This year’s theme, “Preserving Folk Dance Tradition: Continuity and Change,” explores how folk dances adapt and thrive amid globalization, migration, and the digital age.

From the Community to the Stage: A Fieldwork on and the Staging of Ivatan Songs and Dances

Peter P. Alcedo Jr.

University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines

Gendang Terinai: A New Creation within a Traditional Frame

Dr. Chandrabhanu Zamin Haroon 

Chandrabhanu Bharatalaya Academy, Australia

& 

Dr. Norsafini Jafar

Faculty of Dance, ASWARA, Malaysia