Pandanggo Sa Ilaw (Balitaw)

Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a folk dance in the Philippines. It is said to have originated from Mindoro, the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. This dance of lights simulates fireflies at dusk and at night.
Music performed by Leopoldo Silos and his orchestra. Audio from a vintage phonograph recording published by Columbia Records.

The word 'pandanggo' is from the Spanish 'fandango', a dance in 3/4 time. The phrase 'sa ilaw' is Tagalog for "in light" and it refers to the three oil lamps that a dancer has to balance — one on the head and one on the back each hand. The oil lamp is called 'tinghoy'. Sometimes, candles in glasses are used instead of an oil lamp.

The music to which the Pandanggo sa Ilaw is now commonly danced was composed by Col. Antonio R. Buenaventura, a National Artist for Music and a native of Bulacan. He wrote the music sometime in the early 1930's while teaching at the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Philippines.

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• Pandanggo sa Ilaw
• Leopoldo Silos
• Col. Antonio Buenaventura

[philclassic]

kakatuwa naman.. kailangan talaga magkaroon ng training para ma-develop and special skills sa pagsasayaw ng mga folk dances natin. Di tulad ngayon basta marunong ka lang gumiling-giling at kumembot-kembot ay ayos na.

[cooking4fun]

Sali ako pag ganito ang klase ng sayaw, dito kse di kailangang ng kung anu-ano at "kakaibang galaw" lahat ng indak dine at galaw ay magalang na tradisyon,pati ang gamit na kasuutan.Mas nakaka-indak po talaga ito kesa sa ibang makabagong tunog,opo tawag sakin ng mga pinsan ko "bakya" dahil kahit college days nagbabakya po ako.Hindi dapat ikahiya dahi kabilang ito sa kasuutan ng ating lahi,iba'y napatingin o nag-taas ng kilay pero para sa akin walang halaga lahat ng iyan,ako naman po ay taas noo.

[sherylcopon]

so staticky... sayang nman

[TAGLEJESSELEANNE]

nc1

it really did help to our practice

[kate1379able]

camusta ka?

[liejun2010]

@cooking4fun tama ka amigo lalo na d2 s ibang bansa maganda na dala paren nten ang kulturang pilipino at kapag nakikilala ng ibang lahi lalo sila humahanga sa mga pilipino lalo na sa mga sayaw nten kasi dw masyado mahinhin ang mga sayaw nten sb ko nga yan nmn talaga ang ugaling pinoy eh sana lang wag mawala 2 :) ingatan nten ang ating kultura.......

[felixbautista]

Sounds like this is the original tune.. lovely ! Pure ! Thanks for uploading.

[DrChefPayatas]

sinayaw naman areh nung aku weh grd pr!kahirap atang iikot yung ilaw pailalim sa tagiliran papunta sa taas ng ulo,tapos ay mag sawy balance!naligwaka ku pa nga ng kandila yung kapartner ko!pero kasarap isaywa nareh ah!pede bang mahiram tugtog mo minsan sayawin ku lang sa iang tsanel ko?

salamat!

Dr.Chef :-D