LAVEZARES: Philippine Folk Dance from Samar

This traditional dance came from the northwestern part of Samar. It is popular in the municipalities of Capul, Allen and Lavezares. It is also performed by the old folks of Calbayog. In fact, an excerpt from the Lavezares dance (the last ballroom figure) is the "Ti Yadut" of Calbayog.

The dance is similar to a surtido because of the assorted folk and traditional dance steps like kuradang , pi'ang-pi'ang, paseo con cambio pareja and valse with patty-cake turns; which are strung to have the dance performed.

The dance have been popularized by a an unidentified folk dance group from Calbayog City. Researchers of the Bayanihan came across the Lavezares dance in one of their researches in Samar in the late 1970's. The dance has, since then, became a part of their Spanish-influenced dance repertoire.

The music that accompanies the dance is a lovely mix of favorite Waray melodies which are played in this order:

(1) the Pandangyado which sounds like Costurera of Ilo-ilo, played in the paseo

(2) a very short excerpt of the Kuratsa Menor/Kuradang

(3) a stylized (embellished) Duyan music with mellesmatic style almost similar to a Lancero or Rigodon music

(4) an Interlude

(5) two-part Ti Yadut music repeated twice.

The dancers wear the late 19th century fashions preferably the Maria Clara con cola for the women and an elaborate Barong Tagalog or the americana cerrada for the gentlemen. The women's cola is either tucked on the waist or held by left hand by hooking a ring to the end of the 'tail'.

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[razvitali]

Actually, I was the one who transferred this video from VHS to DVD. this was taken in Luneta open theater. Our comeback performance from BPDC 1980 World Tour. Thank you for posting.

[Saiaopinoi]

@razvitali Hi thank for the corrections. I got this video as a zipped attachment to an email sent by a colleague in UP whom I asked if ever they had a video of the Lavezares (Capul version)...she gave me this.

[Saiaopinoi]

Taken outside the Philippines during Bayanihan's world tours in the 1980's.

[ocbbrother]

Would someone please direct me where I can get the traditional visayan folk music ? Prefer instrumentals only... Thanks!

[joibu]

very nice!! saan ito ginawa? thanks for sharing...