5 Excellent Tinikling Performances in YouTube

Ask any Filipino this question: “What is the folk dance in your country?”

And the answer that you will mostly get is “tinikling”.

Tinikling is the most popular folk dance in the Philippines. It is so popular that it became the country's National Dance. Any Filipino cultural festival will never be complete if Tinikling is not performed.

Wikipedia says that the tinikling is a pre-Spanish era dance that mimics the movements of tikling while moving through the traps set by farmers. Tikling is a long legged bird, possibly a member of the Rail Species, that are common in rice paddies.

The Likha Filipino Folk Ensemble website claims that tinikling originated from the island of Leyte, in the Visayas Region.

To dance the tinikling, the dancers must be quick to avoid being caught between the clashing bamboo poles. Speed is not enough, however, because the dancers should dance the tinikling with grace. Thus, the fusion of speed and grace in spite of the clashing bamboo poles makes the tinikling a thrilling dance to watch.

Here are the 5 tinikling excellent performances that I saw in YouTube. Enjoy!

Tinikling Performance #1

The Tinikling dance in this video was performed for the 2005 Pilipino Culture Night. The dancers emplyed 4 pairs of bamboo poles. What I enjoyed in this video is that the dancers and bamboo poles kept on moving all around the stage.

Tinikling Performance #2

This is a short Tinikling performance danced by the Leyte Dance Theater. They also used four pairs of bamboo poles. You may also notice that the dancers used the "Pacquiao footwork."

Tinikling Performance #3

This is the modern rendition of Tinikling, which was danced in the music of Michael Jackson's "They Don't Care About Us".

Tinikling Performance #4

This Tinikling performance followed the traditional arrangement of the Tinikling dance. No fancy movements, just Tinikling. :-)

Tinikling Performance #5

This performance mixed Tinikling with pop music. Watch this if you plan to dance the Tinikling the "modern way"

The arrangement of each Tinikling performance was based on no particular order. All of the performers in each Youtube video danced the Tinkling very well. Each performance has its own “merits” and “demerits” and it is for you, dear viewer, to decide.

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PUPCET for SY 2013 - 2014 is Now Open

Note: For the updated schedules for Metro Manila campuses, please visit this link.

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) just opened the application for the PUP College Entrance Test (PUPCET) for the upcoming school year of 2013 – 2014. This announcement was made on the PUP iApply website, which is the official website for PUPCET.

I am sure that many high school graduating students, especially from public high schools, are aiming to enter PUP, which is one of the prestigious public university of the country.

Take note that application for PUPCET can only be made via the PUP iApply website. There is no need for you to go to a PUP campus to apply for PUPCET.

Please take note of the following schedules for PUPCET online application:

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(Source: PUP iApply)

Also take note that these schedules are only for the Santa Mesa Campus of PUP.

Do not forget that the deadline for submitting your online application for PUPCET is on December 10, 2012. I think that PUP will not extend this deadline. So, you must apply now if you are considering to take the PUPCET.

A new improvement for the online PUPCET application is that test permits can now be claimed online. Thus, PUPCET applicants do not need to go to any PUP campus just to get there PUPCET permits. Applicants will go to the campuses just during the examination date.

This improvement of online PUPCET application is impressive. It greatly reduced the hassle that the students and parents will experience when applying for PUPCET.

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BPIExpressOnline Announcemet: ATM Fee increase

I received an e-mail from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) last September 27, 2012. The e-mail announced the increase of service fee for using Bancnet, ExpressNet and Megalink Automated Teller Machines (ATM) with any BPI ATM card.

Here are the details of the said ATM service fee increase:

1. ATM withdrawal using Bancnet ATM increased from 10.00 Pesos to 15.00 Pesos.

2. ATM withdrawal using Megalink ATM increased from 10.00 Pesos to 15.00 Pesos.

3. ATM withdrawal using ExpressNet ATM increased from 10.00 Pesos to 15.00 Pesos.

The increase of the service charge will be effective on October 22, 2012.

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Take note that withdrawal using any of the BPI ATM is still free of charge. So, it is better to use BPI ATM if you are a holder of a BPI ATM card.

The use of ATM cards issued by BPI, BPI Direct and BPI Family Savings Bank at Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals through the Express Payment System (EPS) is also remain free of charge.

Do you want to know more about the service fees charged by BPI on your transactions? Please visit this page for more information.

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Do you already have a BPI account but not yet enrolled to BPIExpressOnline? What are you waiting for? Visit my blog post about enrolling to BPIExpressOnline so you can enroll now!

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