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<blockquote data-quote="ivocaliban" data-source="post: 3259674" data-attributes="member: 17596"><p>My step-mother and step-sister are originally from the Philippines. I know a little about some of the dancing customs of the Philippines, but I'm not sure those I'm familiar with would be useful for a character. I know that some of the dances involve variations of dancing around bamboo poles. (My father and step-mother danced one version of this called <em><a href="http://www.likha.org/galleries/tinikling.asp" target="_blank">tinikling</a></em> at their wedding.) Most of these dances require people who manipulate the bamboo poles in addition to the dancers. These don't seem to lend themselves to the sort of thing that would work for a PC.</p><p></p><p>However, all this made me curious about other forms of Philippine dance and I came across this <a href="http://www.hiyas.org/southern.html" target="_blank">website</a>. Several forms of dance discussed here seem ideal for geisha. The <em>maglangka</em> and <em>janggay</em> seem particularly interesting to me. The former seems very proper and traditional, while the latter has some exotic elements (metal fingernails?) that could possibly be adapted to an interesting prestige class.</p><p></p><p>Of course, it took me a few minutes to realize that I was only looking at the "Southern Islands" dances. Be sure to check out the other regions for more inspiration. Particularly, the "<a href="http://www.hiyas.org/igorot.html" target="_blank">Mountain</a>" region. In my experience mountainous regions tend to keep to older, traditional customs. (You'll find a lot of Spanish dance and music in more accessible, heavily populated areas of the Philippines.) Some interesting forms of dance can be found in the "<a href="http://www.hiyas.org/lumad.html" target="_blank">Lumad/Forgotten Tribes</a>" section, as well.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ivocaliban, post: 3259674, member: 17596"] My step-mother and step-sister are originally from the Philippines. I know a little about some of the dancing customs of the Philippines, but I'm not sure those I'm familiar with would be useful for a character. I know that some of the dances involve variations of dancing around bamboo poles. (My father and step-mother danced one version of this called [I][URL=http://www.likha.org/galleries/tinikling.asp]tinikling[/URL][/I] at their wedding.) Most of these dances require people who manipulate the bamboo poles in addition to the dancers. These don't seem to lend themselves to the sort of thing that would work for a PC. However, all this made me curious about other forms of Philippine dance and I came across this [URL=http://www.hiyas.org/southern.html]website[/URL]. Several forms of dance discussed here seem ideal for geisha. The [I]maglangka[/I] and [I]janggay[/I] seem particularly interesting to me. The former seems very proper and traditional, while the latter has some exotic elements (metal fingernails?) that could possibly be adapted to an interesting prestige class. Of course, it took me a few minutes to realize that I was only looking at the "Southern Islands" dances. Be sure to check out the other regions for more inspiration. Particularly, the "[URL=http://www.hiyas.org/igorot.html]Mountain[/URL]" region. In my experience mountainous regions tend to keep to older, traditional customs. (You'll find a lot of Spanish dance and music in more accessible, heavily populated areas of the Philippines.) Some interesting forms of dance can be found in the "[URL=http://www.hiyas.org/lumad.html]Lumad/Forgotten Tribes[/URL]" section, as well. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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