Archive for the 'Street Dancing' Category
September 24th, 2008 -- Posted in Festivals, Ilocos, La Union, Philippines, Street Dancing, Travel |
Pindangan Festival is a celebration every March 20 commemorating the Founding Anniversary of San Fernando City as a City. Authored by then Gov. Victor F. Ortega, it was ratified on March 20, 1998 subsequent to Republic Act 8509 converting the municipality into a component city of La Union on February 13 of the same year. The original name of San Fernando, Pindangan in the Ilocano dialect means a place where meat is sun dried with salt for preservation. Because of the place’s abundant dried meat, the place was called Pindangan.
The festival features the annual street dancing competition among students and residents from various schools and barangays in the City of San Fernando that marks the first day of the five-day celebration. Students from the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels including the different barangays and civic organizations in the city set foot their best street dance steps and displayed their colorful costumes. Residents, local and foreign tourists alike trooped to the streets during the festival to witness the street dancing by the participants in a stunning display of mastery, gaiety, coordination and energy.
September 3rd, 2008 -- Posted in Calesa Parade, Festivals, Food Fairs, Ilocos Sur, Street Dancing |
Viva Vigan Festival is being held every first week of May. Its festive mood is characterized by colorful Binatbatan Street Dancing where all costumes and props are all innovative and artistic plus dancers also use abel cloth and sticks. The Calesa Parade is another must-see portion of the festival wherein private individuals, calesa owners or calesa sponsored by business establishments, organizations or government agencies design their own calesa for a parade in the street. Decoration using materials indigenous to the City such as: Abel Iloko (the native handwoven cloth); Burnay (Vigan jars); damili; agricultural products; and processed foods like longaniza, bagnet and kankanen. The Karbo festival beckons spectators to feel the ambience of a living historic city. Other attractions include ramada games, religious rituals, Santa Cruzan, Abel fashion shows, exhibits, trade/food fairs and other exciting events.
August 23rd, 2008 -- Posted in Festivals, Mindanao, Street Dancing, Travel |
August (August 14) is the month for the people on Kidapawan City in North Cotabato to celebrate an annual festival called Kalibongan Festival. Kalibongan is a manobo term for a Grand Festival which is celebrated yearly in Kidapawan, Cotabato. The Manobos, Bagobos, and other highland tribes from the different parts of the province go down to Kidapawan to show off and proudly display their tradition and cultural heritage. The natives display their own version of “party” with a traditional horsefight, a “blood compact” peace ceremony, etc.
August 9th, 2008 -- Posted in Festivals, Ilocos Norte, Street Dancing, Travel |
The Farmer’s Festival of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte is being held sometime in November. It is a festival that highlights a street dance parade participated in by dressed up farmers with their products, agro-industrial, trade fair, contest of the biggest farm harvest and livestock, “pinaka” contests agro products.
August 8th, 2008 -- Posted in Festivals, Ilocos Norte, Pottery, Street Dancing |
Highlights street dance competition pantomiming pottery making which is an industry of San Nicolas.
In this festival, the Street Dance is regularly participated by the youth as part of their cultural and social development. It is also where they can instill discipline, camaraderie and sportsmanship among themselves. Their organization, San Nicolas (SN) Cultural Troupe, participated already in different Street Dance competitions and received various awards.
