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PEM11 Bped2B CordilleraDance Pelicano
PEM11 Bped2B CordilleraDance Pelicano
B. Content/ Lecture
The importance of understanding different cordillera dances like "Man manok"
is to awaken our perspective about our primitive dances and give it value.
Definition of Manmanok:
Originated in Vigan Ilocos Sur. The Man-Manok is a dance that mimics fowls.
Manmanok of the Bagos is a courtship dance which is an imitation of two
mating fowls. Tribal blankets that represent the colorful plumage of wild cocks
are shown off by the warriors who intend on winning the attention of the
maiden hen.
Three Bago Tribe roosters compete against each other for the attention of Lady
Lien. They use blankets depicting colorful plumes to attract her.
This dance is accompanied with music with the use of gongs.
Costume:
The costumes showed in the slide before are made of a thick woven material.
The men wear long trips of loincloth out of this woven blanket called "Wanes",
while the women wrap the material around their waist and call it "Lufid". More
often than not, both men and women do not wear tops along with these
articles of clothing.
Basic steps
Most steps and movements of the hands go downward to express the affinity
with and closeness to the earth.