Our Services
Filipino folk dances and music portray the people’s rich culture and traditions, whose diversity reflect influences of various races, such as, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish and American, who came to stay in the islands as migrants, traders, or colonizers through out the history of the Philippines.
SAMAHAN Arts desires to both express these experiences and educate anyone willing to learn about what makes Filipino folk dances and music what they are today.
Music & Dance Classes
SAMAHAN holds Filipino folk dance classes for children, starting at age 5, teens and adults. New students are accepted year-round and are welcome to sit in to any of our classes free of charge before enrolling. Students may perform for Samahan’s main productions, such as annual concerts and festival.
Individualized or private Filipino music lessons are offered to those who are interested to learn how to play gong music, the Kulintang, and/or the 14-string instrument called Bandurria.
Classes begin at $40 with a one time registration fee of $30. Please click the link below for further inquiries!
Live Performances
SAMAHAN has three performing groups, the Philippine Dance Company, the Rondalla and the Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble. Any or all of these performing groups combined, are readily available to provide a 10-minute to a 2-hour long presentation for any event to include music and dances from different regions of the Philippines. Setlist is determined by the specific event to ensure that you get the best possible experience from our company and Philippine culture.
Workshops
SAMAHAN offers cultural workshops to various schools colleges and universities. Topics of expertise are Dances and Gong Music (Kulintang) of the Maguindanao, Maranao and Tausug indigenous societies of the Southern Philippines, as well as, Rondalla Music and Dances of Spanish Influence and of the Philippine’s Country Side.