Manila Dance

Dance: With dance featuring highly in many of the Philippines' cultural traditions, it is no surprise that ballet and performance arts are one of the major cultural exports. Ballet Philippines (tel: (02) 832 6011; website: www.ballet.com.ph) is the top national troupe for classical and modern repertoire and interpretations of local traditions. Ballet Philippines, the Philippine Ballet Theatre and the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company are all resident at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (see Music). The Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group (tel: (02) 831 0894) also resident, is a major exponent of traditional dance. AC DanzMove is the resident dance troupe of Assumption College, Makati City (tel: (02) 894 2678).