Itik-itik is a mimeticfolk dance in the Philippines.

It originated
in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur. Itik-itik was discovered in this town by
National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino. Originating from a
dance called Sibay and performed to the tune of Dejado, the story was
told that an expert young dancer named Cayetana at a barrio of
Cantilan during a baptismal party had become so carried away with
the rhythm that she began to improvise short, choppy steps similar to
ducks and then splash water on their backs. The dance immediately
became popular in the province for stage performances and social
dancing. Later, Mr. Antonino Arreza, a native of Cantilan and a
grandfather of Prospero Pichay, Jr. was believed be the one who
compose the lyrics of Itik-itik. Below is original version of Itik-itik in
native Cantilangnon dialect
Cariñosa (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾiˈɲosa], meaning the loving or affectionate
one) is a Philippine dance of colonial era origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine
folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the
couple in romance scenario.

History[edit]
The dance originated in Panay Island in the Visayan Islands and was introduced by
the Spaniards during their colonization of the Philippines. It is related to some of
the Spanish dances like the bolero and the Mexican dance Jarabe Tapatio or the
Mexican Hat Dance.

Bicolano Cariñosa[edit]
According to the book of Francisca Reyes-Aquino, Philippine Folk Dances, Volume 2,
there is a different version of the dance in the region of Bicol. In the Bicol Region
Carinosa, hide and seek movement is different ways. In the original version, the
dancers used the Fan and handkerchief as the way to do the hide and seek movement,
in Bicol they used two handkerchiefs holding the two corners of the handkerchief and
doing the hide and seek movement as they point their foot forward and their hands go
upward together with their handkerchiefs following the movement. It is a complicated
step however it is still used in Bicol Region during festivals and social gatherings
THE BINASUAN is a Filipino folk dance in which the
performer holds full wine glasses in each hand while performing
balancing tricks. Wine may be used to fill the glasses, but other liquids
may be substituted. The arms are rotated over and under the shoulder
in order to keep the palms facing up so as not to spill the liquid while
nevertheless allowing the radius to cross over the ulna via pronation.
Binasuan originated in Pangasinan and is popular at festive events
such as weddings.
Since the binasuan inverts the arm through rotation, it is sometimes
given as a macroscopic, physical demonstration of the rotation
properties of a spin-½ spinor. As the liquid never spills, the rotation
can all occur within the same plane. Upon a rotation of 2π radians, the
elbow changes between pointing up and down. Upon a rotation of
4π radians, the palm "doubly covers" the shoulder, and the elbow
points in its original direction.