Wednesday, September 11, 2013

A Filipino Colorful Courtship

In Our Modernity at this very moment, the culture of our country that we belong to be was preserved or was stayed on the history
like this dance that was called "The Sayaw sa Bangko" Sayaw ed Tapew na Bangko (dance on top of a bench), is a dance which originates from Pangasinan and researched by Jovita Sison. It is performed by a couple on a narrow bench, inching and hopping from one end to another. Dancer show skill in staying up the bench as they exchange places by moving their way around or the girl thrown in the air while boy moves to the other end. They do not compete but rather complement each other so that no one falls. It is usually performed during town fiestas.Ang pangakit na Sayaw sa Bangko ay katutubo sa Pangapisan, Lingayen, at Pangasinan. Sumasayaw ang mga pareha sa ibabaw ng mga bangko. Maliit na maliit ang mga bangko at dahil doon dapat maingat na maingat ang mga nagsasayaw.

This Folk Dance shows the true happiness of the Filipinos in case of love specially to their boyfriends/girlfriends. And one of the step is the Courtship to make her/his your "nobya/nobyo" a Tagalog word means Girlfriend or Boyfriend. The storyline of this folk dance, is courting the girls, through colorful, and jolly dance step and music

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