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    An occupational dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, 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.

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    An occupational dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, 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.

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    An occupational dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, 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.

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    Binatbatan

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    An occupational dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, 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.

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    Literature of Binatbatan Folk Dance

    An occupational dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte, 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 abel-making 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.
    Francisca Reyes Aquino

     Reyes-Aquino is the first National Artist for Dance. She was born
    in Bulacan on Mar. 9, 1899 (exactly 120 years ago)—at a time
    when the hegemony of the United States in the country was at its
    peak.
     Fondly called “Mother of Philippine Dancing,” Francisca Reyes-
    Aquino lived a life dedicated to preserving Filipino heritage
    through studying and teaching folk dances.
     After noticing “the corrupting influences of American Culture in
    the early years of the 20th century—jazz, movies, comics,
    language, and dance” while working as a student assistant for
    Physical Education in the University of the Philippines (UP),
    Reyes-Aquino decided to lead a cultural research on the
    Philippines’ unique folk culture and popularize it.
     With a small team of researchers, Reyes-Aquino spent months
    traveling to different rural communities, such as the barrios in
    Central and Northern Luzon, and studying the dances, activities,
    and even songs prevalent in it.
     She finished her research in 1926 and published the thesis
    titled Philippine Folk Dances and Games, which became a big
    help for educators and most Filipinos to recognize “unrecorded
    forms” of local dances, celebrations, and rituals.
    Her Discoveries

     It was in Leyte where Reyes-Aquino discovered the widely


    known Filipino dance Tininkling, which involves two bamboo
    poles and has movements imitating those of the tikling birds
    dodging the traps of farmers in rice fields in the Visayan
    Islands.
     Reyes-Aquino also discovered and taught the Maglalatik, Lubi-
    lubi, Polka sa Nayon, through her books, which are still used
    as a major reference for teaching physical education until
    today.

    These discoveries were a product Reyes-Aquino’s firm belief that


    “culture was not an afterthought to the social organization of the
    commonwealth regime.”

    “Heritage must not be sacrificed for progress,” Reyes-Aquino once


    said. “What matters for now is for every Filipino to protect our
    tradition and let no one distort it under the guise of modernization.
    Leave the folk dances as they are.”

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