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How ‘pangalay’ brought ‘ginhawa’ and helped me through the pandemic
Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa dances "pangalay" with the song "Pokpok Alimpako," —PHOTO COURTESY OF ALUNALUN DANCE CIRCLE
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January 13, 2023January 16, 2023Dance, Health

How ‘pangalay’ brought ‘ginhawa’ and helped me through the pandemic

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I found health in conscious breathing and wave-like movements. The Covid-19 pandemic affected all aspects of our lives, not just our physical health. The lockdown and stay-at-home policies closed businesses, cancelled social gatherings, and caused shifts in working and studying setups.  As the pandemic is more than a health crisis, we strived to be well...

Dancing full circle at 80
Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa dances with metal claws or "janggay" in the "Pulse of Pangalay" show in Santa Monica, California. —PHOTO COURTESY OF MALAYA
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December 1, 2022December 4, 2022Dance, Featured Stories

Dancing full circle at 80

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Dance is history; little is said, but much is understood.  I made history through research, documentation, and publication of the traditional performing arts and related folk artistic expressions of the Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines.  To keep a dance tradition alive, it must live in a dancing body. Instinct guided me to nurture “pangalay”—“gift...