Maria Zavic Batarao remembers growing up at the Filipino Community Hall in Wapato after immigrating from the Philippines. She helped establish a folk dance group there called Batang Wapato.

The event will be dedicated to Aggie Cabebe, the first chairperson of the Barrio Fiesta and the “Mother of Filipino Folk Dance on Maui,” who died in December 2020.

For the first time, Filipino Americans in Orange County have a space to celebrate and pass on their culture after holding classes and practices in makeshift spaces.

Tinikling is not the only Filipino folk dance; the nation even has its own version of the tango.“We actually have a lot of dances that are as passionate as the tango,” Smith says.

The workshop will teach about the Filipino culture through games, crafts, songs, and dance including lessons in Tinikling, the traditional Philippine Folk Dance.

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