Maglalatik: The Dance of War

Maglalatik (also called Magbabao) depicts a fight between the Moros and
the Christians over the latik (reduction left after the coconut milk has been boiled).
The first two parts of the dance, the Palipasan and the Baligtaran, show the heated
encounter between the two groups. The last two parts, thePaseo and the Sayaw
Escaramusa, show their reconciliation. Those who represent the Moros wear red
trousers and those who represent the Christians wear blue trousers. Circular coconut
shells are attached to each dancer's back at the waist, and to their breasts and knees.
Dancers also hold triangular formed coconut shells in each hand.

This dance originated in Bian, Laguna. During the night of the town fiesta
of Bian, they dance the Maglalatik in the religious procession as it moves along the
streets. They perform the dance as an offering to the patron saint of farmers, San
Isidro de Labrador.

Source: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Maglalatik
 Pandanggo sa Ilaw: Grace and Balance

Pandanggo sa ilaw verifiably intimates the Fandango with the Light in

English lingo. In addition yes from the name itself, a move that incorporated the
control of the lights. This move is from the Lubang Island, Mindoro. The statement
pandanggo which infers fandanggo in the Spanish vernacular is truly move that
is depicted by checking time with the use of click of castanets, the snapping of the
fingers and the venturing of the feet in the triple-time rhythm. The person that
performs this flexible move is consistently called as the pandanggera. The
pandanggera then moves holding three oil lights which are called as the tinghoy.

This intriguing move from the zone of Pangasinan is a splendid move that
requires the sweethearts of the move floor to conform the oil lights on their head
while doing their encompassing in their grip the lighted lights that are wrapped in
the penetrable fabric or wrapped in the fishnets.

Source: http://philippineblog.com/pandanggo-sa-ilaw-philippine-folk-dance/
 The Binasuan

Binasuan, a dance originating in the Philippines, primarily involves three

drinking glasses that a Binasuan dancer (usually a woman) gracefully balances--on
her head and in the palms of both her hands--as she moves. Each glass is half-full
with rice wine, and a Binasuan dancer's skill is determined by her ability not to drop
a glass or spill any wine over the course of her performance. The tradition of
Binasuan dance originates in the Pangasinan province of the Philippines. Pangasinan
is located on the central western coast of the country, and is host to several national
festivals where Binasuan dance is often featured.

Source: https://www.scribd.com/doc/47798288/BINASUAN-DANCE

The Itik-Itik
 The Itik-Itik dance is popular among the Visayan settlers of the province of
Surigao del Norte. It has many variations of steps from which the dancers choose
and combine. Its steps are similar to the movements of a duck (itik, in Filipino), as
it walks with short, choppy steps and splashes water on its back while attracting its
mate. It is used in folk dances in different parts of the Philippines. It is danced during
celebration of Buwan ng Wika. It is not the national folk dance.

The dance is believed to have originated from the dance Sibay danced to the
Dejado music. The Sibay is a bird dance that came from neighboring Visayan
Islands. Philippine dance authority Reynaldo Gamboa Alejandro identified that
Visayan Island to be Samar. True enough, since a 1668 book written by Fr. Ignacio
Alzina (a Jesuit missionary to Samar) described a 'bird imitating dance' popular in
Samar then, the Sabay. According to Fr. Alcina the dance imitates flying birds. An
illustration in that same book had a caption: "su danza para hombre y mujer" (dance
for man and woman); very appropriate for the characteristic Waray amenudo dances.

Source: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/Itik-Itik
 Singkil

Singkil (or Sayaw sa Kasingkil) is a famous dance of the Maranao people of

Lake Lanao, which was popularized by the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk
Dance Company. Coming from the Lake Lanao region, the Singkil is a popular dance
performed during celebrations and other festive entertainment. Performed as a
female only dance, the Singkil serves as either a conscious or unconscious
advertisement to would-be suitors for her future marriage. The ladies graciously step
in and out of clashing bamboos poles arranged in either a parallel, rectangular, or
criss-cross fashion while manipulating either apir (fans), mosala(scarves), or even
just their bare hands. Singkil means to entangle the feet with disturbing objects such
as vines or anything in your path. It takes its name from the epic tale that the
Maranaw people trace the origin of their culture. Legend has it that Singkil
originated from the day the diwatas (some form of nymph or fairy)played a joke on
Princess Gandingan as she was taking a walk in the woods. The diwatas caused an
eathquake that made the trees tremble and the rocks to roll and knock against each
other. Nothing daunted, Princess Gandingan skipped nimbly from place to place and
no tree or rock ever touched her tiny feet.

Source: http://philippine-folk-dance.blogspot.com/2010/05/singkil.html
 Philippine
Folk
Dances
Submitted to:
Mr. Jeorge Yap Fabia
Physical Education XII

Submitted by:
Airis Bautista
ABM-1