Sayaw Sa Banko

Sayaw Sa Banko or Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko (dance on top

of a bench), is a dance which originates from Pangasinan and
researched by Jovita Sison. It is performed by a couple on a
narrow bench, inching and hopping from one end to another.
Dancer show skill in staying up the bench as they exchange
places by moving their way around or the girl thrown in the air
while boy moves to the other end. They do not compete but rather
complement each other so that no one falls. It is usually
performed during town fiestas.
 TINIKLING

The tinikling is one of the most popular and well-known of

traditional Philippine dances. The tinikling is a pre-Spanish dance
from the Philippines that involves two people beating, tapping,
and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other
in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in
between the poles in a dance. The name is a reference
to birds locally known as tikling, which can be any of a number of
rail species; the term tinikling literally means "tikling-like".

The steps of this dance are an imitation of the movements of

a “tikling”bird that hops and escapes the traps set by hunters.
Moving with poise and grace, the dancers skip in-between two
bamboo poles that are held to pound rhythmically against each
other. This dance is a specialty of Leyte
 Cariñosa

One of the national dances we should be proud of is the Cariñosa. This is a

courtship dance known through out the philippines with its flirtatious
movements. The word “carinosa” means affectionate, amiable, or lovable.
Ther are many versions of this dance, but hide and seek movements using
a fan and a handkerchief are the most common.

Cariñosa (meaning the loving or affectionate one) is a Philippine dance of

Hispanic origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where
the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in
romance scenario.

The dance was originated in the Panay Islands on the Visayan Islands and
it was introduced by the Spaniards during their colonization of the
Philippines. It is related to some of the Spanish dances like the boleroand
the Mexican dance Jarabe Tapatio or the Mexican Hat Dance.