Kaye Laizery L.

Nicolas Grade 12-ICT C

Folkdances in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

RELIGIOUS DANCES IN LUZON

1. Pahiyas Festival

What is it? A Harvest Thanksgiving

Festival to San Isidro Labrador, the
Patron Saint of Farmers
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural,
Harvest Festival and a Spectator-Type
Festival
When is it Held: Every 15th of May
Main Highlights:

 Early Morning Procession in

honor of San Isidro Labrador
 Walking along the procession
route, where all the houses are
decorated with kiping and their
harvest.

2. CUTUD CRUXIFICIONS, SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites

What is it? A Holy Week Re-enactment of
the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, and a
Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: Every Good Friday 3pm
Main Highlight:

Passion Play culminating with a nailing to a

wooden cross of three penitents at 3pm.
 Cutud Crucifixions: Good Friday Traditions
of San Fernando, Pampanga

Spanky once said to us that we need to

experience the Cutud Crucifixions before we
can be certified as adopted Kapampangans.
Our family went to San Fernando,
Pampanga on Good Friday to see the 50+-
year old solemn tradition of crucifixions in
San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga.

RELIGIOUS DANCES IN VISAYAS

1. DINAGYANG, ILOILO

DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
What is it? Dinagyang means “Merry
Making” and its a celebration held in honor
of the Santo Niño
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural, and a
Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: 4th Sunday of January
(one week after Sinulog and Ati-Atihan)
Main Highlights:

 Ati-Atihan Dance Competition on

Sunday (all day starting 9am), and
 Kasadyahan Street Dancing on Saturday
(all day)

Iloilo’s Dinagyang: Hala Bira!

Viva Señor Santo Niño!
A lot of festival enthusiasts believe that
Dinagyang is one of the BEST Festivals in
the Philippines.

Although the celebration still has that quaint,

provincial city-feel, the Ati-Atihan
 dance productions are among the best I’ve
seen in street dance festivals in the
Philippines. They are the Grand Champions
in the Aliwan Festival (Manila-based
competition for all the street dance
festivals).

2. SINULOG FESTIVAL,
CEBU SINULOG FESTIVAL
What is it? SINULOG is a dance ritual in
honor of the miraculous image of the Santo
Niño. The name pertains to the strong
current movement of the Cebu River which
is re-enacted in the dance.
Type of Festival: Religious, Cultural,
Dance Ritual, and a Spectator-Type Festival
When is it Held: 3rd Sunday of January
(Feast Day of Santo Niño)
Main Highlights:

 Santo Niño procession on Sunday (all

day after the first Sunday Mass)
 Sinulog Fluvial Parade on Saturday
(Early Morning)

Sinulog Fluvial Breakfast!

Sinulog in Cebu is the biggest festival in
the Philippines, celebrating the feast of the
Child Jesus, Santo Niño de Cebú, with a
dance ritual to the beat of the
drums. Held every third Sunday of
January, it is the largest and most attended
fiesta in the country with an all-day-long
parade and party.
RELIGIOUS DANCE IN MINDANAO

1. Kaamulan
Date: 28th Feb – 1st March
The Kaamulan Festival is a Bukidnon ethnic-
cultural festival that takes place from the
last week of February to the first week of
March. Kaamulan, from the Binukid word
amul, “to gather”, is an indigenous Bukidnon
term for a gathering for any purpose. It can
mean a datukship ritual, a wedding
ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during
harvest time, a peace pact, or any number
of these together. The Festival is held in
Malaybalay City from the second half of
February to March 10, the anniversary date
of the foundation of Bukidnon as a province
in 1917,d to celebrate the culture and
tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups—
Bukidnon, Higaonon, Talaandig, Manobo,
MIMETIK DANCES IN LUZON Matigsalug, Tigwahanon and Umayamnon—
that originally inhabited the province. It is
the only ethnic festival in the Philippines.
1. Makonggo

It is a comic dance from Santa

Maria, Bulacan. Makonggo is
derived from the Tagalog word
chonggo or unggo which means
monkey. In this dance, the dancer
imitates a monkey - itscharacteristic
movements, gestures, grimaces,
etc. when it is in a happy, playful or
angry mood,while it is playing,
eating, or resting. Only one man
performs this dance. Most of his
movements are his own
improvisations.
 2. Kalapati
The dance Kalapati originated from from
Cabugao, Ilocos Sur province.

It symbolizes peace and is represented by

imitating the movements of a graceful
dove.

It portrays the typical traits of the Ilokanos:

simplicity, naturalness, and shyness.

MIMETIK DANCE IN VISAYAS

1. Tinikling
Tinikling means "bamboo dance" in
English. The dance imitates the
movement of the tikling birds as they
walk between grass stems, run over tree
branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by
rice farmers. Dancers imitate the tikling
bird's legendary grace and speed by
skillfully maneuvering between large
bamboo poles.

MIMETIK DANCE MINDANAO

The Itik-Itik is a dance from Surigao

del Norte, in which the movements
of a duck are imitated. An itik is a
species of duck.
MARTIAL DANCES IN LUZON
1. Maglalatik
The Maglalatik (also known
as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is an indigenous
dance from the Philippines. Coconut shell
halves are secured onto the dancers' hands
and on vests upon which are hung four or six
more coconut shell halves. The dancers
perform the dance by hitting one coconut shell
with the other; sometimes the ones on the
hands, the ones on the body, or the shells
worn by another performer, all in time to a fast
drumbeat.
2.Mangayaw of the Bontoc -
MARTIAL DANCES IN MINDANAO
1. Binaog
The name of the dance means "latik-maker",
from latik, a coconut product that is used in
Filipino cooking. Like many native Filipino
dances, it is intended to impress the viewer
with the great skill of the dancer, and in some
"Filipino Martial Arts" (FMA) circles, it has
been noted that the Maglalatik "consists of a
trapping and boxing method hidden in a
dance."
A tribe in the Cordillera Region of
Northern Luzon. The Mangayaw is
a pre-headhunting ritual performed
by adult villagers where new
warriors are presented to the
council.
“binanog” is still practiced by the
Manobo tribe of Agusan del Sur
and Agusan del Norte. Binanog
imitates the gestures of fighting off
an eagle attacking a hen and her
chicks. The Subanons of
Zamboanga meanwhile perform a
war dance called “sohten” to please
the gods.
2. Burung-talo

In Sulu, the Tausug tribe, known for its

warrior tradition has a war dance called
“burung-talo.” This dance, which is
acrobatic in nature and displaying stern
facial expressions mimics the fight
between an eagle and a cat.

Lumagen / Tachok
Tribe: Kalinga
COURTSHIP DANCE IN LUZON
Origin: Luzon
1. Lumagen / Tachok
When the Kalinga gather to celebrate a
happy occasion like the birth of a first-
born baby boy, a wedding, or a budong
(peace pact), the Kalinga Festival Dance
(Tachok) is performed. This is danced
by the Kalinga maiden. The dance
imitates birds flying in the air. Music is
provided by gangsa, or gongs, which
are usually in a group of six or more.

COURTSHIP DANCE IN VISAYAS

1.Binanog The binanog is inspired from the movement

of a "banog," a Filipino term for eagle
derived from "tabanog" or kite. A courtship
dance, it portrays the flight of the
bird through lively choregraphy with hands
and legs. Just like how a male banog follows
a female banog, the male dancer must be
observant on the changes of the girl
dancer's steps in order to pursue her.
 The rolling of handkerchief or pinanyo
serves as a signal in the courtship.

If the boy rolls the handkerchief inwards, it

means that he likes the girl. If the girl
responds by rolling the handkerchief
outwards, then it means that she doesn't
like the boy. When both roll the
handkerchief inwards, then it means that
the feeling is mutual.

The dance ends with an "enkwentro" or

encounter wherein the girl witll catch the
boy using the handkerchief. This usually
results to loud cheers from the crowd.
COURTSHIP DANCE IN MINDANAO

Performed at Tausog weddings in Jolo,

1. Kandingan the Kandingan consists of figures and
steps based on classical and traditional
Indian dance forms. Dancers perform
with slightly bent knees turned
outward, fingers held stiffly together
with the thumb outward and
apart. There is no definite number of
steps, no sequence of figures, no lines of
direction, no particular foot and arm
movements--only a total dependence on
the ability and mood of the individual
dancer. Whereas Maranao society has
no sanction for men and women
dancing together, the Tausogs
in Kandingan require mixed
dancing. The name of the dance is
derived from gandang, a musical
instrument similar to a drum.
GAME DANCE IN LUZON

1. lubi-lubi
Lubu-lubi a Bikol dance a combination of simple
folk and social steps (literally, Lubi means
coconut. A game called Lubi-Lubi is played with
coconut shells). According to the Bikol this
dance originated in Leyte and Samar where it is
still dance like the balitaw.
In the Bikol regions, whenever there is a
ballroom dancing the Lubi-Lubi is often
introduced to break monotony it is also popular
in Albay and Sorsogon.

GAME DANCES IN VISAYAS

1.Kadang-kadang

It is a racing game/dance game that

uses bamboo hewn or tree branches that
intersect floors prominent in the legs and rest
intervals on the ground. The game is played
using up to 10 feet high bamboo trees while
20th-century Filipino recreation exaggerates it
by using higher tree branches while playing.
About Spanish centennial recreation, the
new player uses half of coconut shells which
have had widow with a mole in its hole for its
fortress. This was called Kadang-Kadang
GAME DANCES IN MINDANAO means “simple play”.
 Lunsay
Lunsay, a game song-dance among the Jama
Mapun of Cagayan de Sulu, is performed
during wedding celebrations. A group dance, it
features a coil or spiral of handholding male and
female dancers who join in and drop out as the
dance goes on. An essential element of Lunsay
is the clicking sound of a bamboo floor laid
crosswise over the original floor of the house in
which the dance is performed.