The Leyte Dance Theatre : Mindanao Sketches Part 2 

BRAVO..... ANG GANDA..... ANG GALING..... MABUHAY......

This is the most beautiful Singkil I've ever seen! Alam mong hindi authentic esp if you're very keen of the elements but the good thing is, the additions (in the music, choreography, costumes) are still very on-point to the necessary character the dance must possess. This is the beauty of cultural development!!! Ito yung gusto ng ilang mga youth like me na ma-realize ng NCCA na dapat, hindi lang cultural preservation ang i-emphasize ng cultural education. Innovation, and re-creation are among the ingredients too for a culture to thrive and to be patronized by all generations. What this group did was NEVER AN INSULT to the authenticity of the art, they just ELEVATED it from the stereotypical Singkil na minsan, nagiging boring na panoorin dahil kulang sa spirit! I hope na marami pang mga cultural troupes and scholars na mag-adhere sa spirit of cultural development para hindi na tayo mapag-iwanan ng mga karatig bansa like Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. Philippines is a rich cultural nation yet hindi lang masyado nabibigyang pride. Salute to the master choreographer and sa skillful dancers! If mas nabigyang-kulay pa ang music (like adding sounds of native flute, lute, chimes and ancient Maranao vocals/chants related sa Singkil), I know this adaptation would be perfect! ♥️

Beautifully done.Always enjoyed your Dance.Brilliant.Well done all.xxxx

i can confirm that the leyte dance theatre is way better than the bayahihan dance troupe in so many level. dance group like this is the rightful traditional dancers that should be presented internationally. yes they incorporate ballet on this but still it made all the movement more refined than the basic traditional steps. i can observe that everything was measured even their costumes , postures , legs and arms position , facial expressions , everything seems measured and artistically performed. this dance troupe meant serious business. very captivating, intense and regal performance. bravo. i wonder how many choreographers and directors are involved in this amazing dance group?

Truly wonderful! The Prince is a powerful dancer and seem classically trained. Ballet? I wished they didn't take out the Asik! The slave girl doing the umbrella for the Princess. I started with that. Then progressed to fan dancer. Never made it to Princess as I've left the company. Beautiful choreography - classical influences with very imaginative twists using the bamboos. My favourite version now. Sorry BAYANIHAN!

Fantastic.That best one ever..Brilliant choreography.....Out of this world.Can watch this all day.Very proud being a Filipino...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

This is the most beautiful choreography I have seen so far. I love that focus was equally given to the pole bearers with their play of the poles, the dances of the hand maidens together with the main characters. It was totally beautiful!

In Japan the bamboo are for ninjas. In China the bamboo are for kungfu panda. In thailand the bamboo are used for practicing in muthai kickboxing. In PHILIPPINES the bamboo are saying lets love and dance have a fun., not fighting each other. 😀😀😀😘😘

Watched this in a row,... still I'm amazed, what a beautiful and unique dance performance 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We did a version of Singkil back in high school in the 1970's. It makes me beam with pride that it continues to be an excellent showcase of our Filipino Culture. Maraming salamat mga kababayan ko. Proud to be Filipino!

Nice version of singkil... i was a cultural dancer before during my college years 😊 in Davao City . Love ❤️ this singkil

The interpretation is stylized with elements of originality both in costumes and choreography for more dramatic presention and skill full training of the dancers .it deserves to be commended and worthy for show home or abroad. Mabuhay!

COVID BROUGHT ME TO THIS MAGNIFICENT AND MAGICAL PERFORMANCE. THIS IS THE BEST DANCE INTERPRETATION OF THE UNDYING AND MONUMENTAL DANCE "SINGKIL". THEIR INTERPRETATION IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE BAYANIHAN DANCE COMPANY OR THE OBUSSAN DANCE TROUPE. THERE IS DRAMA IN EACH OF THE MOVEMENT AND THE STORY IS MORE POIGNANTLY CEMENTED TO THE AUDIENCE HEART. MABUHAY! YOU ARE TRUE OPHERIANS, THE MAHARLIKA KINGDOM OF THE PHILIPPINES. 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Exquisite and mesmerizing interpretation of a royal Filipino dance! The costumes were also well designed.

This group is really good with beautiful costumes. They are real trained dancers with ballet techniques. .

Wow! So beautiful this is the best Singkil Dance. Very graceful.

Let's face it, modernized Singkil is also beautiful like this one. They incorporated it with ballet.

This is a nice folk dance, binibigyan nila ng twist ang Singkil, dancers were graceful and fantastic! parang may mga ballet dance skills sila, not the stereo type of singkil, Amazing👍👍👍👍👍

The best performance of singkil I've watched the choreography is beautiful well done

A splendid choreography!!! Keep moving on. You are fantastic! Colors, rhythm, power and force, balance and symmetry and asymmetry, beauty and bodies, range of spontaneity, everything, is just so exhilarating. Art at its summit! Thank you. So proud of you!

ang ganda ng interpretation nila!!! galing ng dancers. in charcter talaga!

a Maranao Dance "Singkil dance of kingdom of Bumbaran. dance of Princess Lawanen.

I’ve seen so may singkil videos but by far this is the best!!! It was danced gracefully, all fan dancers are in sync, the leading dancers ( I don’t know what to call them) were gorgeous! Her posture and grace and his turns are great to look at and my pet peeve? The pointed toes!!! Marvelous!

l love this modern singkil also, l enjoy this! thank you

This not pure Singkil but a fusion of Sagyan and Singkil! Beautiful choreograph! Vamos to the masters!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

A nice and modern interpretation of singkil. Fast, colorful.

Fantastic performance! Hats off to all of you!

Ang galing nyo! You make usmproudmof our cultural dances!!!

BEAUTIFUL PHILIPPINES

Gasping the whole time... goosebumps! Wished there was a top view of this version as well 👏👏👏

Excellent performance!

Wow good job Ganda nitong dance nila I heart cultural dances

ang GANDA talaga sa PINAS colorfull and beautiful...'amazing' !!

Amazing!

They dancers are amazing!

Very impressive!!! ♥️♥️♥️

The choreographer is so talented and artistic. He/She must be recognized.

wow different style of choreography habeeem!!!

Goosebumps! Excellent performance. Yes, they also performed in Tampa, Fl but regrets I was not able to watch them. Thank you for sharing. Mabuhay ang Leyte Dance Theater. Pinoy pride.

Lovely!

I so 💕 this. Sooo proud of you. Bravo. Babalik.

Impressive version!

bravo galing!!!

yes luv this version of singkil !

Bravo! Maganda ang overall performance pero Singkil Ballet version ang part ni Prince Bekimon.

love it!

It is nice to choreo a dance but there are dances especially traditional dance that needs to maintain its original steps give respect to the tribe

desiplenadong mga mananayaw hindi masakit sa mata ang mga galawaw, tularan para di nababalaura ang kultorang pinoy..

I remember watching the simple yet elegant version of Singkil many times over as a kid in Manila. It was heart-stopping and mesmerizing. This one is an attempt to create a more balletic interpretation. I am not sure I am a fan of the two main characters doing attitude turns, chaines, arabesque but not quite proficient in the Singkil as much as the corps dancers when they weave in and out of the crisscrossed bamboo poles. To me, the corps dancers were more convincing. Good dancers! But if it's going to be a ballet it has to be consistent, rather than a little bit of this and a little bit of that. It gets too muddled. Great potential. Good luck to this troupe!

Bravo

Oh Jess how I miss you !

Singkil is my favorite of all time...no other ethnic dance can beat the singkil dance..but i love all muslim dances..it projects royalness and sophistication....

wowwww 💖

Nerve shaking performance! How i wish our local government here in ozamiz will invite your dance group.

Pinaka gusto ko sa singkil ay Hindi required ang mag smile

wow

Wow

One wrong move and your legs are gone...this is impressive

The swag is very important in singkil

A visual feast from a fusion of the charm of the old world and the glitz of modern fabrics. The choreography challenged the dancers' skills and athleticism. In Hawaii, Zach and Pat honed their jazz in Pangalay!

wow einfaqch spitze

💖😘💖😘👍💖

I thought the datu isn't supposed to touch the ba-i?

Looks like they made the Singkil dance even more cooler... Excellent

Hi! If I wish to contact this group of people to have some inquiries regarding the dance, or possibly perform, who can I reach out to? This is a little bit urgent so I hope I can get a reply soon. Thank you! This is for our Annual Filipino Cultural Night at Andrews University, MI.

Mas naamaze ako sa routine ng back up dancers... napakahirap!

Leyte Dance Theater sets the standard for Singkil in my opinion. The choreography and the dancers, as well as the bamboo handlers were fantastic.

😊looks more Thai because of the costumes. I still prefer the traditional singkil.

Are they still performing until now?

Where's the umbrella girl? I guess there's no sun or rain that day....

Sisa nan tinikling pintas

Essence of the true pre islamic tribe of Maranao

4:00

I still prefer the Bahamian Dance Troupe Version of the Singkil ...... elegance of the princess and masculinity of the prince ..... proper to project the traits of men and women of the Filipinos ......

Shit sasayawwin namin Ito sa school namin

Oks na may modern twists, Sayawin ba naman ang Singkil na ang latag sa kawayan ay sa Tinikling. 😤

That is not Leyte dances. It is a muslim or maranao dance in Southern Philippines or south Mindanao. Leyte is in Central Visayas they have another folk dances a Spanish influenced like in Manila.

Taken everything Mrs. Teresa Pil taught out of context. It's horrible to watch.

BAKIT ANG MGA BABAE NAKA KANTIYO? WALA NAMANG SINGKILSA JOLO....COSTUME NOT AUTHENTIC

boring

Magulo. Trying hard. If they wanted to be theatrical and contemporary, sorry, they failed tremendously. The only good thing was the dancers' fans that were as big as the choreographer's ambitious ego. The choreographer's bloated ego should never even try to deconstruct a sublime dance as Singkil without proper understanding that dance can be likened to a moving painting in terms of composition. The choreographer was a major, major, major failure. He should just scrap the whole thing and start all over again without miscalculating his minimal talent. I was so impressed for a few seconds with the prince I thought he was Nureyev in La Bayadere. His cheekbones, posture, and pas de deux were just perfect. Then that was all. A major letdown for Singkil such a grand dame of all Muslim dances.

wow different style of choreography habeeem!!!