The Lanceros de Tayabas is a Philippine folk dance that originated in the province of Tayabas in the 16th century when Spanish missionaries introduced Christianity and European culture. The dance takes its name from the knights of King Arthur and was performed as entertainment alongside Spanish stage plays. Dancers are arranged in squares with girls wearing traditional Filipino dresses and boys wearing shirts and pants, and they perform choreographed movements to celebratory 2/4 time music.
2. Lanceros de Tayabas
•In the 16th century, the Spanish
missionaries came to the
Philippines with a new religion that
promised salvation.
•Lanceros takes its name from the
chivalrous knights and lancers of
King Arthur fame.
3. •In Tayabas, the dance came to
be known as Lanceros de
Tayabas, noted as a
divertissement for the comedia
stage-play also a Spanish import.
4. • COSTUMES: Girls wear baro’t saya of the siete
cochillos type and boys wear barong tagalog with
dark colored pants.
• MUSIC: 2/4 composed of seven parts: A, B, C, D, E,
F, and G.
• COUNT: 1,2 or 1 and 2, and to a measure.
• FORMATION: Dancers are arranged in set of four
pairs in square formation
