Tarian Zapin. A folk dance is a dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country or region Not all ethnic dances are folk dances For example ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances Ritual dances are usually called “Religious dances” because of their purpose The terms “ethnic” and “traditional” are used when it is required to.
Pangalay (also known as DalingDaling or Mengalai in Sabah) is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah The dance has a similarity to classical Balinese and Thai dances where it is also the most distinctively Asian of all the southern Philippine dances because dancers must have dexterity and flexibility of the.
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