Ethnic Dances

from the
Philippines
 ETHNIC DANCE
 Imitate nature and life
 While at the social core are performed rituals
that keep an ethnolinguistic group (or a
convergence of several) which is spirited and
cohesive.
 it is spiritual and social expression.
 A dance that is characteristic of a particular
cultural group.
 ITIK-ITIK
(SURIGAO DEL NORTE)
 This dance is popular among the Visayan settlers of
the province of Surigao del Norte.

 It has many variations of steps from which the

dancers choose and combine.

 Its steps are similar to the movements of a duck

(itik, in Filipino), as it walks with short, choppy
steps and splashes water on its back while
attracting its mate.
ITIK-ITIK
SINALAMPATI
(NEGROS-ORIENTAL)
 This dance was found in Tanjay, Negros Oriental.

 “Sinalampati” means dove-like.

 It depicts the actions of mother doves fondling,

caressing and feeding their young.

 Only girls take part in this dance.

SINALAMPATI
PAGDIWATA
(PALAWAN)
 Pagdiwata (diwata, "deity")

 Originated from the Tagbanua tribe of Palawan which

depicts rituals after a rice harvest.

 Thanksgiving and part an appeal for continued protection

by the diwata(deity) or the gods.

 After harvest, they regroup to their village to celebrate the

pagdiwata ritual.
 Each family brings wine, tobacco or betel nut. the beating
of a gong signals that the ritual is to take place, and by mid
- afternoon the villagers begin to congregate.
PAGDIWATA
 BUKLOG
(ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)
 It is the grandest and most complex ritual of the Subanen ethnic group of
the Zamboanga Peninsula.
 The holding of the ritual has become rare due to the big amount of money
involved to conduct it.
 The ritual could last days, weeks or even months.

 The buklog semaya is done for a patient’s recovery from sickness

 The buklog gaus is undertaken as a thanksgiving after a good harvest.

 Central to this ritual is the balyan (ritualist, spiritual leader) assisted by
the thimuay.
 The centerpiece of the buklog ritual where the gbat (trance dancing) is
done by community members and visitors.
BUKLOG
ANITO BAYLAN
(DAVAO)
 It is dance of the Mansaka, an ethnic group in Davao
which relies mainly on music and dancing for
entertaiment.
 In the Anito Baylan, a male spirit leader and a female
medium supervise a healing ritual in which the
sacrifice of a chicken, the waving of palm fronds, and
the rhythmic movements of flickering lights figure.
ANITO BAYLAN
TALIP
(IFUGAO)
 It is a dance done after a courtship dance.
 The man lures a woman with an attractive blanket
to place on her shapely shoulders, the Ifugao
celebrate the intaneg or wedding with the festival
dance called dinnuyya.
 In the presence of a mumbaki (native priest)
drinking ceremonial wine, the bride is dressed with
the dong-dong and the groom with the horned
kango (name of hornbill bird) on their heads.
TALIP
 PAGKAWIN
(Basilan in Mindanao)
 It is a wedding ceremony of Yakan of Basilan in
Mindanao.
 The festivity opens with the Pahanda or
presentation of dowry.
 Relatives of the groom present to the relatives of
the bride traditional dowries that usually include
the Salap-pa, a brass box containing money,
jewelry, other valuables and the all-important betel
nut.
 The sokat or paper money arranged on sticks is also
offered.
PAGKAWIN
Ballangbang or
Tallibeng
(Mountain Province)
 Thisoriginated from the western municipalities
of Mountain Province (Besao, Sagada, Tadian,
Bauko, Sabangan).

 Itrequires the participation of many to beat the

gongs and many women dancers. The male
gong players could be five or more and the
female dancers could range from a single
dancer to more than 10.