Bendian Festival in Benguet, Mountain Province Created on August 27, 2012, 10:34 am Posted by nup

Also popularly called Bendian, this circle dance of the Benguet of Mountain Province is restaged, keeping
true to the dance's context and meaning. Long known as a dance to celebrate the arrival of successful
headhunters, the Bendayan has taken a new face. It is part of every Benguet festivity with the circles
slowly giving way to other formations and interpretations. Bendian is performed for many reasons. Some
of which are to heal a prolong illness, relieve natural calamities such as famine and drought, and to
celebrate a bountiful harvest. However, the biggest Bendian is to celebrate a victory in war and a
successful headhunt

IDUDU

Idudu is a tribal dance from the Abra province in Cordillera. This dance depicts a day in the family life in
the Itneg or Tinguian tribe. It tells the story of a father plowing the field as the mother cares for her
children. In time, the father and mother exchange duties as the mother finishes planting and other
chores in the field, and the father tends to the kids.

Uyaoy / Uyauy

This is an Ifugao wedding festival dance accompanied by gongs and is performed by the affluent to attain
the second level of the wealthy class

The Bumayah is an Ifugao dance of thanksgiving to the god Kabunian. In this dance, performed by both
men and women, the movements mimic those of a rooster scratching the ground. This joyful dance
serves as a prayer of thanksgiving for a bountiful rice harvest

KASANDUAYAN

Maranao women living near the shores of Lake Lanao walk nobly with their distinctive movements, most
particularly their graceful sway. Beaded and multi-colored umbrellas purposely made for wedding
parades are displayed in this dance.Girl wears tight long-sleeved blouse in royal colors such as golden
yellow, green, pink , violet and velvet red. The skirt is a malong or a tubular skirt tied either on waist or in
left shoulders or sometimes attached at the back of the head.Boys wear a loose skirt of Indian karta
blouse usually white and a lanket malong usually yellow or maroon in color green and maroon
combinations. The headress called pis or fez is used, usually in black color.
Kappa Malong-malong,

also called Sambi sa Malong, is a dance that originates from the Maranao tribes of Mindanao in the
Philippines. The dance shows the many ways of wear-ing a ‘malong’, a simple tubular yet highly-
functional piece of cloth.

MaglangkaThis dance which originated from Jolo, Sulu is classified under Muslim Dance. Literally
meaning “to dance,” the maglangka is used to mold the adolescent girls into ladies of good breeding and
accomplished dancing skills. The girls are strictly taught to gracefully execute movements imitating birds
in flight, fish swimming in the sea, or branches swaying in the air while remaining in the confines of a
square cloth. these movements require intense concentration and innate style as the ladies express
emotions and entertain trousers

Blit-Blaan is a courtship dance of the Blaan, imitating birds during mating season. The females scurry
away, burying their heads under their wings, and the males enjoy the chase. The Blaan women wear
elaborate blouses, necklaces, anklets, tiny bells, aromatic roots, and flowers. The men wear equally
ornate jackets over tight-fitting trousers

BLAAN ARE MOSTLY FOUND IN DAVAO DEL SUR WITH CORE AREAS IN SAN MARCELINO, MALITA, JA
SANTOS AND SARANGANI. THEY USED TO LIVE IN THE HILLS BUT LATER MOVED TO THE COASTAL AREAS.
DRY CULTIVATION, FOOD GATHERING AND HUNTING REMAIN AS THE PRINCIPAL MEANS OF
SUBSISTENCE. THEIR LANGUAGE IS CLASSIFIED IN A GROUP ALONG WITH TIRURAY AND TBOLI. A LOCA
DATU HEADS EACH NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE B'LAAN WITH THE POSITION DEEMED AS HEREDITARY AND
FOLLOWS THE FIRST BORN RULE.