Sayaw sa Bangko and Maglalatik - Filipino Dance Clip 5

Performance at the Plantation Bay Dec 29, 2008.
Sayaw sa Bangko: Roughly meaning "dance on the benches," it is a dance where the performers skip and sway on top of a small bench while the villagers cheer them on. This dance is native to the barrio of Pangapisan, Lingayen, Pangasinan, and demands skill from its performers who must dance on top of a bench roughly six inches wide.


Maglalatik :This mock-war dance, originating from the Spanish Regime, depicts a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the prized latik, or coconut meat residue. This dance, originally performed in Biñan, Laguna, is also performed as a tribute to the patron saint of farmers, San Isidro de Labrador. 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.

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