Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a Philippine folk dance that originated in Lubang Island, Mindoro. It simulates the light and movement of fireflies at dawn or dusk, depicting the courtship of a young man with a maiden. Danced by couples to a three-fourths beat, it showcases balance as the women dancers hold candles on their heads and hands. Colonel Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura composed the music for Pandanggo sa Ilaw in the early 1930s while teaching at the University of the Philippines.
Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a Philippine folk dance that originated in Lubang Island, Mindoro. It simulates the light and movement of fireflies at dawn or dusk, depicting the courtship of a young man with a maiden. Danced by couples to a three-fourths beat, it showcases balance as the women dancers hold candles on their heads and hands. Colonel Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura composed the music for Pandanggo sa Ilaw in the early 1930s while teaching at the University of the Philippines.
Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a Philippine folk dance that originated in Lubang Island, Mindoro. It simulates the light and movement of fireflies at dawn or dusk, depicting the courtship of a young man with a maiden. Danced by couples to a three-fourths beat, it showcases balance as the women dancers hold candles on their heads and hands. Colonel Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura composed the music for Pandanggo sa Ilaw in the early 1930s while teaching at the University of the Philippines.
Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a Philippine folk dance that originated in Lubang Island, Mindoro. It simulates the light and movement of fireflies at dawn or dusk, depicting the courtship of a young man with a maiden. Danced by couples to a three-fourths beat, it showcases balance as the women dancers hold candles on their heads and hands. Colonel Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura composed the music for Pandanggo sa Ilaw in the early 1930s while teaching at the University of the Philippines.
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Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has
become popular in the rural areas of the Philippines.The word pandanggo comes from the Spanish dance“fandango”,a lively spanish dance .Which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. This dance, together with the Jota, became popular among the illustrados or the upper class and later adapted among the local communities. In the early 18th century, any dance that is considered jovial and lively was called Pandanggo.
2.Pandanggo sa Ilaw, which translates as Dance of
Lights, is a waltz-style, playful folk dance that showcases a unique fusion of local and western indigenous dance forms. Originating in Lubang Island, Mindoro in the Philippines, it is usually performed during festivities and special occasions.
3.It is also a popular dance in Portugal. Similar to
the original fandango folk dance, Pandanggo sa Ilaw requires excellent balance and incorporates clapping and lively steps danced in a three-fourths beat. The light refers to three oil lamps that the women dancers balance on the head and at the back of each hand. Candles in clear glasses have long replaced the oil lamps. The oil lumps is also called tinghoy.Pandanggo sa Ilaw is usually danced in couples, with both the women and men wearing traditional dresses.
4.Pandanggo sa Ilaw simulates the light and flight of
fireflies at dusk or dawn. It depicts the courtship of a young man to a maiden that captured his interest. In Lingayen, Pangasinan, Pandanggo sa Ilaw is called "Oasiwas," or swinging.
5.Pandanggo sa ilaw is composed by Col. Antonio
Ramirez Buenaventura, a National Artist for Music and a native of Bulacan. He wrote the music sometime in the early 1930’s while teaching at the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Philippines. 1.Pandanggo ay isang sayaw na Pilipinong Pilipino na naging popular sa mga rural na lugar ng Pilipinas. Ang salitang pandanggo ay mula sa Espanyol sayaw na "fandango", isang masiglang espanyol sayaw. Na dumating sa Pilipinas sa panahon ng Hispanic. Ang sayaw na ito, kasama ang Jota, ay naging popular sa mga illustrado o sa itaas na klase at pagkatapos ay inangkop sa mga lokal na komunidad. Noong unang bahagi ng ika-18 siglo, ang anumang sayaw na itinuturing na masaya at masiglang ay tinatawag na Pandanggo.
2.Pandanggo sa Ilaw, na isinasalin bilang Sayaw
ng Ilaw, ay isang istilong waltz, mapaglarong katutubong sayaw na nagpapakita ng isang natatanging pagsasanib ng mga lokal at kanluraning katutubong sayaw. Pinagmulan sa Lubang Island, Mindoro sa Pilipinas, karaniwang ginagawa ito sa panahon ng kapistahan at mga espesyal na okasyon. 3.Ito ay isang popular na sayaw sa Portugal. Katulad ng orihinal na fandango folk dance, ang Pandanggo sa Ilaw ay nangangailangan ng mahusay na balanse at isinasama ang pumapalakpak at masigla na mga hakbang na nagsayaw sa isang three-fourths beat. Ang ilaw ay tumutukoy sa tatlong lampara ng langis na balanse ng mga dancer sa ulo at sa likod ng bawat kamay. Ang mga kandila sa malinaw na baso ay may mahabang panahon na pinalitan ang lampara ng langis. Ang langis lumps ay tinatawag ding tinghoy.Pandanggo sa Ilaw ay karaniwang danced sa mag-asawa, na may parehong mga kababaihan at mga lalaki na may suot na tradisyonal na dresses. Ang 4.Pandanggo sa Ilaw ay simulates ang liwanag at flight ng mga fireflies sa dapit-hapon o bukang-liwayway. Inilalarawan nito ang panliligaw ng isang kabataang lalaki sa isang dalaga na nakuha ang kanyang interes. Sa Lingayen, Pangasinan, Pandanggo sa Ilaw ay tinatawag na "Oasiwas," o pagtatayon.
Ang Pandanggo sa ilaw ay binubuo ni Col.
Antonio Ramirez Buenaventura, isang National Artist for Music at katutubong ng Bulacan. Isinulat niya ang musika noong unang bahagi ng dekada ng 1930 habang nagtuturo sa Conservatory of Music sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas.