Philippine Folk
Dances with Asian
Influence
Dance Title: BINISLAKAN
• Meaning: With the use of sticks
• Dance Culture: Christian-lowland
• Place of Origin: Lingayen, Pangasinan
• Country of Influence: China
• Ethno-linguistic Group: Pangasinense
• Classification: Social Dance
• Dance Properties
• Costume:
• Female: Siesgo and Kimono with loose and
long sleeves and soft panuelo.
• Male: Camisa de Chino and red pants.
 Music: 2/4 composed of two parts- A and B.
 Count: One, two, one and two, and one and
two and
 Formation: Partners stand about six feet
apart. One or more pairs in a set can take
part in the dance, in any formation desired.
Camisa de
Chino
Kimono
Red
Pants
Dance Title: SUA-KU-SUA
• Meaning: My Pomelo Tree
• Dance Culture: Muslim-lowland (Coastal)
• Place of Origin: Jolo, Sulu
• Country of Influence: China, Malaysia,
and Indonesia
• Ethno-linguistic Group: Tausug
• Classification: Courtship Dance
• Dance Properties
 Female
• Top (Barawasi)
 Pants (Sawal or Kantiu)
• Shoulder band (Siyag)
• Headpiece: similar to Chinese crowns
• Accessories: gold or imitation gold earrings,
necklace, bracelets, and brooches.
• Suggested footwear: Dancers are barefoot.
Male
• Top (Bajo)
• Pants (Sawal or Kantiu)
• Accessories: money-belt, Sarok hat, Pis siyabit
(rectangular hand-woven scarf tied on the head
or hung loosely over one shoulder), Kris (wavy
knife) or barong (leaf-knife).
• Suggested footwear: Dancers are barefoot
• Music: 2/4 and 4/4; composed of three parts –
A, B, and C. Gabbang bamboo xylophone are
shaped –like a small boat.
Barawasi
Sawal or
Kantiu
Siyag
Bajo
Dance Title: PANGALAY
• Meaning: Finger Nail
• Dance Culture: Muslim-lowland
(coastal)
• Place of Origin: Sulu
• Country of Influence: Thailand,
Malaysia, Burma, Cambodia, and
Indonesia
• Ethno-linguistic Group: Tausug
• Classification: Wedding/ Dance
Festival
 Dance Properties
 Costume: Dancer wear a typical Joloana
costume
 Accessories: Experts and professional
dancers use janggay, extended metal finger
nails in each finger.
 Suggested footwear: Dancers are barefoot.
 Music: Played as many times as necessary.
 Count: one, two: or one and two and to a
measure
Dance Title: SAKUTING
• Meaning: Refers to rhythmic sticks
producing the accompaniment for
the dance.
• Place of Origin: Abra and Ilocos
Norte
• Country of Influence: China
• Classification: Social Dance
Dance Properties
Costume:
• Female: native Ilocano kimono style with
sleeves of elbow length; ankle-length skirt
of bright-colored plaids shirred at the
waist.
• Male: Camisa de chino, red trousers, and
a native hat
Music: 2/4 and 3/4 rhythms and composed
of 9 parts: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I.
Kimono
Camisa de
Chino
Thank You 
THE END.