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• Luzon has cultural influences from Hindu, Buddhist, Spanish, and several more ethnic religious tribes
• Visayas is populated by the Austronesians, Negritos, and animist tribal groups, developing into a melting pot of diverse tribes and cultural backgrounds
• The Banga or Pot Dance is a dance of Luzon
• Idudu involves women observing youngsters while men work in the fields, breaking the ground with bamboo feet
• Philippines Folkdance is performed at festivals, commemorations of historical events, weddings, and natal celebrations
• Sayaw sa Bangko, also known as Sayawed Taper na Bangko, originated in Pangasinan, where a couple performs it on a small bench
• Philippines Folkdance elements


  • Combine elements from conquerors and immigrants while retaining their uniquely Filipino origins
• The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands, divided into three groups: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, each with different dialects, history, religion, and traditions
• Ethnic groups in Luzon

  • The Cordilleras, The Ifugao, Kalinga, Bontoc, Apayao, Ibaloi, Kalangaya, and Kankanaey tribes in Benguet
• Idaw, meaning 'bird,' is celebrated as the omen bearer of war and portrays the hunting rite
• Ragragsakan represents the stride of hard-working women, wearing colorful handwoven "blankets of life" around their necks and carrying water pots on their heads, symbolizing victorious head takers and the signing of peace treaties between rival tribes
• Maglalatik is a native dance involving performers wearing vests with coconut shells hanging from them, first performed in Binan, Laguna, as a mock-war dance depicting a battle between Christians and Moros, as a tribute to San Isidro Labrador, the town's patron saint
• Tinikling means "bamboo dance" and derives its name from the bird known as the "tikling" which humans mimic with bamboo poles
• Sayaw sa Bangko is also known as "Sayawed Taper na Bangko" and has its origin in Pangasinan
• Asik


  Performed by a solo maiden with fine beads makeup and a long headscarf, dancing to win the favor of her sultan master by giving her whole heart and soul into the performance
• Pangalay


  Native to the Badjao, also known as "Sea Gypsies," emphasizes the agility of the upper body and is performed at weddings and other social gatherings, sometimes incorporating Singkil
• Sayaw sa Bangko is typically presented at local celebrations
• Mindanao is the most southernmost region of the Philippines, consisting of mostly Muslim or "Moro" people and other ethnic groups such as Maranao, Tausug, Banguingui, and Indigenous T. Lumad
• Kini-Kini


  Maranao women perform this dance with scarves, displaying talent and grace to show their elite social upbringing
• Sayaw sa Bangko


  Couple performs on a small bench, supporting one another to ensure nobody stumbles
• Subli


  Originally a ritual dance of the natives of Bauan, Batangas, performed during fiestas as a ceremonial worship dance to the town's icon, the Holy Cross
• Singkil

  The dance is named after the bells worn by the Muslim princess around her ankles, inspired by the epic tale "Darangan," starting slowly before picking up speed as dancers control fans
• Subli comes from the Tagalog words "subsub" meaning "falling on one's head" and "bali" which means "broken"