physical education

• Folk Dance


  A dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region
• PANGALAY


  • Dance Researcher: Francisca Reyes - Aquino
  • Meaning: finger nail
  • Dance Culture: Lowland Muslim (Coastal)
  • Place of Origin: Sulu
  • Country of Influence: Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Cambodia and Indonesia
  • Ethno-Linguistic Group: Tausug
  • Classification: Wedding/Festival Dance
• Pangalay


  Also known as Daling – Daling or Mengalai in Sabah
• Pangalay Dancers


  • Must have dexterity and flexibility of the shoulders, elbows and wrists
• Male version of Pangalay


  • Pangasik (more martial movements), Pangiluk (both male and female dancer)
• Pangalay Dance Properties


  • Costume - Dancer wears a typical Joloana costume
  • Accessories - Expert and professional dancers use janggay, extended metal finger nails in each finger
  • Suggested Footwear – dancers are barefoot
• BINISLAKAN


  • Dance Researcher: Francisca Reyes
  • Meaning: With the use of sticks
  • Dance Culture: Christian Lowland
  • Place of Origin: Lingayen,Pangasinan
  • Country of Influence: China
  • Ethno-linguistic Group: Pangasinense
  • Classification: Social Dance
• Lingayen


  Means having to look backward and upward, derived from "Li-King-Tung"
• The dancers look backward or upward in some of the movements; hence, the name Lingayen
• They also use two sticks to produce rhythms imitating the chopsticks used by the Chinese in eating
• Binislakan Dance Properties


  • Costume Female - Siesgo and kimono with loose and long sleeves and soft panuelo
  • Male - Camisa de Chino and red pants
• SAKUTING


  • Dance Researcher: Francisca Reyes Aquino
  • Meaning: Refers to rhythmic sticks producing the accompaniment for the dance
  • Place of Origin: Abra and Ilocos Norte
  • Country of Influence: China
  • Classification: Recreational and Social Dance
• During Christmas, young boys and girls accompanied by their elders would go to the lowlands, especially in Abra and Ilocos Norte to dance in front of the houses and ask for gifts
• These young children hold sticks, one on each hand and strike them together to make their dance livelier
• Sakuting Dance Properties


  • Costume: Girl – Native Ilocano kimono style with sleeves of elbow length; A skirt of bright-colored plaids shirred at the waist of ankle-length
  • Boy – A Camisa de chino and red trousers, and a native hat
• SUA – KU – SUA

  • Dance Researcher: Ramon A. Obusan
  • Meaning: My Pomelo Tree
  • Dance Culture: Muslim - lowland (Coastal)
  • Place of Origin: Jolo, Sulu
  • Country of Influence: China, Malaysia, Indonesia
  • Ethno-Linguistic Group: Tausug
  • Classification: Courtship Dance
• Pomelo fruits serve as an important source of income of the people of Sulu
• The movements of the dance compares sua's gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits and fragrant flowers to a lady
• During the performance, the couples sing while flapping two white fans which represent the leaves rustling in the wind
• Performers (especially women) dance with faces thickly covered with finely ground rice powder
• Sua-Ku-Sua Costume


  • Female - Barawasi (Top-tradtional loose blouse), Sawal or Kantiu (Pants), Siyag (Shoulder band), Headpiece, Accessories (gold or imitation gold earrings, necklace, bracelets, brooches), Footwear (barefoot)
  • Male - Bajo (Top- collarless shirt), Sawal or Kantiu (Pants), Accessories (money-belt, sarok hat, pis siyabit,kris(wavy knife) or barong (leaf-knife), Footwear (barefoot)