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Estudiantina is a Spanish influenced Filipino folk dance depicting frolicking student. Spanish colonist have moderated and even led the politics and economics of the country, [37] which was mainly due to the Spanish colonialism starting from the 16th century. Despite the pre-colonial people having their of type of government, writing, myths ...
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 Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company is the oldest dance company in the Philippines. [1] A multi-awarded company, both nationally and internationally, [2] Guillermo Gomez Rivera has called it the "depository of almost all Filipino dances, dress and songs."
According to the company's official website: "Its repertoire consists of Philippine traditional dances and music showing a kaleidoscope of Philippine culture through the performing arts." [2] The company performs dances from different parts of the country. Performers at the LKDC practice 4 to 6 hours almost each day to master the different ...
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.
Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has become popular in the rural areas of the Philippines. The dance evolved from Fandango, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. The dance is accompanied by castanets. [1] This dance, together with the Jota, became popular among the illustrados or the upper ...
Pages in category "Dances of the Philippines" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Binasuan; C.
Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in the Philippines that mimics the movement of ducks. [1] It originated in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur [1] in the Philippines. Itik-itik was discovered in this town by National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino.