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Pandanggo sa Ilaw
 Pandanggosa ilaw. The word ‘pandanggo’ is taken from the Spanish word‘fandango’. The dance is characterized by the lively steps performed in conjunction with theclapping while the dancers are following the ¾ beat. Again, this dance calls for graceful balancing acts so that the lights held by the hand will not fall. This dance is originally fromOriental, Mindoro.
 
Pandanggo or Pandanggo sa ilaw literally means the 'Fandango with the Light' inEnglish language. And yes from the name itself, this dance is that dance that involved themanipulation of the lights. This dance is from the Lubang Island, Mindoro. The term 'pandanggo'which means 'fandanggo' in the Spanish language is actually dance that is characterized bymarking time with the use of clack of castanets, the snapping of the fingers and the stomping of the feet in the triple-time rhythm. The person that performs this graceful dance is often called asthe 'pandanggera'. The 'pandanggera' then dances holding three oil lamps which are called as the'tinghoy'.There is another version of this dance, and the dance resembles the steps that are performed by the dancers of the 'pandanggo'. This other version of the dance is called the'Oasiwas' and this dance has its origins in Lingayen in Pangasinan. This town in the province isknown for its fishing industry and their version of the 'pandanggo' is related to the fishingindustry. Right after their good catch, the fishermen in this town will usually celebrate bydrinking wine and by dancing, and by swinging and circling with the lighted lamps on the handsof the dancers. The swinging and the circling moves of the dancers gave the name 'Oasiwas'which in the local dialect is known as 'swinging'.This unique dance from the province of Pangasinan is a colorful dance thatrequires the dancers to balance the oil lamps on their head while doing their circling in their hands the lighted lamps that are wrapped in the porous cloth or wrapped in the fishnets. And themusic that accompanies the dancers is similar to the music that accompanies the dancers of the'pandanggo'. This traditional Philippine dance is now the center of a famous festival in OrientalMindoro. And the dance is now considered as one of the rituals that the females perform in order to send off and to welcome the fishermen of the town.In Oriental Mindoro, this festival with the dance at the center of it all is called the'Pandang Gitab' or the 'Festival of Lights'. This festival was coined and developed after the nowfamous Filipino folk dance called the 'pandanggo sa ilaw' and the 'dagitab' or the flicker of light.This festival that is hosted in Oriental Mindoro is celebrated every second week of November and this is done as a major event as part of the commemoration of the founding anniversary of Oriental Mindoro. The festival is a new festival that showcases the dance the culture of the province and this festival is often participated in by hundreds of performers and participantscoming from the many sectors in the province.
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