VIRGINIA BEACH — More than 30 people — mostly teenagers — performed a Filipino folk dance on the beach Saturday morning during Fil Fest USA, a celebration of the Filipino American community.

“Sway right. Left turn. We’ve got the sound of the bamboo to keep our rhythm,” said Rachel Crist Lizan, who called out the moves over a microphone on the Boardwalk. In the sand below, barefoot girls and boys took turns hopping over and in between pairs of clapping bamboo poles.

“The hardest part is not getting your feet clipped when the bamboo clicks,” said Caroline Sison, 16, a Tallwood High School student.

While they didn’t have nearly enough people for an attempt to break a tinikling world record , the dancers enjoyed the experience.

“I just had so much fun,” said Danielle Banaag, 16, also a s

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