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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 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.
Women of Kiribati performing traditional dance at Bonriki International Airport. Dance in Kiribati includes various styles unique to the island nation. The uniqueness of Kiribati dance when compared with other forms of Pacific Islands dance is its emphasis on the outstretched arms of the dancer and the sudden birdlike movement of the head.
The Oakland dance style turfing is a fusion of popping and miming that incorporates storytelling and illusion. Krump is less precise, and more freestyle, than turfing. Thematically, all these dance styles align under the term street dance as they all share common attributes of their street origins, their freestyle nature and the use of battling.
Baleling is a Filipino traditional song of Sama Dilaut and/or Tausug origin. [1] [2] The composer of the song is not credited and unknown. [3]The tune was passed by mouth from province to province and the original lyrics of the song was altered.
The circular dance style is claimed as a traditional dance in the four countries of the region where it is often part of traditional festivities, popular celebrations and modern parties. In addition to the dominant Khmer , Lao , Malay and Thai cultures , romvong is also common among many other groups indigenous to Southeast Asia.
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.
Ronggeng dance (Jakarta, Central Java and East Java), a type of Javanese dance in which couples exchange poetic verses as they dance to the music of a rebab, violin and gong. Rudat dance ( West Nusa Tenggara ), a traditional dance of Sasak people, demonstrates pancak silat martial art movements.