HAPLIK

Philippine folk dances, volume 2

By: Francisca Reyes Aquino

History
Meaning: named after the dance step haplic
Dance culture: Christian lowland
Place of origin: Iloilo and antique
Ethno linguistic group: kinaray-a and ilongo
Classification: social dance

Background / context:
This lively dance is popular in Iloilo and antique. It is named after the step haplik, which is used in figure III. This step is
found also in in some other dances.

Dance properties:
Costume:
Female: patadyong. Camisa and a soft pañuelo over the l shoulder.
Male: barong tagalog and white trousers.
Music: 2/4 composed of three parts: A, B and C.
Count : ONE, TWO: ONE , AND TWO, OR ONE, AND TWO, AND A MEASURE.
FORMATION: IN SETS OF TWO PAIRS. PARTNER STAND OPPOSITE EACH OTHER ABOUT SIX FEET APART. Boys and girls
stand alternately (see diagram below). One to any number of sets may take part in the dance.
X 1 O
0 2 x

Music A
Partner face each other.
Girls: hold patadyong throughout this movement (a-C)
(a) Contra-gansa R and L…………………………………………..2M
(b) Change step forward r (1M). Tap l foot close to R (ct.1)
tap L foot in front
(ct.,and), pause (ct.2)………………………………….……………….2M
(C) Repeat (a) starting with L foot, moving backward in the change
step…………………………………………………………………….……….4M
(d) clap hands like boys in (a) below..…………………......8m

Boys:
• (a) In the meantime, stand in place and clap hands on counts 1, and 2 for three measures (3m). Clap twice on
counts 1, and pause on count 2 (1M). Repeat all (4m)…………………………………………………….8M
• Repeat the movements of Girls in (a-c) above. Hands on waist…………………………………………………..8M

Music B
• Partners face each other.
• Girls: hold patadyong throughout this movement.
• (a) Cut L foot backward with R, bend trunk slightly forward (ct. 1), cut R foot forward with L, trunk erect (ct. 2).
Take three stamps in place (R,L,R) (Cts.1, and 2)………………………………2M
• Repeat (a). Start Cutting r foot backward with L…………….........................2M
• Repeat (a) and (b)……………………………………………………………………………………….…………..4m
 • Clap hands like boys in (a) below…………………………………………………………………..8M
boys
• (a) in the meantime, clap hands on counts 1, 2, 1, and 2 (2M) four times……………………………….8M
• (b) repeat the movements of girls in (a-c) above. Hands on waist……………………………………………8M

Music C
• All face the center of the set
• Girls:
• (a) execute the haplik step. Hold patadyong………………………………………………………8m
• (b) clap hands like boys in (a-g) below…………………………………………………………………8m
• Boys:
• (a) stand in place and clap hands four times (cts. 1, 2; 1, 2)…………………..……2M
• (B) clap three times (cts. 1, and, 2)………………………………………………………………………….1M
• (c) clap twice (cts.1, 2)………………………………………………………….…………………………………....1m
Music c
• (d) clap three times (cts. 1, and, 2)………………………………………………..1M
• (e) clap twice (cts. 1,2)……………………………………………………………………….1M
• (F) clap twice (cts.1, 2)……………………………………………………………………….1m
• (g) clap once (ct.1), pause (ct.2)……………………….……………………………..
• (H) execute the haplik step. Hands on waist....................................8m

Music A
• Repeat Figure 1 . Partners dancing at the same . Do the movements twice. Omit clapping
hands……………………………………………16M
Music B
• Repeat figure 11. partners dancing at the same time. Do the movement twice. Omit clapping
hands……………………………………………………16m
Music C
• Repeat figure iii . Partners dancing at the same time. Do the movements twice. Omit clapping hands. At the
repetition, do the two steps in place instead of going backward to places and omit the 8th
measure………………………………………………………………….16m

Music finale
• Partners join r hands, free hands on waists. Girls whirl turn clockwise under the R arms (3M). Partners bow to
each other or to the audience (1M)…………………………………..4M