Dances of the Lesser Known Groups/Ethnic Dances

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  Bukidnons
  

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  A dance by women commonly wearing a bell anklets done during thanksgiving for driving away bad spirits.
  
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  A festival and ritual dance of three Kaamulan datus, with chanting and dancing around an altar,
  

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  Manobo
  

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  Fertility dance and courtship dance among the Manobos.
  
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  Version of a hawk dance.
  
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  A dance imitating the movements of the squirrel.
  

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  Bagobo
  

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  A Bagobo dance on the rice planting and harvesting cycle.
  
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  A Bagobo dance representing the quivering of the leaveas of the baliti tree.
  

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  T’boli
  

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  A mimic dance of the beautiful birds performed by young T’boli girls.
  
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  A dance imitating the movements of the monkey.
  

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  Tagbanua
  

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  A ceremonial rite performed during bilug (full moon) for the purpose of healing the sick, imploring or in thanks giving for a good and bountiful harvest.
  

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  Mansaka
  

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  A wedding dance among the Mansaka people.
  
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  A monkey dance for two.
  

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  Mandaya
  

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  A dance imitating the movements of a hawk.
  

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  Talaandig
  

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  Young women of the Taalandig tribe try to outdo each other in attracting an eligible man with the use of colorful scarves.
  

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  Higaonon
  

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  A typical dance of the Higaonons depicting a mother hen and her chicks being attacked by a ferocious hawk, three hunters save the hen from the clutches of the “Banog” or hawk.
  

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  Subanon
  

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  An all male dance that dramatizes the strength and stoic character of the Subanon male. The Subanon warrior calls the attention of the diwatas with the sound of the leaves.