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Binasuan
MIDI File (binasuan.mid)
(beeh-nah-SOOH-ahn)
This colorful and lively dance from Bayambang in the Pangasinan province shows off the
balancing skills of the dancers. The glasses that the dancers gracefully, yet carefully,
maneuver are half-filled with rice wine. Binasuan, meaning "with the use of a drinking
glass" in Pangasinan, is often performed as entertainment at weddings, birthdays, and
fiestas.
Binatbatan
(beeh-naht-BAH-tahn)
An occupational dance from
Paoay, Ilocos Norte, and
Binatbatan depicts the beating of
cotton pods to separate the seeds
from the fibers with the use of
two sticks called batbat in the
Ilocos region. Weavers in Paoay
often engage themselves in abelmaking
contests (abel is a cloth
common among the Ilokanos).
Dancers maneuver in and out of parallel batbat sticks, each about 18 inches long. The
rhythm and speed of the beating of the sticks make for a lively and colorful display.
Binoyugan
(beeh-noh-YOOH-gahn)
A dance from the Ilokano region
of Pangasinan, Binoyugan
features women balancing on their
heads a banga or clay pot which
they use to fetch water from the
river or well, or in which to cook
rice. The dance culminates with
the women laying stomach down
on stage, and rolling from side to
side, all while balancing the pot.
Gaway-gaway
(GAH-why-GAH-why)
Originating from a small town of Leyte called Jaro, children celebrate a beautiful harvest
of the Gaway root crop. They imitate the pulling of the stalks, hitting their elbows in a
movement called Siko-Siko.