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BAYSAC, JUSTINE
BANAGA, ANGEL GRACE
BEHIMINO, SHEANNALYN GRACE
BLANDO, SHELLA MAE
BONGHANOY, RAMON
INTRODUCTION

Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival

- It is a local dance art festival that originated from the

graceful movements of hovering birds known as
seagulls or the LAPAY, found abundant in Barangay
Bantigue, Masbate.
-Flocks of lapay seagulls created a marvelous scenery
and inspired the old folks to come up with a local folk
dance, that since then has exited and has become an
important aspect of the local culture of the people of
Brgy. Bantigue and the entire Masbate
Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival
—The Lapay Bantigue Dance is a festival that’s culturally distinct to
Masbate City.

Hold during the 30th of September of every year to commemorate the

City’s Founding Anniversary, the Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival
serves as one of the main highlights of the celebration.

The great-billed Heron, with the scientific name Ardea Sumatrana or

natively known as Lapay is the bird which the dance is from. Out of a
graceful flapping of the Lapay’s wings, this dance was started by
“Lola” Felisa Tupas who was captivated by the Lapay’s graceful
movements leading her and the fisherfolks of barangay Bantigue to
choreograph the dance by imitating some of the movements.
 Legend has it that the Lapay dance was promised to Saint Philomena,
saint of the fishermen by a native for an abundant catch of fish and by
a mother, for the Saint to heal her sickly child. So these people made
this dance to fulfill their promise to the Saint. Miraculously, the child
was healed and the fishermen caught a lot of fish. Since then the
people have to dance the “Lapay Bantigue” to give thanks to St.
Philomena and of course for a productive fishing with the blessing of
their Patron Saint. Ramon A. Obusan, a national artist was said to have
been impressed by the Lapay’s ingenuity that he combined it with
Bantigue, another folk dance from the island which is now perform
during the Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival.

 This video blog’s aim is not only to promote the Lapay dance but to
seek awareness from Filipinos and foreigners that this great-billed
Heron is now critically endangered here in Masbate because of the
destruction of their natural habitats.
Lapay Bantigue – A mimetic dance
from Bantigue, a coastal province of
Masbate, that refers to Lapay or Sea
gulls which is bountiful in Bantigue.
Named after the lapay or Seagulls, the
Lapay Bantigue in Masbate was
invented when the village people began
to mimic the swooping and gliding
movements of the lapay, while waiting
along the shore from the arrival of the
boats carrying the day’s catch.
Exaggerated head and arm movements
are used in mimicking the seagulls.
Who created the dance Lapay Bantigue?

This event highlights the traditional folk dance

created by "Lola Felisa" many years ago, when
she imitated the graceful movement of the
seagull (locally known as Lapay). The dance
has evolved and is now recognized by the
Cultural Center of the Philippines as one of the
official folk dances of the country.
What is the dance culture of
Lapay Bantigue?

It is a local dance art festival that

originated from the graceful
movements of hovering birds known as
seagulls or the LAPAY, found abundant
in Barangay Bantigue, Masbate.
Is Lapay Bantigue an
ethnic dance?

Berdin gave a brief history of

Philippine traditional dances, their
forms and steps. Together with the
AUL Dance Troupe, she then
demonstrated the basic steps of
the Lapay Bantigue, a cultural
dance of Masbate mimicking the
movements of the native seagull
called “lapay".
What is the costume of Lapay
Bantigue?
 MEN-Camisa de Chino and Pants.
 WOMEN- Kimona, long skirts with cloth
piece
EXAMPLE VIDEO OF
LAPAY BANTIGUE
 Pandanggo
sa Ilaw
The Classic Dance of Lights
Introduction
 Pandanggo is a folk dance which has
become popular in the rural areas of the
Philippines.
The dance evolved from Fandango, a
Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the
Philippines during the Hispanic period.
This dance, together with the Jota,
become popular among the Ilustrados
(upper class) and later adopted
among the local communities.
In the early 18th century, any dance that is
considered jovial and lively was called
Pandanggo and those that are related to it are
called Pinadanggo.
 Two of the most popular version of
Pandanggo, as a performing art, are
the Pandanggo sa Ilaw from Mindanao
and Oasioas of Pangasinan.

 The philippines national dance,

cariniosa has pandanggo as its base
dance.
Pandanggo is still danced by many
people but mostly in religious rituals and
procession such as the Pandangguhan
sa Pasig, during the procession of St.
Martha, and the Sayaw sa Obando of
Bulacan.
While Fandango is Spain was
superseded by its modern version, the
Flamenco, it has evolved into a popular
folk dance, and as a ritual dance in many
religious processions in the Philippines.
 Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a very popular
folk dance in the Philippines.
 It is said to have originated from the
Mindoro.
 This "dance of Lights" simulates
fireflies at dust and it night.
The festival of
Calapan, Oriental
Mindoro called
"Pandang-Gitab" was
coined from
Pandanggo and
Dagitab which is
synonymous to "light",
adopting basic step of
Pandanggo sa Ilaw
Etymology

The word Pandanggo is from the Spanish

dance Fandango. the phrase sa ilaw is tagalog
for "in light" and it refers to the three oil lamps
that a dancer has to balance- one on the head
and one on the back each hand.
Dance properties

 Dance culture: Lowland Christian (Rural)

 Place Originated:Lubang Island Occidental

Mindoro
 Ethnolinguistic Group: Tagalog

 Classification: Festival
Props-3 oil lamp called Tinghoy
(sometimes, candle in glasses are used
instead of oil Lamp.

mood- Jovial

stances- erect

performance- couples
Music
 The Rondalla music to which the Pandanggo sa
Ilaw is now commonly danced was composed by
Col. Antonio R. Buenaventura, a National Artist
for Music.

 He wrote the music sometime in the early 1930's

while teaching at the conservatory of music at the
University of the Philippines.
Costume
For the Girls
Balintawak Ensemble, consisting of a plain Baro (blouse) with
butterfly sleeves and matching -balloon-out Saya (long skirt).

Striped rectangular tapis (wrap overskirt) and matching

Alampay (scarf) draped on one shoulder.
For the Boys
Camisa Chino (collarless shirt) of printed materials, usually
plain paired of colored (red and blue) or plain pantaloon (pants)
rolled to the calf's.
Red and Blue panyu (neckerchief)

 Dancers perform barefoot

Basic Steps

 Native waltz
 Accented running waltz
 Redoba
 Sway balance with a point
Basic Gestures

Arm in lateral Position

Crossing/ Swing forward-backward
Fourth Position
T position with elbow jerks
How the girl places the glass/Tinghoy
on the back of her hand?
-The bottom of the glass is supported
by the middle and ring finger while the
index and little finger clip the side of
the glass.

 At the start of the Dance, the Girl

hold one glass by her Right.
 The Boy has one glass in each
hand.
Basic Dance Sequence
Figure 1. Music A
Girl's Entrance
 8M- Native waltz;arm in lateral position
 6M-Native waltz; swing R in figure 8
 2M-Three step turn R; arms in 2nd

Figure 2. Music A.
Boy's Entrance/pair
 B/G: 4M- Native waltz; arm in lateral position
 2M-Waltz fwd-backward R and L; swing both arms fwd-bwd
 2M- Three step turn R;arms in 2nd (G moves to the back of B)
Facing Partner

 6M- Running waltz R and L alternately moving Clockwise; arms in 4th

 2M-Three step turn R; arm in 2nd; end by placing glasses on the floor
(between the pair)

Figure 3. Music B
Danced Simultaneously
 G;8M- facing center, feet in 4th; both arm in T position, execute slight
elbow jerk once per M
 8M-repeat facing away from center

 B;2M- waltz R and L in place; T position with elbow jerk R and L

 2M- Three step turn move to back of G
 12- repeat moving to R of G: front and back to original place
 (both get the glasses -G-1, B-2)
Figure 4. Music B

Facing Audience

 8M- Native waltz R and L alternately; arms in lateral position

 2M- waltz R and L; same arms
 2M- three step turn
 2M- waltz R and L
 2M- G in 4th; places R glass on G's head/transfer L glass to his R

Figure 5. Music C

Dance Simultaneously

 G;8M- Native Waltz moving 6 circle CW; arms in ;lateral position

 (B circle moving CCW; Redoba R and L alternately)
 B/G; 6M- pair circles; waltz; 2M- B places glass to G's L hand
Figure 6 Music C

Dance Simultaneously

 G;8M- feet in 4th ; swing R fwd-bwd, swing fwd-bwd, swing both fwd-bwd (2x)
 B;2M;Three step turn passing at the back of the G, to G's R side; 4M-waltz R and L;
clapping; 2M- three step turn to original place

Facing each other

 8M- sway balance R and L alternately

Figure 7 Music C

 2M- B gets the glass on G's head with his R hand and the G's L glass with his L hand
 12M- native waltz/ running waltz R and L alternately moving CW, G ahead of B
 2M- three step turn; end with B kneeling on L; G in 4th position.
EXAMPLE VIDEO OF
PANDANGGO SA
ILAW