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    Balse was a popular waltz dance that originated in Marikina, Rizal during Spanish colonial times. It was performed after religious processions to the music of bamboo instruments. The purpose of the dance was to bring communities together during celebrations, especially for newlywed couples at weddings. Typical costumes included balintawak style dresses for women and barong tagalog for men. The dance involved partners facing each other about 6 feet apart while moving to a 1-2-3 rhythm.

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    Balse was a popular waltz dance that originated in Marikina, Rizal during Spanish colonial times. It was performed after religious processions to the music of bamboo instruments. The purpose of the dance was to bring communities together during celebrations, especially for newlywed couples at weddings. Typical costumes included balintawak style dresses for women and barong tagalog for men. The dance involved partners facing each other about 6 feet apart while moving to a 1-2-3 rhythm.

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    Balse was a popular waltz dance that originated in Marikina, Rizal during Spanish colonial times. It was performed after religious processions to the music of bamboo instruments. The purpose of the dance was to bring communities together during celebrations, especially for newlywed couples at weddings. Typical costumes included balintawak style dresses for women and barong tagalog for men. The dance involved partners facing each other about 6 feet apart while moving to a 1-2-3 rhythm.

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    BALSE

    DESCRIPTION OF THE DANCE

    Balse was a popular dance in Marikina, Rizal during the Spanish times. Balse (valse in Spanish)
    means waltz. This dance was performed after the lutrina (a religious procession) and the music that
    accompanied the dancers was played by the musikong bungbong (musicians using instruments made of
    bamboo).

    ORIGIN OF THE DANCE

    Balse is a popular Tagalog dance which originated from Marikina, Rizal during the Spanish time.
    The word balse means "waltz".

    PURPOSE OF THE DANCE

    The purpose of this dance is to bring rural and barrio communities together during
    celebrations. It also serves as the dance of newlywed couples during their wedding feast. Nowadays, this
    dance is being performed on stage to entertain audiences.

    MUSIC

    Balse is usually performed after a religious procession called Lutrina with the music played by a
    musical instrument called "musikong bumbong" that is made up of bamboo.

    COSTUME AND PROPS

    The costumes for a girl are Balintawak style with tapis, soft panuelo and corcho while the
    costume for a boy is Barong tagalog, white trousers and chinelas.

    BASIC STEPS

    Partners face each other about 6 feet apart, girl standing at the right when facing audience. Any
    number of pairs may participate in this dance. Counting 1,2,3 to a measure.sss

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