Maglalatik
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The Maglalatik (also known as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is a folk dance from the Philippines performed by male dancers.[1] Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands[2] and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves. The dancers perform the dance by hitting one coconut shell with the other; sometimes the ones on the hands, the ones on the body, or the shells worn by another performer, all in time to a fast drumbeat.
Maglalatik can be seen as a mock battle between the dancing boys.[3] The dance is intended to impress the viewer with the great skill of the dancer. In some "Filipino Martial Arts" (FMA) circles, it is noted that the Maglalatik "consists of a trapping and boxing method hidden in a dance."
The name of the dance means "latik-maker", from latik, a coconut product that is used in Filipino cooking. The dance is also a war dance depicting a fight between Moros and Christians over the latik.[4]
References
- ^ Namiki, Kanami (October 2, 2017). Ramon Obusan, Philippine Folkdance and Me: From the Perspective of a Japanese Dancer. Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-971-27-3051-1. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ Castro, Christi-Anne (May 5, 2011). Musical Renderings of the Philippine Nation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-987684-6. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ SEATO Record. SEATO, Public Information Office. 1969. p. 33. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ Duyan Ng Magiting: The Folk Culture of the Southern Tagalog Region. IMC. 1989. p. 78. ISBN 978-971-10-1241-0. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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