Pangalay

Pangalay

Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah) in is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah.cite web
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] This dance is the most distinctively Asian of all the Southern Philippine dances because dancers must have dexterity and flexibility of the shoulders, elbows, and wristscite web
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] – movements that strongly resemble those of “kontaw silat,” a martial art common in the Malay 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 and Bajau 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 and Sabah 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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