SAYAW

SA
BANGKO
 WHAT IS
SAYAW SA BANGKO?
SAYAW SA BANGKO
• “Dance on a bench”, is a folk dance from the
Pangasinan province of the Philippines.

• Aka Bench Tapew Ed Dance, is performed by a

couple on a narrow bench, inching and
hopping from one end to another.

• Dancers show skill in staying up the bench as

they exchange places by moving their way
around or by the girl being thrown in the air
while the boy moves to the other end.
SAYAW SA BANGKO
• They do not compete but rather
complement each other so that no one
falls.

• It is usually performed during town fiestas.

HISTORY
AND
ORIGIN
SAYAW SA BANGKO
• Originates from the Pangasipan tribe ofand
Lingayen

• This dance dates back to before the Spanish

colonization of the Philippines, which means it
is a purely Filipino ancestral dance.