Maglalatik - PhilCAS

One dance of the Countryside/ Rural parts of the Philippines. To the Filipinos, these dances illustrate the fiesta spirit and demonstrate a love of life. They express a joy in work, a love for music, and pleasure in the simplicities of life.

Maglalatik : Maglalatik is a four-part performance: the palipasan and the baligtaran showing the intense combat, and the paseo and the escaramusa, the reconciliation. The Moros of this dance usually wear red trousers, while the Christians don blue trousers. All of the men use harnesses of coconut shells positioned on their backs, chests, hips, and thighs. (Reference : http://home.netcom.com/~ntamayo/folkdance.html)

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