LNU INDAK

💛LNU INDAK proudly marks the end of its inaugural year with gratitude and pride.💙

This year has been filled with meaningful opportunities, memorable experiences, and milestones that have shaped our journey. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the administration of Leyte Normal University, headed by University President Dr. Gil Nicetas B. Villarino, the Student Performing Arts Office, our advisers, mentors, supporters, and everyone who placed their trust in LNU INDAK throughout this remarkable year.

As we look ahead to Season 26/27, may we continue to uphold Integrity in our actions, pursue Excellence in our craft, and embody Service as we represent the university with pride and purpose.

Thank you for being part of our inaugural year. The best is yet to come! 😏

Thank you, Ma’am 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐍. 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧, for your dedicated service and leadership as Director of the Student Performing Arts.

Your guidance, support, and commitment have helped shape and strengthen the performing arts community, leaving an indelible impact on the organizations and student performers under your care. 𝙇𝙉𝙐 𝙄𝙉𝘿𝘼𝙆 extends its sincere gratitude for the opportunities, encouragement, and inspiration you have shared throughout your term.

We wish you continued success and fulfillment in all your future endeavors. Thank you for your service, Ma’am. Your contributions will always be remembered. ✨

Congratulations, Sir 𝑀𝒾𝑔𝓊𝑒𝓁 𝐿𝑒𝓂𝓊𝑒𝓁 𝐸𝓂𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓊𝑒𝓁 𝒯. 𝒟𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓈, on your appointment as the new Director of The Student Performing Arts! ✨

Your dedication, passion, and leadership continue to inspire us. As your 𝐋𝐍𝐔 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐊 Family, we are proud to see you achieve this well-deserved milestone. Thank you for your guidance and unwavering support as our adviser.

Wishing you success and God's blessings as you take on this new role. Congratulations once again, Sir! ❤️💙💛

INDAK RITES II 🎖
May 21, 2026

Another semester has come to an end, and it is with so much pride to present the individuals who have dedicated time and commitment to preserving Indigenous Dance.

Three (3) of our members have been promoted from Service rank to Integrity rank and six (6) of our aspirants have been promoted to Service rank. The remaining 17 members have maintained their ranks ensuring promotion of Philippine Indigenous Dance!

Congratulations to everyone!

Before Filipino folk dances were taught in schools, they were already disappearing.

They were never written down. They lived through memory— passed from one generation to the next, fragile and fading with time.

In the early 1900s, many of these traditions began to vanish quietly.

Then in 1921, a student from the University of the Philippines chose to listen.

FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO went beyond classrooms— traveling to mountain barrios and coastal communities, learning directly from the people who carried these traditions in their bodies and stories.

She documented dances, music, and rituals that had never been formally written.

What she preserved became one of the first systematic studies of Philippine folk dance— eventually taught in schools across the country.

Over more than 40 years, her work expanded. She served at the University of the Philippines, became Superintendent of Physical Education in the Department of Education, founded the Philippine Folk Dance Society, and published works that would shape generations.

In 1962, she received the Ramon Magsaysay Award — a recognition not just of her work, but of what she protected.

Because her work did not just document tradition.

It made it possible for us to remember who we are.

And to keep dancing.

KNOW more: https://rmaward.asia/rmawardees/aquino-francisca-reyes/

A Variety Show
San Isidro, Leyte
May 11, 2026

Thank you to Municipality of San Isidro, Leyte for inviting the LNU LNU Student Performing Arts to be part of your 131st Fiesta Celebration.

📸Ponci Cruzata & LNU San Isidro Campus Supreme Student Council