Pasifika Series | Mindanao Dances, with Potri Ranka Manis

Welcoming Potri Ranka Manis to the Pasifika Series! The April offering is Mindanao Dances, indigenous dances from the southern Philippines. This 90-min, open-level workshop will immerse participants in the living tradition of the indigenous peoples of Mindanao, southern Philippines, through a somatic experience of ancestral legends, epics, and myths. From the time-honored epic, Derangen, these dances encode customary law, a code of ethics, notion of aesthetics, and social values.

Live Kulintang music will accompany the workshop. Participants will learn the basic movements of Kaeg-Manisan (dance of emotion), Paga-Apir Apir (dance of the magical butterfly), and Pangalay. Please wear long-sleeves and expect to dance barefoot (or in non-skid socks). Malong/sarong and fans welcome.