Philippine Folk Dance Originated in Mindanao
Daling-daling
Dance from Jolo Sulu
Daling-daling is a courtship dance from Jolo, Sulu. This is popular among the young people of that locality. The word daling means my love. The name of the dance, therefore means, “my love, my love”.
The dancers sing as they perform the dance, or the audience may sing while the dancers perform the dance. The song reveals how two lovers care for each other. The boy tells the girl that there is no peace in his mind when he is away from her. The girl, on the other hand, says that even if they were in two separate islands her love for him would never change.
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Dugso
Dance from Bukidnon
In the Bukidnon dialect, dugso means dance. Dugso is a ceremonial dance usually performed during the feasting or kaliga, as a thanksgiving of a favor granted. Dancers have serious facial expressions. They move with an air of reverence throughout the dance.
A fire is built at the middle of the place where the dance is to be performed. The dancers perform around the fire. It is believed that their thanksgiving offering will be carried to their “gods” by the smoke of the fire. Their priest stands beside the fire while the dancers dance around him and the fire. He sings his prayers aloud.
Sometimes there is no fire. Instead a table laden with food (fruits and other delicacies) is prepared as an offering. The dancers dance around this table instead. Boys and girls, or only girls may participate in this dance.
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Kalingkingan
Dance originated from Ibanag
Kalingkingan is a small bird that flies swiftly. It lives in caves. As if flies, it produces a queer sound resembling that of bamboo castanets struck together. This dance is popular among the country people of Cagayan province. It is danced in any social gathering and is usually performed to the accompaniment of sinco-sinco, a five-stringed guitar found in Cagayan.
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La Jota Cagayana
Ibanag
This version of La Jota came from Tuguegarao, Cagayan. It is lively and
interesting like the other Jotas found in other parts of the
Philippines.
COSTUME. Dancers wear typical Ilocano costume of Girl wears maskota
skirt, camisa and stiff panuelo.
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Maskota
Ibanag
Maskota is a wedding dance popular in the province of Cagayan and Isabela. It is named after the skirts that the women of those wear when attending parties, weddings, and other social gatherings. The cut or style of the skirt is called maskota. It is a full, tailless skirt. The dress material usually has large flower prints. This dance may be performed by newly married couples or by other pairs attending the party. While the newly married couple is dancing, two plates are placed on the floor, one on each side of the couple. All the relatives and friends of the bride put their money and other gifts on the plate beside the bridegroom. The relatives and friends of the groom on the other hand place their monetary and other gifts on the bride's plate. Each party tries to outdo the other in giving gifts to the couple. After the dance, the bridegroom takes the two plates and gives them to the bride as their common property. While the couple is dancing, a singer stands near them and sings original verses describing the pair. At social gatherings other than a wedding party the man who wishes to dance approaches the woman he intends to dance with, executing close steps. He bows in front of her with his hands moving from first to second position, palms up. If the lady accepts the invitation, she stands, otherwise she shakes her head in rejection .He goes to his next choice and if she accepts, she stands and the man leads her to the center of the room where they dance the maskota. When old people perform this dance, they do not have definite steps and figures and they move where they please covering as much space as they want to. The number of figures, therefore, depends largely on the mood and ability of the dancers. The steps of the dance described below were selected from the traditional steps and figures performed by the old people of Cagayan and Isabela.
Costume. Girl wears maskota skirt and any kind of camisa with stiff panuelo, and Boy, barong tagalog and colored trousers. Girl has a handkerchief and fan hanging from the right side of her waist.
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