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Course Program: Bachelor of Physical Education
Course Title
Topic Mansaka, Mandaya, Talaandig, Higaonon, Subanon Dances
Presented by Eve Gabrielle L. Salcedo
Presented to Roger Gimpaya
Date May 8, 2023
This lesson will cover the discussion about the historical background and
Description of structure of Mansaka,Mandaya,Talaandig,Higaonon,Subanon Dances. This lesson
the Lesson will also provide one activity to help students understand about the topics.

Learning Outcomes
Intended Students should be able to meet the following intended learning outcomes:
Learning a. The historical background and structure of five Dances.
Outcomes b.The students understand and learn about the topics.
Targets/ At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
Objectives a. Students learned about the historical background of five Dances.
b. Students should be able to know how to perform the Dance.
c. And know the students the basics steps of five Dances.

Content Discussions
Lecture Guide MANSAKA
(Detailed)
The word “Mansaka” means “people of the clearings,” from the word
saka, which refers to the farming fields. The name has been
erroneously interpreted by Visayan migrants who arrived in Mindanao
during the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s as “people who go up” because
saka means “to go up” in Visayan. The Mansaka were first
called Manlorowa, meaning “people who dwell in the forest”
(Limikid 2002), possibly because historically, they were driven into
the forests by raiding Kalagan Moros. Majority of the Mansaka reside
within the three Davao Region provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao
Oriental, and Compostela Valley, specifically Tagum, Nabunturan,

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Mawab, Maco, and Pantukan. Compostela Valley is home to the most

number of Mansaka (32,052 in 2000) comprising around five percent
of the entire population of the province (NSO 2002). Pantukan is
presumed to be the main Mansaka center from which the group
expanded to other places.

The Mansaka group of languages is often classified under the Manuvu

linguistic group, which includes the dialects of the Tagakaolo of
Davao del Sur, the Davaoeño of Davao City, the Mansaka
and Mandaya of Davao del Norte, and the Isamal of Samal Island. The
language is lexically similar, by almost 90 percent, to Mandaya
(Ethnologue.com 2021).

 Inamo SA Sayaw
 Kapakaungod

INAMO SA SAYAW

Inamo sa Sayaw A monkey dance for two Talaandig 1. Pig-Agawan

Young women of the Taalandig tribe try to outdo each other in
attracting an eligible man with the use of colorful scarves.

KAPAKAUNGOD
Gapakaungod- a wedding dance among the mansaka people

MANDAYA

“Mandaya” derives from the prefix man meaning “inhabitant of” and
daya meaning upstream” or “upper portion of a river,” and therefore
means “people living upstream.” It refers to a number of groups found
along the mountain ranges of Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte,
and Surigao del Sur, as well as to their customs, language, and beliefs.

The origins of the Mandaya may be traced to the Indonesians who

came to the Philippines in a series of immigration waves from 3000 to
500 BC, intermarried with the native women, and begot
the Manobo of eastern Mindanao. The Malays who migrated to the
Philippines between 300 to 200 BC through Palawan and Mindoro
intermarried with the Manobo and begot the Mandaya.

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Mandaya Tribe Customs, Culture and Tradition

The Mandaya have two types of kalagtowan: the nuclear family

consisting of the parents and the children, and the polygynous family
consisting of two or more wives with their children. Occasionally, the
grandparents from either lineage may join the family. Genealogy may
be traced through the kaompo-ompoan (great grandparents) and
kaompo-an (grandparents), the ama (father), the ina (mother), the
lumon (brother and sister), the ompo (nephew or niece), the ompo-
tuhod (great grandson or granddaughter), and the kalomunan or
katagsa (cousin). The Islamized Mandaya such as the Kalagan have
written records of their genealogy through their tarsila.
KINABUA

“Kinabua” is a dance performed by a man and a girl ortwo girls. The

dance portrays the hawks’ use of sweetsongs to lure out the hen and
the chicks that are thenmade into a meal. The dancers’ feet make
rapidmovements, creating circular patterns around each other,as their
arms spread out like wings of eagles.
 a ritual dance among the Mandaya in the Northern Mindanao

MUSIC:

The Mandaya creation myth recounts that Tagginiit ta Kalibutan

created man and the musical instruments gimbal, agong, and
kulintang all at the same time. Thus, in ancient times, it was
forbidden for the Mandaya to eat at diwatahan ceremonies without
these three instruments.

The Mandaya have several other musical instruments: The kubing or

kobeng is a slender piece of bamboo about 15 to 17.5 centimeters
long, resembling a mouth harp. A balyan dances to the rhythm of the
kubing while the gandang tempo is beaten on the gimbal. This drum is
made from a hollow trunk of the bahî palm tree and covered with male
and female deerskin. The kudlong is a two-stringed instrument similar
to the kudyapi of the Maranao. The kal-lasag is aminiature ceremonial
shield that the balyan plays like a tambourine to accompany the
gimbal. The kuyab (ceremonial fan) is a pair of castanets or a
tambourine. The paundag and bonabon are bamboo flutes; the
sageysoy is a bamboo nose flute.

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COSTUME
The Mandaya excel in panul-lob (weaving), to produce dagmay.
Traditionally, the art and skill of weaving the dagmay, sewing,
embroidery, and beadwork were taught to girls when they were still
very young.

 Characterized by block designs, line patterns, rickracks, scrolls

or trellises, curvilinear motifs, and diamonds and crosses.
Another popular motif is the man and the crocodile done in
various levels of abstraction.
 the man’s blue, collarless shirt with full-length or three-fourths
long sleeves. It is embroidered with lenama or linama (threads
of various colors).
 Mandaya women wear cotton blouses also called dagum. These
are in red, blue, and black, and decorated with byatata-an,
animal and geometric designs on the back, front, and sleeves,
and liberally spangled. the man’s blue, collarless shirt with full-
length or three-fourths long sleeves. It is embroidered with
lenama or linama (threads of various colors).

TALAANDIG

“The Talaandigs are one of the indigenous groups in the province

of Bukidnon, Mindanao Philippines who has continued to preserve
and promote its indigenous customs, beliefs and practices despite
the strong influx of modernization and change. The Talaandig
population is roughly estimated to be at about 100,000 people or
more. The members of the group are found in barangays and
municipalities surrounding the mountain of Kitanglad, the historic
domain of the Talaandig people.”

“In the midst of growing threat on our indigenous cultures brought

about by the fast changes of a globalized world, Datu Migketay
Victorino Saway started a School for Living Tradition. It is a space
within the Cultural Center of the Talaandig community in Songko,
Lantapan Bukidnon where children can play their own musical
instruments specifically the big Talaandig tambol, sing their own
songs, listen to the Talaandig stories and learn the Talaandig games
and dances from Inay a Talaandig cultural master. In this haven for

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children, anyone is free to explore and experiment with sound and

space. It is here where children build their foundation on the
Talaandig story and self identity.

COSTUME

 The women, beautiful in their traditional costumes, performed

the Binanog for us. This dance mimicks the movement of a bird
called Bano.
 The women play an important role in the community as keepers
of tradition,healers, and storytellers.The women's headdress is
made of feathers, twigs,beads, yarns, and coins.The zigzag
patterns on their dress is symbolic ofwomen being children of
the colorful pagpayak bird. The bells play music forthe
gods.Their traditional wear is a celebration of thanksgiving to
the spirits.

MUSIC

Waway Saway, a well-known Talaandig musician, who has worked

so hard to keep his tribe’s traditions alive and has led his people to
protect the Kitanglad Rainforest, their ancestral domain.

PIG-AGAWAN

 Rivalry
 Place of Origin: Bukidnon Province
 Pig-agawan, a Bukidnon dance, portrays courtship with the use
of a handkerchief to express emotions and sportsmanship. The
piece ends with community a peace pact and thanksgiving.
 Courtship in Bukidnon tribal members is a very sacred stage
and is given the same importance as tribal weddings. This dance
often includes two men and a woman where the two vie for the
woman's hand.
 On which they expect our lover’s sword to be laid. The
symbolism of using the scarf and the Kriss may not be known to
the Talaandigs but excess message is very clear, Don Juan
himself like a flirty butterfly move from maiden to maiden then

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leaving each either crying or angrily disappointed as he proudly

moves away , imagines man’s joy of being fought by several
women. On the other hand the three resort to grabbing the man
from anothers arms, hitting and pushing the weaker of the three
who result to crying, finally one is chosen to the great
disappointment of the other two.

COSTUME:

The traditional costume for the binanog dance consists of a koton,

an intricately embroidered costume, which is worn under either a
saipang, a bell-like garment made of piña cloth, or the
sinombrahan, which is an embroidered cotton wrap either in red or
white.

HIGAONON

 Jump to navigationJump to search The term Higaonon means

"people of the wilderness." The Higaonons occupy not only
parts of Bukidnon Province but also the hinterlands of Agusan
del Sur and the boundaries of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon
Province.
 the Higaonon culture revolves mainly around the datu system.
Here, a principal headman rules over an entire community/band
composed of several clans. Under this headman are a member of
minor datus that form a sort of a counselling body.
 A Higaonon tribal tradition that those who participates in an
opening prayer ritual must put a memento as “attendance” in
order for the spirits acknowledge your presence, in modern
times, it is now symbolized with a one peso coin. The opening
ritual is part of the Higaonon tribe's welcome to the officials and
guests of Misamis Oriental Provincial Government, as they
visited the hinterland community in Pulang Yuta (red soil),
Barangay Aposkahoy, in Claveria. (Stephanie Berganio)

BINAYLAN-BANOG

Binaylan Banog is a Higaonon and Agusanon Manobo tribal dance

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that depicts the movement of a hen, her banog or baby chicks and a
hawk that lurks to find her prey. The tribe kills the sacred and
powerful hawk which tried to capture one of the chicks

The Binanog is a traditional Philippine celebration and courtship

dance performed by the Bukidnon tribe of Lambunao. The dance
involves movements in imitation of the flight of the hawk or banog,
after which the dance is named. It is performed in honor of the Sto.
Nino in a festival that takes place during the 2nd Sunday of January.
The dance actually consists of three dance forms: the Binanugan,
wherein the movements of the birds are imitated; the Inagong sayaw-
sayaw, which is a form of celebration dance; and; the Dinagmay,
which is a courtship dance. The rhythmic beating of drums and gongs
accompanies the dance.

Accuracy and agility of footwork are emphasized in the dance.

Minuet-like steps are performed by the brightly-costumed dancers to a
lively beat. The climax of the dance is when the woman dancer
catches the man with her handkerchief.

SUBANON

The Subanon are indigenous cultural communities scattered all

throughout the Zamboanga peninsula, which was originally named
Sibuguey and is located in West Mindanao. The term “Subanon”
comes from the root word suba, which means “river.” The suffix nun,
non, or nen indicates a locality or place of origin.

Thus, Subanon means “those who live along riverbanks and coastal
areas.” However, they have become dispersed, having retreated into
marginal, less productive mountainous areas. Outsiders call them
Subano, Subanu, Suban-on, or Suban-un, depending on their accent. In
publications, they are called Subanon, Subanun, or Subanen. Linguists
use the spelling “Subanen” because it is phonetically close to the way
the native speakers pronounce their ethnic name.

For instrumental music, the Subanon have brass gongs, lutes, drums,
bamboo zithers, and a variety of bamboo flutes. The brass gongs are
called tungantong, 20 in or more in diameter and used for all
occasions; gagong, a smaller 15-in gong used only during ritual

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events; and kolintang, a set of eight small brass gongs of graduated

sizes.

The traditional clothing of the Subanen tribe is black or white but is

embedded with designs made of other colors like red, yellow, and
green. Each color connotes special meanings (Table 3).The costumes
with respect to colors and designs serve as unique cultural expression
revealing the way of life of the natives as to their religious and
ceremonial practices, beliefs in supernatural beings, association with
the natural environment, livelihood and health, social structure, and
tribal principle. Cordwell and Schwarz (1973) contend that costumes
that shape behavior apparently do so in direct correspondence to
values that indicate cultural focuses.

SOHTEN

Sohten and Thalak are male and female celebratory dances from the
Subanon of Zamboanga del Norte. The dance displays a dramatization
of the strength and stoic character of the men, juxtaposed the grace
and agility of the women. The sound of the dried leaves is supposed to
please the deities into granting their wishes. Among the Subanons, the
sound and movements of rattan leaves of this dance are said to have
driven away bad spirits and hearten the good spirits to give them good
tidings and good health.

The people of the Philippines re- main obviously Malay and

Indonesian in origin, possessing characteristics of the same type as
may be seen physically in their features or observed through their
ways of life. In the Southern part of the islands remain many culture
traits, as is easily noticed in the dances that are traceable to very early
periods in the country’s history. Long before any Westerner arrived,
the Subanon of Zamboanga del Sur were already deep in trade with the
Arabs, Persians, Hindu and Chinese sea going merchants as well as
those from Siam and Cambodia and the rest of Indonesia. Today the
Subanons make up one of the biggest cultural communities living in
the Lapuyan district. History claims that this study people once lived
and dominated both Zamboangas, Norte and Sur holding Sway on
economics, society, politics and trades.

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COSTUME

Sohten and Thalak are male and female celebratory dances from the
Subanon of Zamboanga del Norte. The dance displays a dramatization
of the strength and stoic character of the men, juxtaposed the grace
and agility of the women. The sound of the dried leaves is supposed to
please the deities into granting their wishes. Among the Subanons, the
sound and movements of rattan leaves of this dance are said to have
driven away bad spirits and hearten the good spirits to give them good
tidings and good health

SOTEN, an all-male dance dramatize the strength and stoic character

of the Subanon male. Holding a shield on his left, and shaking dried
palm leaves on his right, merits him the attention of his gods. In a
manner of supplication he calls the attention of the diwatas (deities)
with the sound of the leaves, the most beautiful sound to their ears.
Making sure that the divinities are present the Subanon warrior
continues to dance by shaking his shield, manipulating it as though he
was at odds with unseen adversaries. Similarly unique is the music that
come from several blue and white Ming dynasty bowls played in
syncopation by village maidens, Bowls, gongs, drums, costume,
bespeak of influences that cut through the social and cultural lives of
the Subanons.

Insights/Reflections
(Self-Assessment)

Instruction: I’ll be showing a jumble letter and the tittle of the game is
‘’ HULAAN MO AKO’’ and you’ll guess the words what is in, if you know the
answer you may raise your hand.

Learning Activities 1. NAMAAKS-

(Authentic) 2. KAKAPAUNGOD-
3. SAYAWSAINAMO-
4. DAYAMAN-
5. BUAKINA-
6. AANDIGTAL-

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7. P I G G - A A A W N -
8. G A O H I N O N -
9. B I L A N N A Y - N O G B A -
10. B A N O N U S -
11. O E T S H N -

Performance Tasks

PT 1

On one whole sheet of paper, answer the two questions and explain in five sentence.

1. Choose one topic of the five dances that I discuss and explain what have you learned?
2. Have you ever experienced the 5 dances? If you haven’t yet , are you willing to try the
dance of 5 Dances?

PT 2

Within the 5 Dances , choose one dances and create a video vlog and explain your
experiences as well as record your time.

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Understanding Directed Assess

Rubric/s for (PT 2 )

Rubric/s for (ACTIVITY )

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CRITERIA FAIR GOODS EXCELLENT

(2) (3) (5)

Development of Fair Directions Good Directions Excellent Directio

ideas were partially were mostly ns were followed,
followed, ideas followed, well- well-thought ideas,
were partially met, thought ideas, great sentence
sentence formation good sentence formation, fluent
was partially met. formation, good communication,
Showed some communication, fluent
understanding of showed good understanding of
task. understanding. task.

Organization Fair Thoughts Good Thoughts Excellent Thought

were partially were mostly s were organized,
organized, ideas organized, ideas ideas exceeded
were partially were presented expectations, great
present, fair sufficiently, good sentence
understanding of sentence formation, great
task at hand. construction, good understanding of
understanding of task at hand.
task at hand.

Word Choice Fair Provides some Good Uses well- Excellent Demonst
understanding of crafted words and rates full
sentence formation ideas to create understanding of
and understanding coherent meaning task, full
and understanding. development of
form and shows
complete
competency of
task at hand.

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Indigenous People | Ethnic Group] - yodisphere.com
This article is from the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art Digital Edition. Title: Mansaka.
Author/s: Gary E .P. Cheng, with notes from E. Arsenio Manuel (1994) / Updated by Louise Jashil
R. Sonido (2018), Dandan Masinaring (2018), and Gonzalo Campoamor II (2021). Publication
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PHILIPPINE-FOLK-AND-ETHNIC-DANCES.docx - PHILIPPINE FOLK AND ETHNIC DANCES What
is folkdance? • • Is a traditional recreational dance of an indigenous | Course
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Philippine Folk and Ethnic dances Flashcards | Quizlet

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