TINIKLING

Philippine folk dances have mostly been

influenced by the Spanish culture
including the costumes, forms, styles and
movements.
Tinikling is one of the most famous Philippine folk
dances. It is a favourite dance in the Visayan
Islands, especially in the province of Leyte.
Tinikling came from the
word “Tikling”, a bird
with long legs and a long
neck.
Tinikling dance imitates the movements of these
birds as they walk between grass stems or run over
tree branches.
This spectacular dance is usually
accompanied by a song, but best
performed with an instrumental
accompaniment.
Two or four parallel pairs of bamboo poles, each around
6 to 12 ft (1.8 to 3.7 m) long, are held by two or more
sitting or kneeling people ("clappers" or "clickers").
The poles are used as percussive instruments
accompanying rondalla music played with string
instruments (usually bandurrias, guitars, laúdes,
octavinas, or ukuleles).
Barong tagalog
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