What Are The Famous Folk Dances Of Bicol Region? (Answers)
FOLK DANCES OF BICOL – In this topic, we will now know and list some of the famous and well-known folk dances of Bicol Region.
- Masbate
- Lapay Bantigue
- It is a mimetic dance which refers to lapay or sea gulls in English that are abundant in the Bantigue area of Masbate city, like the itik-itik dance which copies the movement of the ducks, Lapay copies the movement of the gulls, which includes overly bending the dancer’s back untill the head is near the floor
- Barn Dance
- Refers to any kind of dance that involves the use of traditional or folk music and traditional dance that is usually held out in a barn but here in the modern times, in certain suitable areas.
- Lapay Bantigue
- Albay
- Sinakiki
- From the municipality of Rapu-Rapu in Albay. These are usually performed during the island’s lively fiestas. The pair mimics the movements of the rooster courting his love.
- Paseo de Bicol
- From Oas in Albay, it was formerly known as Paseo de Roxas. Paseo means walking. The dance includes people wakling to a kapilya with adults praying to it to remove bad luck and teenagers dancing around it.
- Sinakiki
- Sorsogon
- Pantomina de Sorsogon
- A love dance which mimics the love making of doves or salampati. It is also used in courtship and weddings where the couple expresses their love for each other.
- Pantomina de Sorsogon
- Catanduanes
- Pantomina Catanduanes
- The difference between the Catanduanes version and the Sorsogon version is that in Catanduanes, they mimic the movements of the rooster and hen rather than doves.
- Pantomina Catanduanes
- Camarines Sur
- Pandanggo Rinconada
- From Nabua in Camarines Sur, this is a favorite dance in the Rinconada district.
- Chotis
- A ballroom dance which is introduced by early European settlers.
- Pandanggo Rinconada
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