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• STREET DANCE

  • contemporary vernacular dance forms
  • evolved in urban and suburban areas
• SUB CATEGORIES

  • hip hop dance
  • funk dance
  • house dance
  • rave dance
  • rockd ance
  • traditional jazz dance
  • clog dance
  • club dance
  • salsa dance
• SPANIARD

  • When the Spaniards colonized the Philippines, "Christianity" was merged into these indigenous religious customs.
• BINALBAL FESITVAL

  • Tudela, Misamis Occidental
  • 1st of January
  • "balbal" or witch
  • participants are disguised through use of masks
  • People wear masks and outfits that would represent their own definition of "Binalbal"
• SANDUGO FESTIVAL

  • Tagbilaran, Bohol 
  • Month of July 
  • Commemorates the treaty of friendship between Datu Sikatuna, a chieftain in Bohol, and Spanish conquistador Migeul Lopez de Legazpi.
  • This 16th-century peace treaty occurred on March 16, 1565 through a blood compact or "sandugo"
• MASSKARA FESTIVAL

  • Bacolod, Negros Occidental 
  • 19th of October 
  • mass = crowd ; kara = face
  • Participants wore smiling masks signifying a multitude of smiling faces, solidifying Bacolod's title as the "City of Smiles".
• ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL

  • Kalibo, Aklan 
  • 3rd Weekend of January 
  • oldest religious celebrations in the country
  • parade filled w/ face painted celebrants, indigenous costumes and weapons, tribal dances, and loud drum beats 
• SINULOG FESTIVAL

  • Cebu City 
  • 3rd Weekend of January 
  • "Pit Señor!" = ‘Panangpit sa Señor
• DINAGYANG FESTIVAL

  • Iloilo City 
  • 4th Weekend of January
  •  city transforms into one big street party ; streets closed, bands in all corners, overflowing food and drinks, and towering boom boxes.
• ALIWAN FESTIVAL

  • Pasay City, Manila 
  • Last Weekend of April 
  • Started in early 2000s
  • has a strong fan-base nationwide w/ more than 5,000 young men and woman from all over the country joining the competition 
• PAHIYAS FESTIVAL

  • Lucban, Quezon 
  • 15th of the May 
  • Most Colorful Harvest Festival
  • turnip, eggplant, winged bean, and all the other vegetables and fruits mentioned in the bahay kubo song
• PINTADOS FESTIVAL

  • Tacloban City 
  • 29th of June 
  • Another festival in honor of the Sto. Niño
• KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL

  • Davao City 
  • 3rd Week of August 
  • "madayaw" = "good / beautiful"