Name It!

Don’t
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OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify some of the dances in Muslim group.

2. Recognize the characteristics of Muslim dances.

3. Execute the basic step of Janggay.

 Dances of
the Muslim
Group
 MAGUINDANAO
1 2 BADJAO
Asik Tauti

3 YAKAN
Paunjalay, Pindulas

4 TAUSUG 5 SAMAL
Janggay, Sua-ku-sua Maglangka
 ASIK
This is performed by a solo maiden, adorned with fine beads
and make up, long head scarf. She would dance to win the
favor of her Sultan master. Many time the girls would dance to
win the hearts of her master or to make up for a wrong she
had done. She would give her whole heart and soul into this
performance to soften the heart of her master to accept her.
 TAUTI
The Tauti is an occupational dance from Tawi-tawi which depicts the
work involved in catching catfish (tauti). It may be performed solo to
show the labors of alone fisherman trying to catch the catfish. It may
also be performed by a group consisting of a principal dancer as the
fisherman accompanied by dancers who depict the actions of
paddling the canoe and baiting. In both versions the fishermen are
shown wrestling with the catfish and getting pricked by their
poisonous spines, netting a few fish only after suffering great pain.
PAUNJALAY
The Paunjalay is a Yakan pre-nuptial dance. The bride and
groom perform this before the wedding ceremony with their
faces dotted with white paint to mask their identities from evil
spirits.
PINDULAS
One of the highlight is the dance for the bride and groom
called pindulas (also papindulas), similar to the Tausug
pangalay. The newlywed dance the pindulas in their wedding
finery which include a rice flour make-up consisting of
geometric dots and dashes around their faces believed to
hide their true identities from bad spirits who might malign
their marriage.
 JANGGAY
Janggay is a set of brass or silver fingernails worn by Bajao
(Badjaw) women when dancing to enhance their already bent
fingers. There are short unadorned janggay nails and there
are longer ones that are flower tipped. (The fingernails also
mimic the claws of the birds and is considered one of the
“bird” dances.)
SUA-KU-SUA
Sua-Ku-Sua, literally means “My Pomelo Tree” or “My
Pomelo Flower.” “Sua” is also a local term for Pomelo. Sua-
Ku-Sua is a Filipino Indigenous dance that is influenced by
the culture of Indonesians, Malaysians, and Chinese.
MAGLANGKA
This 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 guests.
References
https://www.dancepinoy.com/2009/03/asik.html
https://www.dancepinoy.com/2009/04/tauti.html
https://www.dancepinoy.com/2009/04/paunjalay.html
https://www.dancepinoy.com/2009/04/pindulas.html
https://folkdanceworld.com/2019/12/13/janggay-philippine-folk-dance.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGctrB9oiY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7gG5jCo0sw