LAWISWIS KAWAYAN: Philippine Folk Dance

[bellojardin787]

Muy bonito

[coisalinda09]

I had no idea Philipines had such lovely "waltz-type" folk dancing...graceful & beautiful!*********Gracias!

[nokinoki68]

sana ituro yong gantong sayaw sa school!

[javierlipnica]

Life Love to All!!

A Dance of simlicity and confiansa,Dance mix with much meaningful beauty and gentleness.!!

Rev Javier Lipnica

Humanitarian Lover

[SuperBoljack]

ganda grabe.yung flowers ang nagpapa-attract.

[zoeahmikairyn]

can i download these video?

[BeautySecrets4569]

well! you can!

[ulolz88]

yes you can ^_^

just use youtube downloader

[caspcaps]

yes you may use "YouTube Downloader" it's for free... and just copy the "URL" of this video then paste it in the "URL box" of YouTube Downloader and click "OK"

[starbuckzKate]

aww filipina girls are so beautiful.

[jaypeepacifico]

JUST REMINDS ME of my FRESHMEN year during the BUWAN NG WIKA or the FILIPINO MONTH!!!,,,just got disappointed cause our tribal ifugao dance just didn't win,,,but the memories of our practice were of course priceless and to that,,,we didn't care about winning...instead what we treasured most was our growing friendship and bond!!...i love you FRESHMEN section A of NISSI ACADEMY!!!

[expressdanni]

may ganun pa!

[Brocahlicious89]

wow... me nag dedebate pla dito?

[GourdBreaker]

Mas gusto kong sayawin yung mga cultural dance kasi mas feel ko ang movements...

[expressdanni]

di sumayaw ka, problema ba yun!

[gagothesith]

Are there any folk dances where the pair do not dance for/dance facing the audience, but rather for/facing each other?

[onemoretre]

akoy nagtatanim lawiswis kawayan para kang pikoy palataylatayan........

[lecheplan76]

agi kay karuyag ko ine hin duro.

[lecheplan76]

wow ang galing naman.

[jalmario06]

If you are telling us that this not based on original Pilipino Culture, then tell me who composed the song.

[bakeshoping]

sino ba 'tong donmiguel na to? na hindi naman naiintindihan ang kulturang filipino comment ng comment. is there a pure culture? even you, you are not pure. don miguel, did you understand?

[epocaan214]

I miss my High School day in Las Pinas City...

[DonMiguel1810]

These "Filipino folk dances" are not based on original Filipino culture, but rather the Mexican and Spanish conquerors of that country...

The music is NOT Filipino in any way.

[Saiaopinoi]

Define FOLK DANCE. LOL

[mariandelochs]

Mexico conquered las Islas Filipinas??? Never knew that! (LOL) There was the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade, but Mexico never colonised us, as far as I (and all of us conversant with Filipino-Spanish history) know.

[Keone461]

So, Miguel, what did you expect? The Philippines had ongoing relations (you call it being conquered) w/ Spain and

Mexico. It's still Filipino culture -- multifaceted and diverse. Spaghetti is still Italian food even if noodles came from China and tomatoes from South America. The music is NOT Filipino in any way? Are we talking about usage or origin?

It doesn't matter. Human experience is seldom cut and dry...black or white. Mostly it's a soft blending from one spectrum to another.

[Astroboytoy]

You sir have been drinking too much and taking too much Drugs.

Who cares if it's Mexican or Spanish. Filipinos adopted it so it's still part of there Culture.

[lecheplan76]

ay may ganung factor?

saang barberya mo naman narinig yung kuwento?

personal mong sabihan yan sa mga visaya im sure may kalalagyan yang bibig mo.

[NikkiSavella]

Speaking of Mexican Don Miguel1810 arnt the Mexicans the ones who lost their Culture and Heritage entirely to the Spainards? While us Filipinos have won back our Country and to this day still have our own Culture fully intact thank you for noticing. There are more FOLK DANCES than these Spanish influences you are viewing in this Video. :-D

[hazelira]

Shut Up! You're just bitter and jealous.

[Victor12ful]

The music is pure Filipino. Tthis kind of music is called " balitaw "a type of folk song or music and the dance was created for it. How do I know ? I am a folk dance and song researcher.

[migencluz]

@DonMiguel1810 not mexican, b/c mexican, in my studies, came to power like the philippines... some explorer comes and hails himself king and call us indois, then other europeans conquer and migrate to that place as if there is no one there...

[jfscreative]

Galing ng timing at expression at may feelings talaga mga mananayaw. Kaya kong i violin to, sabayan nyo ha.

[TotallyAnimeLover]

Para sa mga Makabayang Pilipino (gaya ko), masarap talagang manood at magsayaw ng mga tradisyonal o katutubong sayaw na tulad nito!

Mas magandang musika at may constant na steps, unlike sa mga modern dances ngayon.

Nakakalungkot nga lang isipin na unti-unti nang nawawala ang mga kulturang NoyPi (kahit may halong Kastila) at pagdating nang araw baka tuluyan ng mawala.... :(

[majogurl]

wag natin dapat hayaan na mawala ang ating kinalakihan.... alas i discover 2 new folk dance... but still my prof is reviewing it.

[beaulahHadassah]

ah it is more peaceful here. i just love the fantastic costumes and the dignity of the graceful dancers. i wish we can roll back the time and live life like that without stomping our moral values that are getting decayed in this modern times.

[donvitocorleone68]

wag lang kayong mag japayuki ha

[reasonableskeptic]

Parang gusto ko ring sumayaw!

[FherLorenz]

oh so so cute! miss my high school days! =(

[ralphpoller]

mganda at prang an-ginhawang panuorin...nkkarelax.... chill lang kumbaga.. sarap nito pnuorin kapag nakadoobie ka ahahaha

[elisaway4ever]

ano bang tawag sa damit nang mga babae sa lawiswis kawayan tsaka san ba nkakabili nito??

pls pkisagot naman ako my presentation kc kmi eh tnx

[Saiaopinoi]

The costume is called a "Maria Clara". Check that out in my "Maria Clara" writing at "wikipilipinas".

[DD2221983]

I don't know if to feel proud or guilty of what we as Spaniard have done through out the world!! However, it is something to see my own culture roots and music on people so far away from nuestra tierra!!

[micahrayne]

Jejeje. Saludos Hermano. Don't feel guilty, but proud, it's what God wanted it to be. Thanks for introducing Christianism. :]

Ciao.

[willuvyou]

I agree with you! I'm a Filipino with Spanish roots.

[babypartko]

"salbahis nga pikoy ka waray batasan sumulod sa kwarto nga kan Inday gihdaan".. . haha some lines of the lyrics

[willuvyou]

This is th original lyrics.

Ako ang nagtanom lawiswis kawayan

Para kay pikoy nga latay-latayan

Ang torpe nga pikoy ka walay batasan

Natulog si inday iya ginlakaran.

Okay, please sing it that way.

[Saiaopinoi]

You have a different lyrics version. The one I gave is the version as sung by the Mabuhay Singers in their second all-Waray language album released sometimes in the 1970's (unattested). The same lyrics is found in the book of Eugenio and Gozo. There is also a totally different set of lyrics to the same melody found in the book of Francisca Reyes Tolentino.

[babypartko]

This is "lawiswis kawayan" the lyrics is waray. "Ako mag tatanom lawiswis kawayan

Para la kan pikoy palatay latayan"....

[rensesha]

anybaody knows where i can downlod this song..please help me!

thanks

[babygirlTONJI]

kaupay! nanunumdom la ako hat nawara Inay Pilang hini nga kanta. Han gudti pa kami nakakabati ak hini nga kanta kon guinpapakaturog kami.Makahiridlaw la.

[PACdancers]

wOw nMahN!

aNg gandaH ni2!

gUz2 k0h ngA sAyawIn nMihN 2 s LAPPRISA

aYaw nMaN nG aDvIseR nMiN!

mAnaNal0 kMi d2 kC mHiRaP xA iNtiNdIhIN

i mEaN

nD mUh xA agaD ma sA2yaW!

cGe!

kIp uP d' gUd woRk iN dAnciNg!

[zilam98]

hi mga bisdak!!! ;)

[Ziarohzas]

ang hirap naman nito!!!!

ang hirap gawin kasi hindi nagkokooperate yung mga kaklase ko lalo na si Francesca!

[JRYL19]

kapoyag smile ana oi

[mistresscorpse]

among klase kay gi sayaw man ni, lawiswis kawaya. champion moi.

[beaacrobat]

taga visayas ka Ba?

[ninaquinones777]

Hey! this one's easy! Thanks for the upload. is it okay if we copy this vid for our play? Thanks! :D

[edmmoran]

atara ka upay hini nga kanta ...nag iinuraw ako yana kay namimingao ak hit akon mga kag anak ..piro pag bati ko hin nga kanta nag sinay ako sugad lugod ako hin na imos....piro malipayon ako didi dako nga salamat haimo.... bisan harayo ako ha pinas it akon kasing kasing waray la gihapon mabuhay haimo unta damo pa nga waray song it imo ....i down load

[mace0222]

Thank you for downloading this kind of music its educational and it help to the students. again thanks.. God Bless

[12takbo]

ano po sinasabi sa tagalog ng song? ganda po ng music na to

[goodrich416]

This is my favorite folk song and dance that I will always cherish in my life. As a waraynon i love this kind of music created by the talented waray song writer.Mabuhay po kayo ! Rico Abalon

[jrjtrc8]

naka smile cla

[reygdoor]

i was right when i said in my improvised version(rock)that this is a visayan area song...

[reygdoor]

i was right in my improvised version to say that this song is from the visayan area...

[n00botome]

wah, ang ganda ng choreo! nice job!

[keybird01]

watch the rock version of this nice folk song of our ..just key philippine folf song on the rock

[ZSCREENIE]

you can really see the spainish influence in filipino culture

[applejoy27]

paano ba ko makaka download nang ganitong music?.. di kasi ma download sa limewire eh!...

[arlynmorena]

hello author of this video...SAIAOPINOI! mabuhay ka!

pwede bang makakuha copy of this folk dances?

[Saiaopinoi]

Yop. This dance video is already released in the market. This dance is on Volume 5. Just ask for this VCD (only) under Aquarius Records in you nearest record bar.

[Bulaklak02]

ang dress nila tawag folk dress or native dress he he,kasi mas maganda pa ang folk dress/native sa philippines kay sa Europe.

[christiy112]

Highschool students much? they have poofy dresses, jk:)

spiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiing.

[kingdavid3]

Gago ka Julius ang bata mo pa dito hahahahaha!

[partisan82]

naalala ko ung programme sa school namin sumayaw kami ng ganyan...

[kert213]

ganyan kaming sumayaw noong highschool kami

[buboy0922]

great! they do not look like they're highschool students 'coz of their moves. swabe!

[rodelmm]

maganda

[vfranad]

what part of the philippines this dance came from?

[Saiaopinoi]

Eastern Visayas.  That is Samar, Leyte and Biliran.

[vfranad]

high school students? really? they are so precise & graceful ! the best folk dancers i've seen so far!

[candao120]

i remember when i'm was young i'm the champion of this dance and i'm happy with this dance ill proud philippine folk dance and proud to be pinoy!!!!

[darkflavor101]

pretty nice dance :)

[vfranad]

are they professional dancers? they are good! 5 stars....

[Saiaopinoi]

They're High School students.

[rommelbco]

It is a dance named after the capital city of the Philippines, Manila, where an adaptation of Castilian Jota afloats with the clacking of bamboo castanets played by the dancers themselves. The costume and the graceful movements of the performers noticeably inspired by Spanish Culture.

[Gumamela36]

nice dance.I am still proud of being a Filipino.That is one thing I condsider a blessing in my life ..I use to dance this when I was still younger.Now i am 36 and it is so beautiful to remember those moments.Living in Europe for so many years haven`t change the fact that I stay Pinoy in so many ways..Mabuhay ang filipino...

[purplevalley]

COOOOOLLL!!!!;]

[gwaporenz]

People blessed with intellect that appreciates artistic expression of this kind (the traditional related dances and socioculturally oriented) are very rare to find mostly in countries like ours who have many problems where people of lesser education on cultural importance consider anything of this art forms obsolete or boring and invaluable due may be to modernization and globalization. Thank you Saiaopinoi for showing interest in this field and giving value to our country's beautiful things.

[zampieri3]

no place like home, kahit hirap ang mga tao marami parin mabubuting mamayan na pilit itataguyod ang kinabukasan ng maraming mahihirap na kabataan, god bless philippines god bless our people!!

[brugadag]

magaling!!!ang ganda lahat...perpekto ang galaw,maganda ang musika at ang background sus! ganung ganun ang mga trip qng lugar...salamat sa magagandang mga sayawpinoy na'to saiaopinoi!

[NikkiSavella]

The Dancer in the Pink Maria Clara is really GREAT to look at ^_^

[hartawatao]

what a beautiful fok dance, i wonder what

year was this filmed? i used to dance this

too when i was is high school. i'm 61 now.

[Saiaopinoi]

Reminiscent of those good old days?

[vishnu39]

amazing

[vishnu39]

i can't imagine my life without this song... hey guys am from guiuan eastern samar!!! would you include me as friend of yours???

[vishnu39]

the best music ever!!!!

[regstand]

I am Proud Waray and this music reminds of my childhood in Northern Samar and how we dance Lawiswis Kawayan when I was in gradeschool. thanks for having this video here...

[Saiaopinoi]

I also happened to dance the Lawiswis Kawayan during my elementary days in Samar. We perfomed the version where the boy's have a mango leaf bit by the mouth (signifying the gross parrot (pikoy) as the song states and we danced on top of a chair. That was very cute :)

[vishnu39]

hello!!! would you mind if ask you to add me in your friend's list.. thank you... am from guiuan eastern samar, i am anne..

[zampieri3]

no, philippines is very american.

[Saiaopinoi]

You have to define Filipino first. Try defining it in these contexts: Agta, Agusanon Manobo, Bagobo, B'laan, T'boli, Kalingga, Ivatan, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tagbanwa, Ibanag, Bukidnon, Subanen, Samal, Waray, Cebuano, Bikol, Tagalog, Jama Mapun and the list is longer before you can say American (or Filipino-American)

[mmata3992]

hey, i just learned something today! i never knew the philippines had so much spanish influence..i am mexican-filipino, and i have heard all of those phrases in tagalog and the foods, but it never really connected....and people always tell me that i am such a weird combination! now i'll tell them this!

[larryaragon]

The colonial Spanish Government governed the Philippines from Mexico and was considered part of the Mexican territorial domain. The early Filipinos who migrated here sought out thier cultural ties and in California married mostly Mexican women "music and chicken fights" bonded them. In Washington state most married Indains or White women. I'am half Ilocano and half German now thats a combination.

[kjellemanj]

ilokano nak met

[Saiaopinoi]

REGIONALISTIC???

[gwaporenz]

I loved the background. It is wonderful! It shows what Philipines trully is geographically! And the dance is the Philippines! being Filipino means mostly being Spanish but not completely spanish.We would be the tropical Spain. Thanks for the beautiful melodies they've shared with us!

[lea210]

being filipino does not mean being spanish. That is a dumb quote. The philippines is a country with american, chinese, indian, and spanish influences. That is why they have so much diversity.

[xpatjoe88]

does the philippines have a folk dance that is american, chinese or indian in origin?

[Saiaopinoi]

Yes there are. Serious dance researchers discovered that Chinese elements are found in the dance "Paypay de Manila", "Binislakan", and "Sakuting". The music used in the last 2 dances are very Chinese. "Silong sa Ganding" of the MAguindanao is Hindu-Veddic influenced while the many versions of the Lanceros came from the american square dance "the Lancers"

[zampieri3]

hindi... philippines is american.... the spanish they are too humble, being mixing their blood with the ex colonies. not like the americans, they didnt mix, only the old lolos that they marry our women.

[zampieri3]

thats true. Philippines is not hispanic, is very hispanized, the problem is the people in the pinas wants to be americanized.

[insanerhapsodist]

this is yet another example of how the spanish destroyed and bastardized our precious "once-was" culture!

[Saiaopinoi]

While we can not turn the wheels of time back, it would be more rational and human to focus on what is good and edifying. Let's not scratch healed wounds. Let's not cry over spilt milk. We'll only be sour treasuring and harboring ugly pasts. Move on.

[quingquing]

you have a very limited view of what culture is. spain imparted good things to us as well, like this dance, this music, our faith in God, literature, our nation, our heroes, and that nostalgic past when our lolos and lolas spoke or understood each other in Spanish. ...

[quingquing]

You have a very limited view of what Filipino culture is, mo... C'mon, as saiaopinoi said, stop blaming the past. Its you who should rather be blamed for lacking the intelllegence to appreciate what is beautiful in us. Too bad you don't speak spanish, i suppose, (it shows in the way you write). If you only know the passion of our heroes This dance mirrors that past!

[Lorenzaturtalrood]

Thanks. Its a pleasure seeing them dance gracefully. Especially hearing the music that goes with it as well as wearing such beautiful outfit that goes with it. They really make a good presentation as a true pinoy and pinay.

[PatrickJesse]

ang galing ng mga batang ito! maganda ang mga costumes pa rin. congratz kababayan! keep dancing our unique and wonderful folk dances!

[johany2k]

Hello from Colombia, nice to see Filipinas embracing some of their Spanish folk heritage, would love to go visit sometime esp. Zaboanga, Boracay and el nido. I think its a shame they almost completely abandoned the Spanish language would've been nice to have a latino country in Asia. check my salsa videos;-)

[Saiaopinoi]

I dont think its that bad. Spanish would be good because its universal. But its for the Spanish people. For us Filipinos, we have alot of native languages to choose from. Ones that can speak of our soul and identity. :)

[MsUniverse4ever]

Hi! Even if we no longer speak Spanish, there is a Latino in every Filipino; (Language uses plenty of Spanish words; check out the cuisine, music, art and dance that have Spanish touch); Most of all, we have a lot of passion.

[Saiaopinoi]

Hmmm heheheh, ah ok. I like that word PASSION. en Español PASION.

[quingquing]

aunque ya no se hable el castellano en filipinos, y no por culpa nuestra sino la invasion americana, todavia queda el alma hispano de los filipinos. Sí, por pobreza y falta de recursos, a muchos filipinos, tanto adultos como ñinos se les estan borrando la memomria y historía. Necesitamos ayuda de los hermanos latinoamericanos

[arribajoe]

This was really well executed. It's classic folk dance...filpino style.

[bloodsplurt007]

philippine folkdance! wow! i really love it... i also used to train dancers and i really appriciate this video. cool stuff. noel of bicol

[Saiaopinoi]

Thanks Noel. I salute your efforts in 'practicing' our dance culture. Ou culture wont be extinct of more and more people like appreciate it. May your tribe increase!

[Patending321]

maganda ang sayaw. proud to be pinoy

[Patending321]

ang ganda nang sayaw. mabuhay ang PILIPINAS

[bdhuela]

Gud evening, Saan po pwede o paano idownload i2ng video. Thanks & god bless!

[majongero]

ang gagaling naman nila?saan kaya pwede i downlaod ang sayaw na yan?

[bdhuela]

gud evening po, paano po idownload i2ng napagandang sayaw nato. God bless!

[pasavcpc04]

ang galing .........

[czarliganda]

WOW! It's really good! Isa ito sa mga kakaunting folk dance na napanood ko dito sa youtube na tinapos ko talaga. And ang ganda ng costume! I like it very much!!!

[ApocalypticFilms]

yes me too proud to be waray......magaganda ang sayaw doon

[llsamell]

Ang ganda at ang galing!Wow!5/5

[lvhunt]

oh...i love this, hope you dont mind if i'll save it in my favorite...thanks lot. god bless!

[atanryss]

yup, maganda ung dance,...

pero mas gaganda kung ang dancer eh nakasmile in d whole dance...

tigas masyado ng mga boys...

ang level ng mga kamay, hindi magkakamuka..

kulang sa exyension, ang laki ng space pero di nasuportahan..

overall, ok naman... passing grade...

[uscbatch08]

proud to be waray!

[Saiaopinoi]

We must be proud of whoever we are. I am a proud to be a Filipino-Thai...and my mother is from Samar!

This dance is so beautiful isn't it?

[zamcal]

No disrespect Saiapinoi, but Thai is more FOREIGN to Filipinos than Spanish is. The fact that filipinos have names as Gonzalez, Roxas, Rizal, Arroyo, Estrada, Aquino, Rodriguez, whether by blood and decree, cannot divorce themselves from their Hispanity regardless of their geographic location in Asia. To say Filipinos are strictly Asian is absurd. There are 2,500-5000 Spanish loan words in the various dialects and I don't believe they use any Thai words that I know of.

[Saiaopinoi]

Thai is out of the way here. IT SO HAPPENED THAT MY MOTHER IS A FILIPINA FROM SAMAR AND MY FATHER IS FROM THAILAND.

Thai is not foreign to me! Look as to who are you talking to!?

[kikay46]

very nice dire ak natakas pagkinita hine salamat Saiopinoi, tag diin ka ha Samar

[Saiaopinoi]

Taga Sinirangan Samar. Di ba hadto anay, an am' lugar gin ngangaranan nga Ibabao, an Samar hadto, parte la ha Weste, kunbaga ha pagka yana.

[kikay46]

maupay kay dire ka nahingangalimot han waray nga yinaknan pinanganak ako ha lincoro gandara samar, dumako ako ha oras,bisan kon hani ako ha canada paborito ko pa gihapon mga kadaan nga sayaw, mabuhay ka Saiaopinoi!!

[Saiaopinoi]

Salamat nala nga damo. Paghirot na la dida. Maupay kay an Thailand kay sugad la ha at' it panahon, dida ha Canda kay baga'n mahagkot pirmi. :)

[kikay46]

salamat liwat hine nga imo ginhimo nga kaliawan ha amon tagi daw han imo email salamat ulit

[zampieri3]

thats true...

[NikkiSavella]

Finaly some good quality Folk Dances ^_^

[peteroiskie0000]

Maganda pero mas bend pa sana

[crazyhart]

ang ganda at ang galing! kudos you guys! ill favorite this one. =)

[peteroiskie0000]

Maganda pero mas bend pa sana pero blikt meron nag mali

[Saiaopinoi]

Ok lang. A trivial fault is always due.

[peteroiskie0000]

Ok don't be hurt what i said ha!!!

syempre people tyo kya nag kakamali....