Music of the Philippines more mainstream after performers such as Atang de la Rama, Jovita Fuentes, Conching Rosal, Sylvia La Torre and Ruben Tagalog introduced them to a wider audience. The Tinikling is a dance from Leyte which involves two individual performers hitting bamboo poles, using them to beat, tap, and slide on the ground, in co-ordination with one or more dancers who steps over and in between poles. This is one of the more iconic Philippine dances, and is similar to other Southeast Asian bamboo dances. The Cariñosa (meaning "loving" or "affectionate one"), is the national dance, and is part of the María
Swiss Dance Awards of this award took place in the Theatre l'Equilibre in Fribourg in 2013 and takes place every two years. The Federal Dance Jury Awards a Swiss Grand Award for Dance, as well as a Special Dance Award, each endowed with 40 000 Swiss francs. There is also a distinction for exceptional masculine and feminine dancers, each endowed with 25 000 Swiss francs. Swiss Dance Awards The Swiss Dance Awards, are a distinction that was created in 2012 by the Swiss Confederation, as a measure to encourage the dance world. The prizes are awarded by the Federal Dance Jury, in collaboration