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Kuratong Baleleng is an organized crime syndicate in the Philippines that was once an anti-communist, vigilante group. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Considered to be one of the largest syndicates in the country, Kuratong Baleleng received nationwide attention due to their alleged end in a shootout with the Philippine National Police in May 1995 in Quezon City .
The Kurds dance on several occasions such as Kurdish festivals, birthdays, New Years, Newroz, marriage and other ceremonies [3] and the dances have several names which often relate to local names and traditions. [3] Its noteworthy that these folkloric dances are mixed-gender which distinguishes the Kurds from other neighbouring Muslim ...
The history of dance is difficult to access because dance does not often leave behind clearly identifiable physical artifacts that last over millennia, such as stone tools, hunting implements or cave paintings. It is not possible to identify with exact precision when dance becomes part of human culture. Dance is filled with aesthetic values ...
The Kuratong Baleleng is a crime syndicate known for major bank robberies in the Metro Manila. It was one of the top monitored syndicates of the Anti-Bank Robbery Task Force. [3] On May 18, 1995, the syndicate was spotted by the task force in a van and were pursued.
Agbadza is an Ewe music and dance that evolved from the times of war into a very popular recreational dance. [1] It came from a very old war dance called Atrikpui and usually performed by the Ewe people of the Volta Region of Ghana, particularly during the Hogbetsotso Festival, a celebration by the Anlo Ewe people. In addition, it is also ...
The most widely practised dance in contemporary Kiribati is the Kaimatoa, literally meaning the dance of strength. The dance tests the dancer's physical endurance to outstretch their arms for long periods but it also tests the dancer's emotional endurance.
A kagul, a Philippine bamboo scraper gong/slit drum of the Maguindanaon people Bantula. The kagul is a type of Philippine bamboo scraper gong/slit drum of the Maguindanaon and Visayans with a jagged edge on one side, played with two beaters, one scraping the jagged edge and the other one making a beat.
They can involve mock combat between dancers, changes in formation, and tricks involving the pate kailao themselves. The moves display the dancers' discipline, obedience, and skills with their weapons. A similar Rotuman dance, also derived from the 'Uvean original, is similarly called the ka'loa.