20 Questions
The Maglalatik dance involves hitting one coconut shell with ______
the other
The Moro dancers in the Maglalatik dance wear ______ trousers
red
Sayaw sa Bangko is usually performed during town ______
fiestas
The Tinikling dance imitates the tikling bird's legendary ______ and speed
grace
Tinikling originated in the island of Leyte in the ______
Visayas
Pandangggo sa Ilaw or “Fandango” is a very popular folk dance in the ______.
Philippines
Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in The ______.
Philippines
The dance originated in ______.
Leyte
The phrase “sa ilaw” is Tagalog for “in ______”.
light
It is danced during celebration of Buwan ng ______.
Wika
The Maglalatik dance originally symbolized a fight between the Moros and the ______
Christians
Sayaw sa Bangko is performed by a ______ on a narrow bench
couple
Tinikling dance is honored as the Philippine National ______
Dance
In Tinikling, dancers imitate the legendary grace and speed of the ______ bird
tikling
The name 'Tinikling' means 'bamboo ______' in English
dance
The dance Itik-itik imitates the movements of ______ among rice paddies and swamplands.
ducks
Pandanggo sa Ilaw simulates the movements of ______ at dusk and at night.
fireflies
In Pandanggo sa Ilaw, the women dancers balance three oil lamps on the head and at the back of each ______.
hand
The phrase 'sa ilaw' is Tagalog for 'in ______.'
light
Itik-itik originated in the province of Surigao in ______.
Mindanao
Study Notes
Philippine Folk Dances
- The Maglalatik dance involves hitting one coconut shell with another.
Maglalatik Dance
- Moro dancers wear trousers.
- The dance originally symbolized a fight between the Moros and the Christians.
Sayaw sa Bangko
- The dance is usually performed during town festivals.
- It is performed by a group on a narrow bench.
Tinikling Dance
- The dance imitates the tikling bird's legendary grace and speed.
- It originated in the island of Leyte in the Philippines.
- The dance is honored as the Philippine National Folk Dance.
- Dancers imitate the legendary grace and speed of the tikling bird.
- The name 'Tinikling' means 'bamboo tweezers' in English.
Pandangggo sa Ilaw
- The dance simulates the movements of fireflies at dusk and at night.
- Women dancers balance three oil lamps on the head and at the back of each hand.
- The phrase 'sa ilaw' is Tagalog for 'in light'.
Itik-itik
- The dance imitates the movements of ducks among rice paddies and swamplands.
- It originated in the province of Surigao in the Philippines.
Learn about the traditional Maglalatik dance from the Philippines where dancers use coconut shell halves as percussion instruments. Discover the origins and cultural significance of this indigenous dance form.
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