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Beliefs and Traditions
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TINIKLING - a native dance that imitates the
playfulness of the "tikling", a long-legged bird which hops from one bamboo pole to another |
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SINGKIL - The
Muslim princess, the prince and their retinue, in a pose of the singkil, famous dance from Mindanao. This is an intricate dance where the dancers' feet dart perilously in and out of a complicated pattern of clacking bamboo poles. |
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BALANGBANG
- A native victory dance of the Mountain Province |
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Pictures courtesy of National Bookstore, Inc.
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SAKUTING - This dance is done by boys
and girls during Christmas with the use of sticks in return for special favor. |
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JOTA CAVITENA - A dance that shows
strong Spanish influence where costume is elaborately embroidered "Maria Clara" and "Barong Tagalog"; castanets fashioned from bamboo provides clacking sounds |
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SIMPATIKA - The prettiest colegiala
entertains several suitors at a time then makes her choice at the end of the dance |
