tinikling

TINIKLING IS A TRADITIONAL PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE THAT ORIGINATED DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL ERA. THE DANCE INVOLVES TWO PEOPLE BEATING, TAPPING, AND SLIDING BAMBOO POLES ON THE GROUND AND AGAINST EACH OTHER IN COORDINATION WITH ONE OR MORE DANCERS WHO STEP OVER AND IN BETWEEN THE POLES IN A DANCE. IT’S MEANT TO IMITATE THE TINKLING BIRDS STEPPING OVER THE BAMBOO TRAPS THAT FARMERS MADE.