wonderful to see the Filipino culture finally shown. Pinoy pride

We do this on our high school, the only rules is never look down while the music is playing and you're dancing otherwise points deduction

I did this once in one of our programs while I was in elementary. Too painful when your ankles are caught between those bamboos yet a big relief and enjoyment when you have mastered the steps. That was my first and last tryst with those bamboos. Never again.

Awesome!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 This Filipino dance was actually featured in the last episode of On Becoming A God in Central Florida (Kirsten Dunst) ❤️❤️❤️❤️ other heartstopping Filipino dances you should see are singkil and sayaw sa bangko. :)

WOW wow I can’t describe my self how I feel. I’m sooo happy to watch here in USA our very own culture dance in the Philippines. Thank you guys, you are all awesome!!! God bless

Its shows how filipina looks so decent. Its biblical dress. Philippines culture so amazing.

If you are a boxer who want an amazing footwork, just practice this dance😂😂😂

I love this culture😊 In my Korean school, there are much more students who came from foreign countries and foreigners parents than other normal school, so my school make the fair for students to experience various cultures of each countries in every year. I had a chance to experience this Filipino culture and it was really fun haha!!!👍👍❤❤ Love Philippines from S.Korea!!! (Sorry for my bad English)

Sayaw sa Bangko is one is the hardest folk dances.

I tried this once with my Filipino friends and got me thinking *PIECE OF CAKE!* but then when I started doing it, I got snapped and kept panicking and avoiding the bamboo, I looked like an idiot while they looked graceful and elegant.

Amazing performance!! Mabuhay Pilipinas!!!

In school I never passed this as an exam. Still I’m proud to be an Ilocano mabuhay ang pilipinas!!!

Very cool and impressive! Bravo! Mabuhay! I miss Philippines.❤

Proud Filipino here... sinasayaw din eto ng mga kids ko sa school nila. Folk dance dancer din kc 2 kids ko and Im so proud of them na alam nila mga ganitong sayaw na mula pa sa mga ninuno natin.💞

Philippines Should Do This Again To Get Us Back In Shape.

I didn’t notice how our folk dance can be this mesmerizing!

As a filipino, I am glad to see many enjoy the dance

I learned tinikling when I was 11 years old and stopped when I was 14. I miss it. It was so much fun and a good workout 😭🎋

I'm so proud being a Filipino. We're rich in Culture & History ❤️ This Tinikling Dance is one of the hardest Folk Dance in the Philippines. We're used to perform this in our school ( Folk Dance Competition ) and looking down is a huge deduction. We practice this dance almost yearly in our P.E. Class (Physical Education, for some people who doesn't know it yet) and this became part of our studies because if you dance this properly it can slightly increase your grades so I'm willing to dance this even I am not a good dancer. Just for Grades Lol 😆 In this video I noticed the girl in 3:53 who made a mistake AND I FEEL YOU GIRL SO MUCH as the music gets faster and faster your feet gets numb and tired so one wrong step your feet will be pinned to the bamboo 😭 that's okay don't mind your mistake, you've done your best better than mine and I'm so proud of you, all of you ❤️ thanks for representing our country🇵🇭 I'm so sorry guys my English is bad..

My father was from Bohol and my mom from Cebu. They met here in Hawaii. I love seeing Filipino cultural traditions! I am proud to be a Filipina.❤

Amazing ! Thanks for sharing ! stay connected 🥰🌹

My grandma is from the Philippines and my aunt and uncle and cousin just moved back there to help spread the gospel. I learned this dance from My family. They always told me don't ever mess up or you well loose a foot lol.

I danced this and Singkil for a school performance. Doing it was fun, but I don't miss the sensation of the bamboo clipping my toes.

Just when I thought it was finished but they weren't done yet LOL

aaa i got so hyped up while watching this!! it really reminded me how proud I am of being Filipino and having such rich culture. They did so good and even if I was born and raised in the Philippines (still here to this day

Omg, I forgot I ever learnt this beautiful dance as a 9-year-old (now 37) as well as another dance with candles? A local school would host a cultural dance festival to showcase different ethnicities in our community. One of my favourite teachers is Filipino. She shared with us her love of her home country, language and her culture. We only had a handful of Asian students in a predominately Polynesian school (Sth Akl NZ) so there were only a few of us lucky to be asked to join her cultural group (as well as our own). Although we were nervous about representing someone else's culture she loved us we just wanted to see her happy and make her proud

an unique and impressive dance with a smooth music. Love this from Turkey

Great performance! 💖🙏💖🎉 The dancers definitely in shape! 💪💃I'm not currently so it was exhausting to watch. 😂 Thanks for sharing! 🌹🎶🙏

its heart-warming to see our culture in other countries.

The dance was missing the “kuradang” which is part of the dance notation for this dance.

Superb.. I am so proud of my culture. That dance is difficult specially at that pace.

I danced tinikling when i was in 4th grade and i think our choreo was more difficult than this one. Tho what gave me cold sweats was pandango (5th grade) 😂 danced mgllatik too and one with castanets and the one where you use bamboo sticks i forgot what it's called 😂 growing up in the province js really nice. I got to dance every year throughout my elementary school yearsss

Dancing is my exercise and it takes my breathe away.omg you guys has enormous energy.

Wow! Tinikling dance. That’s fun and unique dancing techniques from our dear humble country.☺️💕👍🏻 Hello 👋🏻 I’m #192☺️👍🏻🇵🇭 God bless and please keep safe always.☺️🙏🏻

Wow so amazing even though i don't know how to dance ,so lovely dance floor tinikling ❤galing naman talaga ang mga pinoy kahit saan punta matalino sa lahat ng bagay na mabuti...God bless pinoy ✋pinoy pride

Kaa nindot jud kitaon sa ato katotobong sayaw 😘... May unta naay Philippines dance hall sa Philippines unya mga cultural dance lng ang sayaw na pwede e ani na hall.... para mass ma.ilhan pa ato mga sayaw...💟

THAT'S PHILIPPINES NATIONAL DANCE AND I'M PROUD OF IT. GREAT PERFORMANCE !!!!!

Got to experience this at school, was having coldsweat trying it thou because if you miss the beat, off with your feet!

Youll know if that loud heavy bamboo sticks did not make a sound it means u snapped😂

For me tinikling is still the Philippines national dance..SO PROUB BEING A FILIPINO CITIZEN 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Grabeng galing nila.Un nga pong mabagal lang eh naipit pa ang paa ko noong araw eh ganyan pa kayang kabilis.Bravo mga kababayan.Mabuhay kayong lahat.

Wonderful

Way to go!!! 👏👏👏🇵🇭🇺🇸

The music sounds like the Bayanihan. The rotating clapping sticks is great. The dancers were phenomenal and kept up their smiles. Well done, troupe!

I looked this up while trying to describe to a friend the dance we used to do in elementary school, and how bad it hurt when you messed up. We were never taught the cultural origins of tinikling, unfortunately.

When I first did this during my elementary days, my timing was a bit off so I got hit by those bamboo sticks a lot of times and damn, it was painful that I got bruises. One rule here is you should never look down and keep your eyes on the audience. But now, most people can't do that. I f*cking admire my ancestors for that❤ P.s. Folk dance in the Philippines will never disappear in our P.E curriculum even until college. And Tinikiling originated from Leyte. Damn, I'm from Leyte. It's pobably why this always have a soft part in my heart.

We danced this back when I was in 1st year high school it is a requirement in out school for us to pass the PE subject

I am a filipino and i miss dancing this traditional dance🎶💃

Wow! They are amazing😍 I used to dance this when I was in elem and hi sch.. it brings back memories haha.. It's great that they showed our cultural dance to others! Kudos!

Great dance moves awesome intro..keep on vlogging.

So glad they all came out alive.

Remember my highschool days.We used to perform this.Proud to a Filipino.Hope to see you.

Tinikling is one of the hardest Filipino folk dances. You guys did great 👍

WoW super amazing.., I did tinikling dance(theme dance) healthy competition at my early 50's but not that fast ahaha...

That's a tough dance... one wrong move and you're injured...😆... Philippines❤❤❤🇵🇭

Ohhh the tinikling dance. I use to dance when I was in elementary and high school days. From kalahi, pandango sa ilaw and many more... 💕🇵🇭 Those my memories from my childhood in the Philippines.

Amazing Dance!!!! Thank you all dancers To be in USA!!!!

I'm a Filipina but, I never dance this Tinikling. The basic tinikling which I know is only the tinikling in the game "Chinese Garter"😆😆😆

So proud of you! Love it! ❤

I’m proud to be a part of Filipina -(o) blood. My Mother Is From Tadian Mtn. Province Philippines.

There's always that one dance team in highschool that does this in a competition or activity. Sometimes they even balance tons of pots on their heads, so it's pretty entertaining to watch.

oh man i miss my old days hanging out with the UFSA doing atiatihan n other Filipino cultural stuff great times did not regret any thing i did with them

I just love the whole experience dancing this but ... Bamboo clipping my toes they're crazy hehehe

Thanks for posting, very nice. Brings back memories. I used to teach economics in this building. The cathedral of learning

I remember dancing this in school and I really miss doing it

This video brought tears to my eyes. Homesick in Silicon Valley CA. 😷😂😷

There's this dance called "Bamboo dance" (of the Mizo tribe) in the North Eastern states (the origin being Mizoram) of India, that utilizes bamboos in a criss-crossing set up, which has, I believe, similar footsteps to this dance.

Looks easy. But believe me, I actually had a hard time avoiding to be hit by those bamboo poles when I was in High School. Timing, presence of mind and agility. These three must go hand in hand to do it safely and gracefully. Don't forget love what you're doing.

ganda ng performance ❤ proud pinoy here :) baka matangal yung paa ko kung tinry ko yan......props to the dancers for mastering one of our folkdances and not getting injured while performing :D

Mabuhay ang pambansang sayaw ng Pilipinas.

I miss dancing like this.... I miss when my feet get stuck between them and hurt like hell...

Wow, amazing performance! Proud Pinoy here🇵🇭❤

Fast thinking and fast movement dance. Mind and body coordination with art and charm -- That's one of the essence of Filipino culture.

Impressive!! 💐 💐 💐

Who knew tinikling could be used as Cardio?!

Kaiyak, kaka-proud! Sana ituro ang mga traditional dancing sa mga Wchools natin! Mabuhay Pilipinas! 🇵🇭❤️

Tinikling while bamboos are turning around is quite an innovation and a feat. Galing galing!