Sayaw Sa Banko

This dance is native to the barrio of Pangapisan, Lingayen, Pangasinan, and

demands skill from its performers who must dance on top of a bench roughly six
inches wide.
Tinikling
Tinnikling is considered the national folkdance with a pair of dancers hopping between two
bamboo poles held just above the ground and struck
Maglalatik
Originally performed in inan, Laguna as a mock!war dance that demonstrates a
fight between the "oros and the #hristians over the pri$ed latik or coconut meat
during the %panish rule, this dance is also shown to pay tribute to the town&s patron
saint, %an 'sidro Labrador. 't has a four!part performance such as the palipasan and
the baligtaran showing the intense battle, the paseo and the escaramusa! the
reconciliation. "oro dancers wear read trousers while the #hristian dancers show
up in blue. (ll dancers are male) with harnesses of coconut shells attached on their
chests, backs, thighs and hips
Subli
The term *subli+ is from two tagalog words *subsub+ meaning falling on head and
*bali+, which means broken. ,ence, the dancers appear to be lame and crooked
throughout the dance. This version is originally a ritual dance of the natives of
auan, atangas, which is shown during fiestas as a ceremonial worship dance to
the town&s icon, the holy cross
Banga
This dance displays the 'gorot women on their way to the river to fetch the daily
water supply for thier familys. 't shows the skill and strength of the women as they
would carry heavy laiden clay pots -anga. full of water. Their grace and agility
while balancing the heavy pots, sometimes stacks / high, is a testiment of the
0ilipino and how hardships become a art form and talent. (s a young girl you
would start with only one pot. Of course as you become older and more
experienced, along with the fact that you could provide more water for your family
in one trip. Pots could be stacked as high as / or 1. The more pots you could carry
showed your skill and also you standing amoung the women of that area. They
would all gather and march to the river each day, singing a native song which is
represented by the flute and banging of bamboo on iron pots in the dance......
Cha-cha
#ha!cha is one of the five dances of the 2Latin (merican2 program of international
ballroom competitions. (s described above, the basis of the modern dance was laid down in the
34/5s by Pierre 6 Lavelle and developed in the 3415s by 7alter Laird and other top competitors
of the time. The basic steps taught to learners today are based on these accounts.'n general, steps
are kept compact and the dance is danced generally without any rise and fall. The modern
ballroom techni8ue of #ha!cha!cha -and other ballroom dances. does undergo gradual evolution,
particularly in competition dancing, but in essence is still firmly based on its #uban origin in the
34/5s.
Samba
The samba is a ballroom dance found here in ra$il. This dance was introduced to
(merica in 349: and is much. ra$il has a wide variety of folk music and dance
traditions, which shows (frican and Portuguese dance. ( chorus or a vocalist
accompanies the folk samba. 'n the 3415s the samba was slightly upgraded by new
harmonies and the new sound of the bossa nova. ;nergetic dancers perform the
samba the lively beat of drums and an e8ually live singer. %amba can be seen as
danced by the brightly costumed crowds in the street at the carnival of <ia de
=aneiro in ra$il.
Tango
The tango has become one of the most popular ballroom dances in (rgentina and throughout the
rest of the world. ( dramatic ballroom dance for a couple, usually in slow >?@ or @?@ time, the
tango was the first internationally popular Latin (merican dance. Auick surprising movements
mixed with long, slow moves make the tangoBs uni8ue style. The tango we know today is related
to the the (rgentine milongaand the #uban habenena.
Polka
The polka is a lively dance in >?@ time. The dance has a fairly basic pattern of hop!step!close!
step. The polka was originally a #$eck peasant dance, and was developed in eastern ohemia.
(nna %le$ak is believed to be the girl who invented the polka, for her own amusement.
Classical Ballet
#lassical allet was brought to (ustralia by a native born dancer and choreographer %ir <obert
,elpmann, who was one of the founders of (ustralian allet. "ost of these dances through the
ballroom as a direct folk import they were originally taken from folk dance. These dances were
then taken by the levels of society and were anxious of news from anything from the old country.
Cradually these dances, through ballroom dances, 8uickly became neat, precise and very
accurate. Dow all of these ballroom dances are last centuryBs 0ashions. 'n the beginning was
isolated from the rest of the world so there were no folk dances. (ctually the first known dance
in (ustralia was the walt$, which also was very slightly known. There was a influence in 'rish of
how folk dancing in (ustralia came to be also
Japanese Fan Dance
The earliest recorded fan dances in =apan took place in 1th century (E, during the
reign of ;mperor =immu. 0an dancing was a dance of high social status, and only
performed at court, among aristocrats. The dance would be accompanied by
traditional =apanese music, and was often used to portray a story, as many of the
gestures are symbolic. 't was popular at court for many centuries and formed an
integral part of celebrations, including coronations and marriage ceremonies
( traditional =apanese fan can be made from paper, feathers or thin material
mounted on slats. Today, the fans used in fan dancing are usually made from paper,
and are elaborately painted and folded. The fans must be made using a paper pivot
attachment, a mechanism that allows the dancer to fold and open the fan with a
single flick of the wrist, so that the fan may be easily folded and twirled in the
movements of the dance. 0an dances are usually accompanied by traditional
=apanese music
Singkil Dance
The Singkl originated from the "aranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao. 't is
derived from a story in the Darangen, the "aranao interpretation of the ancient 'ndian epic, the
Ramayana. The name of the dance itself means 2to entangle the feet with disturbing objects such
as vines or anything in your path2. 't is a popular dance performed during celebrations and other
festive entertainment. Originally only women, particularly royalty, danced the Singkl, which
serves as either a conscious or unconscious advertisement to potential suitors.The lead dancer, in
the role of Putri Gandingan -the Earangen name for Sita., graciously step in and out of closing
bamboos poles arranged in either a parallel, rectangular, or criss!cross fashion while
manipulating either apir -fans., mosala -scarves., or even just their bare hands. ( kulintang and
agung ensemble always accompanies the dance.7hile often erroneously referred to by non!
"aranaos as a 2"uslim dance2, the Singkl is in fact secular in nature, performed by the Fmmah
communities of the "aranao and "aguindanao. 'nitially, the dance was performed with just one
pair of bamboo poles, eventually adopting the use of two criss!crossing pairs
Swedish Clap Dance
The history of dance is initiated through dance, but it is writers that fasten it and its
readers that secure it. The %wedish Eance ,istory is dance&s claim on its own
history, a history created and authori$ed by us who create dance and choreography.
The %wedish Eance ,istory is a collective effort to reali$e this history and
ultimately to claim the right to our future.
The %wedish Eance ,istory is an international publication initiated and realised
through 'npex. The first edition was made in >554 during the international day of
dance, (pril >4 >554 and the two thousand copies of the so called G%ilver ible& hit
the globe from %tockholm to uenos (ires, from night tables to university
seminars. The %wedish Eance ,istory is an all!inclusive collective choreography
of 3555 pages distributed for free and to be produced for >5 consecutive years.
inatbatan Eance
Binatbatan is an occupational dance from Paoay, 'locos Dorte. 't depicts the beating of cotton
pods to separate the seeds from the fibers with the use of two 39!inch!long sticks called batbat.
The festival got its name from the 'luko term batbatin, or separating cotton balls
from the seeds of the local fruit tree kapas sanglay. The cotton balls are then spun
and used in weaving the abel, which #hinese merchants then residing in #iudad
0ernandina, the Higan of old, exported and which was among the local products
shipped during the galleon trade from the 3/th to the 39th century. *inatbatan+
now became an 'locano folk dance.