[Invitation] 2024 Sentro Rizal Virtual Masterclass with the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company

The Philippine Consulate General and Sentro Rizal San Francisco are pleased to inform Filipino Community organizations under its jurisdiction that the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is offering the “Sentro Rizal Virtual Masterclass” on Philippine Folk Dance with the world renowned Bayanihan, the National Dance Company of the Philippines.

The Sentro Rizal Virtual Masterclass is a program that connects internationally-acclaimed Filipino artists with their fellow artists in the diaspora.

The target audience of the Sentro Rizal Virtual Masterclass are folk dance teachers and students, and folk dance enthusiasts with experience in dancing.

Registered participants may learn one of the following Filipino folk dances: 

Pandanggo (male and female partner dance)

Kini-kini (female-only dance)

Kappamalong-malong (male and female partner dance)

Paseo de Iloilo (male and female partner dance)

Bagobo (male or female dance)

This Sentro Rizal Virtual Masterclass will be held on 11,18 & 25 April 2024 and 16, 23 & 30 April 2024, Philippine (PH) Time, with the following schedule:

CLUSTER 1

Session 1 –  11 April, Thurs (AM PH Time)

Session 2 –  18 April, Thurs (AM PH Time)

Session 3 –  25 April, Thurs (AM PH Time)

CLUSTER 2

Session 1 –  11 April, Thurs (PM PH Time)

Session 2 –  18 April, Thurs (PM PH Time)

Session 3 –  25 April, Thurs (PM PH Time)

CLUSTER 3

Session 1 –  16 April, Tues (AM PH Time)

Session 2 –  23 April, Tues (AM PH Time)

Session 3 –  30 April, Tues (AM PH Time)

CLUSTER 4

Session 1 –  16 April, Tues (PM PH Time)

Session 2 –  23 April, Tues (PM PH Time)

Session 3 –  30 April, Tues (PM PH Time)

Due to the time difference between the Philippines and the U.S., the exact timings of each session will be determined once all applications are in.

Interested groups are requested to apply with the Consulate by sending an email at cultural@pcgsanfrancisco.org, with their preferred cluster. The deadline for submission of applications is on 19 March 2024 (U.S. Pacific Time).

Thank you for your support to the Consulate’s cultural promotion and diplomacy initiatives.