2. HISTORY
Meaning: My Pomelo Tree
Researcher: Ramon A. Obusan
Where: Jolo, Sulu
Dance Classification: Courtship Dance
Country of Influence: China, Malaysia,
Indonesia
3. Sua ku Sua is Muslim dance,
the fan in the dance
symbolize the leaves of
pomelo tree.
HISTORY
4. The basic movements of this dance is
like a Boat because Tausug in Jolo,
Sulu they aren’t only a farmer but also
a seafarer, and one of the product of
Jolo, Sulu is Pomelo Fruit.
HISTORY
6. DANCE
Figure 1: Throughout this figure, the
knees are slightly bent and turned
outward. Arms are extended
sideward, with a fan in each hand.
7. DANCE
Take 32 walking steps forward, turning
the hand from the wrist down and up
alternately on every count. Bend the
head sideward to the right and to the
left alternately in time the hand
movement.
8. DANCE
Figure 2: Partners face Audience.
Place R heel forward, arms sideward
(cts. 1,2), take six (6) steps in place,
move hands shown in Figure 1.
Place R heel forward two times.
9. DANCE
Take four steps turning right about
in place, arms and hand
movements as (a)
Repeat all (a-c). Finish the turn until
you are facing your partner.
10. DANCE
Figure 3: Partners face each other.
With arms in fourth position, L arm
high, step R forward and raise L foot
in rear, turning hands down (ct.1),
11. DANCE
step L in place, turning hands up (ct.2),
step R backward and raise L foot
forward, moving R and to 2nd position
and turning down (ct.3), step L foot in
place turning hands up (ct.4)
12. DANCE
Take four (4) walking steps forward
to be in line with partner by R
shoulder, arms and hand
movements, as shown in Figure 1
(cts. 1, 2, 3, 4).
13. DANCE
Repeat (a) and (b). Finish in
partner’s place.
Turn left about and repeats (a-c).
Finish proper places (Partners are
by L shoulders in b.
15. ASSIGNMENT
Make a Research about the following:
History of Pangalay
Dance Figure or Dance Literature of Pangalay
Costume and Props of Pangalay
Reference: P.E and Health Textbook, p. 177-189,
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