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Order of the National Artist of the Philippines

The Order of National Artists (Orden ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts; namely, Music, Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Literature, Film, Broadcast Arts, and Architecture and Allied Arts.

Traditional - Folk & Ethnic Dances

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This webliography consists of selected biographical websites, web pages and articles about Filipino artists in the field of Dance.

Preserving Living Traditions in Live Performances: A Traditional Music and Dance Troupe of the Kalanguya of the Northern Philippines.

By Bagly Arsenio and Glenn Stallsmith

by/Jose S. Buenconsejo

Folk - Ethnic - Indigenous & Ritual Dances with photos and explanations about the dances

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Many good descriptions of the dances, click on the 5 different photos and look:

Maria Clara - Mountain - Southern Islands - Barrio Fiesta - Lumad e.g.

Los Bailes de Ayer - Echoes of the Cordillera - Pakaraguian - Himig Sa Nayon - Forgotten Tribes

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Debutante’s Ball

Debutante’s Ball

A filipina girl celebrates "The Debutante" her 18th birthday by dancing with her cotillon court of 9 teenager boys and 9 teen girls in an elegant and rehearsed Waltz dance. Another traditional dance where the Debutante shares a dance with 18 men each one offering a rose.

Music & Songs - Traditional & Ethnic Musical Instruments

Music & Songs - Traditional & Ethnic Musical Instruments

Anthem - Folklore & "Traditions" - Literature - Arts - Ethnic groups etc. in Philippines

Culture - Anthem - Folklore & "Traditions" - Literature - Arts - Ethnic groups etc. in Philippines

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So many good informations many Philippine Folkdances

STRICTLY SPEAKING, there is no such term as cañao or “kanyaw” as has been popularized by lowland brethren which collectively refers to any ritual dancing by indigenous peoples of the Cordillera.

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This dance stages a common family life in the Itneg or Tinguian society. It illustrates the family as the main foundation of the tribe’s community. Several traits of an ordinary family are shown. It depicts a father plowing the field while the mother caring for the children. But as soon as the father finishes work, the mother takes over on planting, sowing and all the remaining chores to do in the field. At this time the father is left to take care of the kids. During the dance a Local singer breaks into an Idudu or lullaby to put the baby to sleep. Idudu, a dance taken from Idudu lullaby, obviously portrays the different roles in a Tinguian family.

Many good videos about the Igorot e.g. dances

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is a traditional dance from the Philippines that evolved from dances brought to the Pacific islands by Spanish settlers in the sixteenth century (the Rigodon dance was also said to be popular in French and Spanish courts).

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Many good links

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Dugso (meaning 'dance') is a ceremonial dance among the Manobo people in Bukidnon, Agusan and Misamis Oriental . The Dugso (also Dugsu) is usually performed during important occasions like kaliga (feasts) or kaamulan (tribal gatherings).

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is a beautiful couple dance performed during wedding celebrations among the Ibanag people of northeastern Philippines.

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The Money Dance

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Directory of Filipino Dance Organizations & Clubs and Cultural Expression Around the World

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is an extemporaneous exchange of love verses between a man and a woman. Danced and mimed, it is accompanied by a song, or the dancers themselves sing, improvising the steps and verses. Balitaw is found mainly in the Tagalog and Visayan regions

Many good links (also with video) to different dances presented according to categories as to places where they come from and their classification as to types

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The older people claim that the ‘Tinikling Ha Bayo’ from which the tinikling dance evolved is more difficult to perform. It was originally danced between ‘bayuhan’, two wooden pestles used to pound the husks off the rice grain.

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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 Cariñosa replaced the popular Tinikling as the “National Dance of the Philippines” in 1992

by/Karen B. Velasco

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Its steps are similar to the movements of a duck (itik, in Filipino),

is a playful Muslim dance which originated from the province of Aklan on the island of Panay in Capiz. In most rural areas that have get-togethers, they opt to use this dance which gives so much joy and pleasure – both to the dancers and the audience.

The SAOT Project
(Sound Archive of Oral Traditions)

Gallery of Photographs from Mindanao e.g. Music and Dance

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Links to the different festivals

Dance & Ballet Companies - Ensembles

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