- Pangalay
Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in
Sabah ) in is the traditional “fingernail ” dance of the Tausūg people of theSulu Archipelago andSabah .cite web
last = Severino
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title = Traditional Music of the Southern Philippines
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accessdate = 15 February
accessyear = 2007] – movements that strongly resemble those of “kontaw silat,” a martial art common in theMalay Archipelago . The "Pangalay" is performed mainly during weddings or other festive events. The male equivalent of the "Pangalay" is the "Pangasik" and features more martial movements, while a pangalay that features both a male and female dancer is called "Pangiluk".The original concept of the "Pangalay" is based on the pre-Islamic
Buddhist concept of male and female celestial angels (Sanskrit : "Vidhyadhari", Bahasa Sūg: "Biddadari") common as characters in other Southeast Asian dances.Neighboring
Samal andBajau peoples call this type of dance, "Umaral" or "Igal", and they sometimes use bamboo castanets as substitutes for long fingernails.A modern variant of this dance popular among the peoples of
Mindanao ,Sulu andSabah is called Pakiring, and emphasizes movement of the hips ("kiring-kiring") more than the traditional dance. It is performed to electro versions of traditional songs and is fast overtaking the traditional "Pangalay" in popularity at weddings.References
External links
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2Rqw0K_-c Video of Tausug "Pangalay" performed by the Tambuli Cultural Dance Troupe of Tawi-Tawi]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-g5DVEqe5o Video of Bajau "Igal" performed in Semporna, Sabah]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOHXEPD7aq4 Video of modern "Pakiring" (pangalay variant) performed by Hainun of Tawi-Tawi]
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