FYP's latest stop was ABC13, where the group shared the origins of the dance and performed during Eyewitness News at 8 a.m. on Friday in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, Month.

Here, Bob Gilongos performs the tinikling dance, that involves dancers stepping over bamboo poles. (Submitted by Kian Gilongos) The youth group features 65 dancers between the ages of six to 27.

These kids were learning something new and a little bit exotic – “Tinikling!” Anderson partnered with Governor’s Ranch music teacher Erica Brinkman to introduce Tinikling to the school. It’s a ...