Eustress: a positive and healthy response of the body from stressors, producing good effects to one's well-being
Distress: a negative reaction of the body toward a given stressor, may cause problems in health and alter mood and emotions
Occupational dances are performed to characterize occupations of a certain locality
Maglalatik is a mock-war dance that demonstrates a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the prized latik or coconut meat during the Spanish rule
Courtship or wedding dances are performed by couples or newlyweds together with the relatives of the bride
Festival dances are performed during fiestas as a thanksgiving ritual for a bountiful harvest or good fortune
Folk dances are traditional dances developed by a group of people from a certain country or region
Mimic or imitative dances are for entertainment, usually depicting animal movements with funny and humorous actions
Regional dances are particular to one local or area
Tinikling imitates the movement of tikling birds as they walk between grass stems, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers
Religious or ceremonial dances are performed as rituals, for example, subli
Itik-Itik is a dance from Surigao del Norte, imitating the movements of a duck
Pandanggo sa llaw requires excellent balancing skill to maintain the stability of three tinggoy, or oil lamps, placed on and at the back of each hand
Manobo people occupy the southern part of Mindanao and weave beautiful and strong baskets
Tiruray people are known for producing metal works like knives and bolo
Lumad is a Visayan word for native or indigenous people
Bagobo people are famous for their intricate but attractive ethnic dresses
Okir design shows Indian and Islamic influences
Malong is a woven Maranao cloth, attractive because of its bright colors and various designs like okir
Maguindanaoan people are known for their skill in weaving fine mats and baskets
Sarimanok is a decoration showing a bird holding a fish on its beak
Tausug people are sometimes called "People of the current" because many of them live near bodies of water where they could fish
Maranao people are considered the "People of the Lake" because many of them reside along the great Lanao Lake
Torogan house is the ancestral home of the highest title holder in a Maranao village
Mandaya people wear clothing made of t'nalak and adorn themselves with bronze, brass, and golden arbots and leglets, speaking a Malayo Polynesian language
Agung is one or two suspended gongs
T'boli tribes of south Cotabato perform different songs in different occasions and sentiments, like weddings and fishing
Miminsad is a dance song that is also chanted walk before the altar
Sua Ku Sua is a popular song and dance performance in Jolo
Vocal Music is considered the oldest form of music since it only needs human voice
Ulaging is the most important type of vocal music, recalling the adventure of the main hero Agyu and his siblings
Chanting is making melodic sounds using only the voice
Darangen is an epic song including a wealth of knowledge about the Maranao people living in the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao
Banbadil is a single, narrow-rimmed Philippine gong used as the timekeeper of the Maguindanao kulintang ensemble
Kulintang is a set of eight graduated size gongs arranged in a row and considered as a woman’s instrument
Manobos are the largest ethnic group in the Philippines
Gandingan is a set of four large hanging gongs played as part of the kulintang ensemble of Maguindanao
Dabakan is a single-headed Philippine drum that looks like a goblet used by the Maranaos
Subanon is the biggest group of Lumads in Zamboanga Del Norte and Zamboanga Del Sur
Mansaka tribes from the provinces of Davao del Norte and the Compostela Valley, their musical forms include saliada that is similar to ballad bayok depicting love and nature