Philippine Folk Dance
Here is the list of popular Philippine Folk Dances from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao: A. Philippine Folk Folk Dances from Luzon Luzon . !an"a #ri$e: %alin"a #he !an"a or pot dance is a contemporary performance of %alin"a of the Mountain Pro&ince in the Philippines. #his dance illustrates the lan"uid "race of a tri$e other'ise kno'n as fierce 'arriors.
(. Ma"lalatik Ma"lalatik 'as ori"inally performed in !i)an, La"una as a mock*'ar dance that demonstrates a fi"ht $et'een the Moros and the +hristians o&er the prized latik or coconut meat durin" the panish rule, this dance is also sho'n to pay tri$ute to the to'n-s patron saint, an sidro La$rador. /. Pandan""o sa la' Pandan""o sa la' * #he 'ord pandan""o comes from the panish dance 0fandan"o1characterized 'ith li&ely steps and clappin" 'hile follo'in" a &aryin" 2 $eat. Pandan""o re3uires e4cellent $alancin" skill to maintain the sta$ility of three tin""oy, tin""oy, or oil lamps, placed on head and at the $ack of each hand. #his famous dance of "race and $alance ori"inated from Lu$an" sland, Mindoro. 5ther dances in Luzon: 6. !alse !alse 'as a popular dance in Marikina, 7izal durin" the panish times. !alse 8&alse in panish9 means 'altz. #his dance 'as performed after the lutrina 8 a reli"ious procession9 and the music that accompanied the dancers 'as played $y the musikon" $un"$on" 8musicians usin" instruments made of $am$oo9. . ;ota$al t is deri&ed from the 'ords ;ota and &alse. ;ota is a popular dance introduced in the Philippines $y the paniards. Valse Valse means 'altz, a step or a dance in /<6 time. #his li&ely festi&al dance ori"inated in +amoha"uin, =umaca, >uezon 8formerly #aya$as9. ?. Makon""o t is a comic dance from anta Maria, !ulacan. Makon""o is deri&ed from the #a"alo" #a"alo" 'ord chon""o or un""o 'hich means monkey. n this dance, the dancer imitates a monkey * its characteristic mo&ements, "estures, "rimaces, etc. 'hen it is in a happy, playful or an"ry mood, 'hile it is playin", eatin", or restin". 5nly one man performs this dance. Most of his mo&ements are his o'n impro&isations.
!. Philippine Folk Dances from Visayas . #iniklin" #iniklin" means @$am$oo dance@ in n"lish. #he dance imitates the mo&ement of the tiklin" $irds as they 'alk $et'een "rass stems, run o&er tree $ranches, or dod"e $am$oo traps set $y rice farmers. Dancers imitate the tiklin" $irdBs le"endary "race and speed $y skillfully maneu&erin" $et'een lar"e $am$oo poles. (. %uratsa #he %uratsa is hi"hly fa&ored $y the Caray people of the astern Visayan re"ion in the Philippines. trictly speakin", #he %uratsa must $e done the amenudo that is, only one couple dances it at a time. the %uratsa is ho'e&er, &ery different in the manner of e4ecution to the Me4ican counterpart.
/. Mazurka !oholana Mazurka !oholana is a panish*inspired $allroom dance from the !ohol pro&ince of the Philippines. Althou"h the mazurka is the Polish national dance, it 'as 'ildly popular throu"hout urope in the Eth century and e&en in colonized lands o&erseas. 5ther dances in Visayas 6. scotis t is popularly kno'n in +apiz and is performed in any social "atherin" of the people inha$itin" the mountains of +apiz in the $arrios of #inpas and Panitan and also in the to'n of Panay.
+. Philippine Folk Dances from Mindanao . tik*tik #he tik*tik is a dance from uri"ao del orte, in 'hich the mo&ements of a duck are imitated. An itik is a species of duck. (. in"kil #he Maranao dance called in"kil is in the repertory of all Filipino dance troupes. n EG the !ayanihan Dance troupe started 'ith a simple &ersion and has since de&eloped it into a theatrical and stylized spectacle to the point of its $ecomin" the troupeBs si"nature piece. /. %andin"an Performed at #auso" 'eddin"s in ;olo, the %andin"an consists of fi"ures and steps $ased on classical and traditional ndian dance forms. Dancers perform 'ith sli"htly $ent knees turned o ut'ard, fin"ers held stiffly to"ether 'ith the thum$ out'ard and apart.
