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Submitted By:
Darhyll Te
Submitted To:
Mrs. Joy Arquiza
Binasuan
Originated in Pangasinan Province
“meaning with the use of drinking
glasses”, this vibrant dance basically
shows off balancing skill of the
performers. Glasses filled with rice wine
are placed on the head and on each hand
carefully maneuvered with graceful
movements. This dance is common in
weddings, fiestas and special occasions.
Cariñosa
Cariñosa is a word that describes an
affectionate, friendly and lovable woman.
This dance is performed in flirtatious
manner with fans and handkerchiefs to
assist the dancers’ hide-and-seek
movements.
Itik-Itik
According to history of this dance, a young woman
named Kanang (short for Cayetana) happened to
be the best performer in the province of Surigao
del Norte. At one baptismal reception, she was
asked to dance the Sibay, and began improvising
her steps in the middle of her performance
imitating the movements of an “itik”, a duck, as it
walks with choppy steps and splashes water on its
back while attracting its mate. Because of its
unusual steps and fascinating interpretation, the
audience began imitating her.
Kuratsa
Commonly performed during festivals in Bohol
and other Visayan towns, this dance portrays a
young playful couple’s attempt to get each
other’s attention. It is performed in a moderate
waltz style.
Maglalatik
Originally performed in Binan, Laguna as a mock-
war dance that demonstrates a fight between the
Moros and the Christians over the prized latik or
coconut meat during the Spanish rule, this dance
is also shown to pay tribute to the town’s patron
saint, San Isidro Labrador. It has a four-part
performance such as the palipasan and the
baligtaran showing the intense battle, the paseo
and the escaramusa- the reconciliation. Moro
dancers wear read trousers while the Christian
dancers show up in blue. All dancers are male ;
with harnesses of coconut shells attached on their
chests, backs, thighs and hips.
Pandango sa Ilaw
The word pandanggo comes from the
Spanish dance
“fandango”characterized with lively
steps and clapping while following a
varying ¾ beat. Pandanggo requires
excellent balancing skill to maintain
the stability of three tinggoy, or oil
lamps, placed on head and at the
back of each hand. This famous dance
of grace and balance originated from
Lubang Island, Mindoro.
Rigodon
Originated from Spain, this
dance is commonly performed at
formal affairs like inaugural
balls where prominent members
of the government participate
and enjoy.
Sakuting
Originated in Abra, this dance
interprets a mock fight between
Ilokano Christians and non- Christians
with training sticks as props. It is
traditionally performed during
Christmas at the town plaza or from
house-to-house as a caroling show.
As a return, the dancers receive
presents or money locally known as
“aguinaldo”.
Sublian
The term “subli” is from two tagalog
words “subsub” meaning falling on head
and “bali”, which means broken. Hence,
the dancers appear to be lame and
crooked throughout the dance. This
version is originally a ritual dance of the
natives of Bauan, Batangas, which is
shown during fiestas as a ceremonial
worship dance to the town’s icon, the
holy cross.
Tinikling
Tinikling is considered the national
folkdance with a pair of dancers hopping
between two bamboo poles held just
above the ground and struck together in
time to music. Originated from Leyte
Province, this dance is in fact a mimic
movement of “tikling birds” hopping over
trees, grass stems or over bamboo traps
set by farmers. Dancers perform this
dance with remarkable grace and speed
jumping between bamboo poles.
