soriano. he is a former bayanihan artist and choreographer.nd he started off with a small group of college students, and from there, a lot of people decided to learn more about pilipino culture and dance, and the group just expanded from that point. robert: for you, what's important about why this needs to be not only, like, sort of displayed and exhibited, but also continue to flourish? tina: well, i think it's important as second-generation pilipino americans that we need to pursue our culture and to educate, especially, you know, young adults who were born in america, or, you know, second generation, and to also educate the youth. so, we also have a school program for the kids as well. robert: do you get a lot of response from the community? tina: yes, actually, we do. robert: yeah, it's always nice when you see that they're trying to embrace that culture, huh? tina: yes, and their eyes light up when they learn something new, so it's pretty awesome. robert: is there, like-- do you feel, like, almost, like, a danger of it not being around, o