Philippine Folk Dance

Performed at Tausog weddings in Jolo

• Itik-Itik

• Mazurka Boholana

• Tinikling

• Kandingan

It is a contemporary performance of Kalinga of the Mountain Province in the Philippines. This dance illustrates the languid grace of a tribe otherwise known as fierce warriors.

• Banga

• Balse

• Makonggo

• Kuratsa

Is a Spanish-inspired ballroom dance from the Bohol province of the Philippines

• Kuratsa

• Mazurka Boholana

• Pandanggo sa Ilaw

• Maglalatik

is a dance from Surigao del Norte, in which the movements of a duck are imitated. .

• Itik-Itik

• Banga

• Jotabal

• Makonggo

It means "bamboo dance" in English. The dance imitates the movement of the tikling birds as they walk between grass stems, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers.

• Kuratsa

• Tinikling

• Banga

• Maglalatik

Which of the following is not included in the folk dances of Mindanao?

• Escotis

• Itik-Itik

• Singkil

• Kandingan

It is popularly known in Capiz and is performed in any social gathering of the people inhabiting the mountains of Capiz in the barrios of Tinpas and Panitan and also in the town of Panay.

• Mazurka Boholana

• Singkil

• Tinikling

• Escotis

The following are the folk dances of Luzon except one:

• Jotabal

• Maglalatik

• Kuratsa

• Balse

It was originally performed in Biñan, Laguna as a mock-war dance that demonstrates a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the prized latik or coconut meat during the Spanish rule, this dance is also shown to pay tribute to the town’s patron saint, San Isidro Labrador.

• Singkil

• Maglalatik

• Pandanggo sa Ilaw

• Makonggo

It is one of the Philippine cultures that incorporate influences from immigrants and conquerors while at the same time maintaining their own national identity. It was developed while Filipinos were working in the fields, celebrating feasts, harvests, births and weddings

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