LOCATED IN NORTHERN LUZON, WITHIN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES RESIDE THE IGOROTS, AN OVERARCHING INDIGENOUS TERM FOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO CALL THE CORDILLERA REGION THEIR HOME. SOME OF THE MAJOR TRIBES COMPRISING THE REGION ARE BENGUET, IFUGAO, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, APAYAO, AND KALINGA. DANCES PERFORMED BY THESE PEOPLE CELEBRATE COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, AND MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS A GOOD HARVEST OR A WEDDING. POWER AND PRIDE ARE TAKEN IN EACH STEP AS DANCERS MOVE TO THE GANGSA, THE BEATING OF GONGS.
