Video Of Kids Dancing ‘Budots’ In Leon, Iloilo Goes Viral

The video of two kids from Leon, Iloilo dancing in the tune of Budots dance craze caught the attention of many netizens.

Filipinos has a unique way of creating entertainment through unexpected ways and one best example to this is the dance craze called Budots.

There are already many netizens who posted on social media their own version of the said dance craze.

One of the videos which gained much popularity is the one done by two kids in Leon, Iloilo.

Budots kids
(screen shot from video uploaded on RMN Iloilo FB Page)

The said viral video was posted on the official Facebook Page of RMN Iloilo.

As of the writing, the viral Budots video of two kids from Iloilo has already reached over 54 thousand views.

Netizens shared it for over 600 times and it has received over 2.7 thousand reactions.

There werre also a lot of Facebook users who commented on the said viral video.

Budots kids
(screen shot from video uploaded on RMN Iloilo FB Page)

Most of the commenters lauded the two kids for expertly exhibiting the Budots dance moves like a pro while some expressed how they adore the little dancers.

Some just expressed their enjoyment in seeing the two adorable kids dancing through funny sticker comments.

https://www.facebook.com/rmniloilo/videos/2179671218915156/

It may not be known to others that the said dance craze started from Davao City.

Based on the article of blogger Henny Pepper, the term Budots is a colloquial word for “tambay” or people with no jobs and the ones who started it are jobless individuals from the said city in Mindanao.

Many may think that this dance craze is more of a free style dance move but actually the steps are based from the traditional dance of Badjaos, based on the article.

And from that, the dance which started from a small barangay in Davao City is now known all over the country.

Filipinos from different walks of life had embraced this new craze.

It just goes to prove that the brown race has been able to cultivate the culture of the country and took it even to a higher ground.

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