Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance that originated during the Spanish colonial era in Leyte. It imitates the movement of tikling birds walking and running between grass stems and tree branches. The dance involves two people tapping and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles to the music traditionally played by a rondalla string ensemble. Female dancers typically wear colorful balintawak dresses with wide sleeves or a patadyong, while males wear an untucked embroidered Barong Tagalog shirt.
3. - Traditional Philippine folk dance
- Originated during the Spanish colonial era
- Its name is a reference to birds locally known as
tikling (Gallirallus philippensis)
- Originated in Leyte that imitates the movement
of the tikling birds (as they walk between grass
stems, run over tree branches)
4. HOW IT IS DONE
- Involves two people beating, tapping, and
sliding bamboo poles on the ground and
against each other in coordination with one
or more dancers who step over and in
between the poles in a dance.
5. PRESENTATION
- Traditionally danced to rondalla music, a sort of serenade
played by an ensemble of stringed instruments
- Originated in Spain during the Middle Ages
6. COSTUME
FEMALES
- traditionally wear dress called balintawak or patadyong
- Balintawak are colorful dresses with wide arched sleeves
- Patadyong
MALES
- Males wear an untucked embroidered shirt called the Barong Tagalog
