LITERATURE SONGS AND DANCES
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Traditional Kiddie Sport and  Early Gambles
1. OLD FOLK SONGS /POEMS
2. JAMMING SONGS

mostly mocking songs commonly used by groups of high school (mostly) and college (seldom) students or out of school youth during a drinking spree. They sing this songs together usually accompanied by a guitar. Do you know where they usually conduct their jamming???? At the river banks!!!! But kids beware of curfew tanods okay?!?!?!?

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DANCES

TAKIK - a dance for special  celebrations like church weddings, beyas and fiestas.  A dance interpreting a courtship.  The man will do the 'tayaw' usually spreading his arms like an eagle which symbolize power, strenght, and aggression.  The lady will dance the salibi clipping her arms beside her which depicts passiveness and submission. "duh" or is it?? check me if I'm wrong. The dance is accompanied by a some gongs(gangsa), tambol and a talakik. With the movement, the man followed by some instrument men (his company???) sorround the lady, dancing in the middle.  Its signifies protection and  ownership.
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4. Dad-at Alapo

This is a collection of old stories believed to be composed by the early settler of Bila.  THe fun of it is it can be chanted while telling the story or can be told with a regular voices.
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