Tinikling

The girl’s costume is called balintawak or patadyong.

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• False

Tinikling music is divided into three parts: A, B, and C.

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• False

The traditional Filipino dance, Tinikling, originated from the Visayan Islands.

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• False

The bamboo poles used in Tinikling dance represent the movements of birds dodging bamboo traps set by farmers.

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• False

The balintawak is a pineapple fiber blouse paired with checkered skirts.

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• False

During entrance, dancers stand at the left side of the bamboo poles, girls in front, facing the audience.

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• False

Bamboo poles are not dangerous and cannot be intimidating to the dancers.

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• False

• Maybe

For the starting position stand on the side of a line with a feet parallel to the poles or jump bands.

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• False

• Maybe

The tappers should practice their part without the dancers first.

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• False

• Maybe

The basic steps involved in this dance are hop, jump, leap and waltz.

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• False