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Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance which originated prior to Spanish colonialism in the area. [1] The dance involves at least two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.
The leader steps sideways to the left on count 1, back onto the right foot on count 2, forward with the left foot on count 3, then a cha-cha consisting of a step sideways to the right on count 4 followed by a step in place on the left foot on "and" between count four and count 5 to permit another step sideways to the right on count 5 (or count ...
Country-western two-step. The country/western two-step, often called the Texas two-step[2] or simply the two-step, [3] is a country/western dance usually danced to country music in common time. "Traditional [Texas] two-step developed, my theory goes, because it is suited to fiddle and guitar music played two-four time with a firm beat [found in ...
Singkil is an ethnic dance of the Philippines that has its origins in the Maranao people of Lake Lanao, a Mindanao Muslim ethnolinguistic group. The dance is widely recognized today as the royal dance of a prince and a princess weaving in and out of crisscrossed bamboo poles clapped in syncopated rhythm. While the man manipulates a sword and ...
coconut shells. Origin. Philippines. The Maglalatik (also known as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is a folk dance from the Philippines performed by male dancers. [1] Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands [2] and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves. The dancers are shirtless and wear only red pants.
The Philippine march tradition is a mix of European and American traditions plus local musical styles. Several famous Philippine composers composed marches, and even Julián Felipe composed the march that would become Lupang Hinirang, the national anthem. Several marches are adaptations of local folk music, others have a patriotic feeling.
v. t. e. Pangalay performed at the 14th Annual Fil-Am Friendship Celebration at Serramonte Center in Daly City, California. Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling[1] or Mengalai[2] in Sabah) [3] is the traditional "fingernail" dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago [4] and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah. [3][5][6] The dance has a ...
A count is one half of a musical measure, such as one quarter note in 2 4 time or three eighth notes in 6 8 time. A count may also be called a step, as contra dance is a walking form, and each count of a dance typically matches a single physical step in a figure. Typical contra dance choreography comprises four parts, each 16 counts (8 measures ...