Vince Carlo M. Payumo
II-St. Martin
Submitted To:
Ms. Fatima Mallari
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR) * ARAY
TYPE: Spanish Influence
ORIGIN: Ermita, Manila
PRONUNCIATION: (ah-RAHY)
The Aray is a Filipino form of the Spanish jota accompanied by sprightly steps. The dance, itself, is flirtatious and involves the graceful use of tambourines by women.
* PASIGIN
TYPE: Rural Folks
ORIGIN: Pasig
Pasigin came from the word Pasig that is mentioning the name of the river. The dance was interpreting and inspiring the life of the fishermen.
* PAYPAY DE MANILA
TYPE: Spanish Influence
ORIGIN: Manila
A dance performed by lovely young ladies carrying scented fans and flirts with young men with canes and straw hats. Ladies dances their way to the heart of the men they desire through the use of a fan.
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
* BANOG
TYPE: Cordillera Dance
ORIGIN: Ifugao
This dance depicts hunters protecting their hen and chicks in Binaylan from a hungry hawk. The hunters trap the hawk and kill it in the end.
* BENDAYAN
TYPE: Cordillera Dance
ORIGIN: Benguet
This is a circle dance, which is being performed to celebrate the arrival of successfulheadhunters. It is also popularly known as Bendian.
* DINUYYA
TYPE: Cordillera Dance
ORIGIN: Ifugao
PRONUNCIATION: (dih-NOOH-yah)
This is a festival dance from Lagawe. It is performed by the Ifugao men and women during a major feast. Accompanying the dance are three gangsa or gongs: the tobtob, a brass gong about ten inches in diameter and played by beating with open palms, and the various hibat or gongs played by beating the inner surface with a stick of softwood.
* LUMAGEN
TYPE: Cordillera Dance
ORIGIN: Kalinga
PRONUNCIATION: (looh-MAH-gehn)
A dance performed at Kalinga festivals to celebrate Thanksgiving and occasions suchas the birth of a first-born child, victories in