Pandanggo
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Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has become popular among the rural folks and found in many places in the Philippines. The dance evolved from Fandango
, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. This dance, together with the Jota
, became popular among the illustrados or the upper class and later adapted among the local communities. In the early 18th century, any dance that is considered jovial and lively were called Pandanggo. There are many versions of this dance. Each locality have its own version. Local dancers have many ways of doing the Pandanggo, but there was one thing in common: it has gay and sprightly figures. It may be danced at any social gathering and is usually accompanied by clapping. In some places, the musicians did not stop playing until four to five couples have danced, one after the other. When one couple tires, another takes its place until there are no more who want to dance. The musicians play faster and faster after each repetition until the dancers are exhausted. Two of the most popular version of Pandanggo as a performing art are the Pandanggo sa Ilaw from Mindoro, and Oasioas. Another Philippine folk dance, Carinosa
, has Pandanggo as its base dance. Pandanggo is still danced by many people but mostly in religious rituals and processions such as the Pandangguhan sa Pasig, during the procession of St. Martha, and the Sayaw sa Obando. While Fandango in Spain was superseded by its modern version, the Flamenco, it has evolved into a popular folk dance, and as a ritual dance in many religious processions in the Philippines.
Fandango
Fandango is a lively couple's dance, usually in triple metre, traditionally accompanied by guitars and castanets or hand-clapping . Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has an instrumental introduction followed by "variaciones"...
, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. This dance, together with the Jota
Jota
Jota may refer to:*the name of J, the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet and Portuguese alphabet*Jota , a type of Spanish music and dance*Jota, a bean-sauerkraut soup of Slovenian/Croatian origin*Laverda Jota, a motorcycle...
, became popular among the illustrados or the upper class and later adapted among the local communities. In the early 18th century, any dance that is considered jovial and lively were called Pandanggo. There are many versions of this dance. Each locality have its own version. Local dancers have many ways of doing the Pandanggo, but there was one thing in common: it has gay and sprightly figures. It may be danced at any social gathering and is usually accompanied by clapping. In some places, the musicians did not stop playing until four to five couples have danced, one after the other. When one couple tires, another takes its place until there are no more who want to dance. The musicians play faster and faster after each repetition until the dancers are exhausted. Two of the most popular version of Pandanggo as a performing art are the Pandanggo sa Ilaw from Mindoro, and Oasioas. Another Philippine folk dance, Carinosa
Cariñosa
Cariñosa is a Philippine dance of Hispanic origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.- History and Emergence as a national folk dance:...
, has Pandanggo as its base dance. Pandanggo is still danced by many people but mostly in religious rituals and processions such as the Pandangguhan sa Pasig, during the procession of St. Martha, and the Sayaw sa Obando. While Fandango in Spain was superseded by its modern version, the Flamenco, it has evolved into a popular folk dance, and as a ritual dance in many religious processions in the Philippines.