Fall 2025 Sayawan Na! Hudson County

Name: Fall 2025 Sayawan Na! Hudson County
Start: 2025-09-27T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Jersey City Ballet Theater

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Jersey City Ballet Theater | Jersey City, NJ

Enrollment is now open for our Fall 2025 Sayawan Na! Hudson County Philippine Cultural Dance Program. Sign-up soon as space is limited. Ages 6 and up.
Our fall program will meet once a week where students will learn the background, history, culture and steps to various Philippine folk dances. At the end of the semester, there will be a culminating cultural performance and graduation ceremony in front of students’ families (tentatively Saturday, November 22). Classes will be taught by seasoned and experienced instructors. Our instructor for this program is Joelle Lingat with assistance from Julia De Jesus and Melissa Racelis.
Some of the dances our students have learned in the past include: Tinikling, Kuratsa, Salip, Bumayah, Itik-Itik, Malong, Pasigin, Subli, Bulaklakan, Maglalatik, Sakuting, Polkabol, Binasuan, Pandanggo Sa Ilaw and Bulaklakan!
In recent years, our students have also performed at several events which include the annual Filipino Heritage Day with the NJ Devils and the Brooklyn Nets, PAFCOM Annual Parade and Festival, PDOC Philippine Day Parade and Festival, United Nations, Simbang Gabi at St. John’s Church, the annual Philippine Independence Day Parade cultural showcase in NYC, New York Asian Film Festival, SMA Fathers annual Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo, a taping for Makilala TV, Filipino American Festival, Inc., Bergenfield Public Library, Orchard Elementary School, Our Lady of Pompeii’s Santacruzan Festival, Church of the Ascension’s Queenship of Mary, PACCAL’s “A Barrio Fiesta Musical”, The Dalton School’s Multicultural Festival and Stony Brook University’s annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival.
Saturdays, September 20 through November 15 (no class October 11)
3:30-5:00 PM
Jersey City Ballroom
189 Brunswick Street, 3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ
Cost:
$330 for the semester, INCLUDES a $30 non-refundable registration fee. A 10% sibling discount on tuition is also available. (This covers the cost of space rental, instructor salaries, maintenance and care of costumes and props, program supplies, insurance, and other incidentals.)
Students will also be responsible for purchasing leggings, leotards, under shirts, tank tops, black pants (males), and hair pins/nets for final performance.
Payment can be made by cash, check (made payable to: The Filipino School of New York and New Jersey), Venmo (FilSchoolNYNJ) or Zelle ([email protected]). We, unfortunately, no longer use PayPal. (Note: When using Venmo and selecting "Paying for a good or service", please add an additional 3% to the total amount". If you do not select "Paying for a good or service", then no additional transaction fees need to be added.)
To enroll or if you have any additional questions, please contact [email protected] or (774) 257-4669.
Maraming salamat, and hope you can join us!
The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey
www.filschool-nynj.org
IG: FilSchoolNYNJ