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PhilCAS of BC is a registered non-profit organization primarily dedicated to 'introducing Philippine culture through dance and music and instilling in Filipino children a sense of pride, cultural awareness and identity in their Filipino heritage'.

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November 27, 2020

Chotis- Learn to dance series

PhilCAS presents Chotis as part of our Learn to Dance Series. Chotis (or “Shotis”) was one of the ballroom dances introduced by early European settlers. This dance, from Camarines Sur, has been adapted by the Bicolano people and is characterized by a brush-step-hop movement.

November 14, 2020

Tinolabong- Learn to dance series

Tinolabong is a dance of the mountain people of Panilan and Loctugan, Capiz.This dance is named after a bird called tolabong a specie of heron. These birds are commonly seen riding serenely on the backs of carabao (water buffalo). The carabaos like these birds because they peck at the insects that annoy the host. This …

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November 11, 2020November 27, 2020

Sublian – Learn to dance series

PhilCAS presents Sublian as part of our Learn to Dance Series. Subli is a form of religious ceremony which originated in the barrio of Alitagtag in Bauan where the Holy Cross, the patron saint of Bauan, was found. Formerly, it was danced only in that barrio, and at the front of the Holy Cross, but …

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