This dance is known in the Philippines be several names, such as "Hapayan", "Tagayan", "Pandango sa Baso", and "Abaroray". Originally, in Singkil Maranao word for "getting a leg or foot entangled in an object" a solo female performer danced in and out of crisscrossed bamboo poles, keeping time to the syncopation of the poles, at the same time manipulating two fans apir. Flip R kerchief upward and L kerchief downward ct. Arms in lateral position moving sideward R and L with forearm turns When the bamboo closes it has to be hard enough to make a sound and the dancers must be quick enough to not get their foot or feet caught.
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