But it’s the dance videos in particular, coupled with the “Emergency Budots” track, that have brought more recognition to this Filipino genre. Budots originated in Davao City, Philippines.

The track from DJ Johnrey, which samples Miami Sound Machine’s “Dr. Beat,” belongs to a Filipino electronic dance music subgenre called budots. And though many users participating in the ...

Taylor Swift danced to the "Bejeweled" trend during her March 17 show in Glendale, Arizona The "Bejeweled" dance trend was choreographed by a Filipino fan named Mikael Arellano Arellano dropped ...

The track from DJ Johnrey, which samples Miami Sound Machine’s “Dr. Beat,” belongs to a Filipino electronic dance music subgenre called budots. And though many users participating in the ...

it also spawned a spinoff trend in which those in the know demonstrated the proper way to dance budots — shining a spotlight on a slice of Filipino culture. “If you gonna dance it, dance it ...

it was a hit dance phenomenon in the Philippines and the stuff of memes and parodies. Here’s the little-known history behind the genre. Budots was born out of Filipino street culture Budots ...