The Binislakan dance originated in Lingayen, Pangasinan to commemorate the Chinese pirate Limahong who built a kingdom there. The dance imitates two chopsticks to represent the Chinese tradition of eating with chopsticks. Typical costumes for the dance include a camisa de chino and red pants for males, and a siesgo dress with loose long sleeves and a soft panuelo for females.
The Binislakan dance originated in Lingayen, Pangasinan to commemorate the Chinese pirate Limahong who built a kingdom there. The dance imitates two chopsticks to represent the Chinese tradition of eating with chopsticks. Typical costumes for the dance include a camisa de chino and red pants for males, and a siesgo dress with loose long sleeves and a soft panuelo for females.
The Binislakan dance originated in Lingayen, Pangasinan to commemorate the Chinese pirate Limahong who built a kingdom there. The dance imitates two chopsticks to represent the Chinese tradition of eating with chopsticks. Typical costumes for the dance include a camisa de chino and red pants for males, and a siesgo dress with loose long sleeves and a soft panuelo for females.
The Binislakan dance originated in Lingayen, Pangasinan to commemorate the Chinese pirate Limahong who built a kingdom there. The dance imitates two chopsticks to represent the Chinese tradition of eating with chopsticks. Typical costumes for the dance include a camisa de chino and red pants for males, and a siesgo dress with loose long sleeves and a soft panuelo for females.
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BINISLAKAN
(ALMAZIN, LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN) THE MUNICIPALITY OF LINGAYEN IN
PANGASINAN WAS DEREIVED FROM THE CHINESE WORD “LI-KING-TUNG”, MEANING TO LOOK BACKWARD AND FORWARD, BY THE CHINESE SETTLERS IN THE AREA LONG AGO. THE BINISLAKAN DANCE WAS PERFORMED TO COMMEMOERATE THE STAY OF LIMAHONG, A CHINESE PIRATE WHO BUILT HIS KINGDOM IN LINGAYEN. BINISLAKAN, MEANING “THE USE OF STICKS,” IMITATES TWO CHOPSTICKS USED BY THE CHINESE FOR EATING.
COSTUMES:
MALE: CAMISA DE CHINO AND RED PANTS
FEMALE: SIESGO AND KIMONO WITH LOOSE AND LONG SLEEVES & SOFT PANUELO
GAYONG – GAYONG
"Gayong-Gayong" is a Philippine folk dance which originated and became popular in
Aklan and Capiz. Gayong is a pet name for Leodegradio. According to the legend and to the words of the song, Gayong and Masiong (pet name for Dalmacio) one attended a feast commemorating the death of townsman. While eating, Masiong choked on a piece of adobo so he called 'Gayong! Gayong! asking for help to remove the adobo from his throat. In this dance, Masiong's liking for feast and the consequence of his voracity are help up to playful ridicule.