some of the noises or the music that will be

used by the dance will be generated by these

coconut shells.
This dance actually tells a story- and it
depicts the fight between the Moros and the
Christians over the 'latik'. The 'latik' is the
residue that is left after the coconut milk has
been cooked and boiled. This dance is
composed of a four-part performance and
COSTUMES the first two performance of the dance is
called as the 'Palipasan' and the 'Baligtaran'.
They usually danced shirtless with
trousers together with coconut shells around Steps that are generally
the body.
performed in the dance.
Trousers:
 First step will require dancers to make
Muslims wear red trousers and blue for the 6 to 8 counts of jogging to settle to
christians their place
Coconut shell:  Then four steps forward while
pounding the chests.
6 pairs of coconut shell. a pair for both leg,
 Four basic clap cycles while the
located in the knees. 2 pairs for the body,
dancers are in place
one in front for the chest part and another
 Another four basic clap cycles in
one at the back. A pair in both side of the
order for the dancers to get to two
hips and a pair for the hands(for tapping)
rows
 Another 8 quick clap cycles to the
Maglalatik ripple effect
 Another 8 quick clap cycles that will
Maglalatik is danced to allow the dancer to circle around the
mimic the early battle against Christians and partner, and next up is the Circle Up.
Moros to win coconut meat or “latik” during  The dancers will make 8 counts+1 -4
the time of Spanish colonization. This is also count for the first clap
performed to pay homage to the town saint  Dancers will clap after the one 8
of Biñan, Laguna – San Isidro Labrador. count and this should be done 8 times,
This dance is divided into four parts: then the finishing clap
baligtaran, palipasan, paseo and escaramusa.  Dancers will make 8 high-low clap
This is performed by all-male dancers who cycles in order to move into position.
wear blue pants to represent the Christians  Another 8 cycles of 6 hit clapping
and red pant for the Moros. All dancers,  The dancer will then make 16 counts
however, have coconut shells mounted on for the tricks with another round of
their body parts. clapping in the background
This dance is also called as 'Magbabao'  Dancer will make 4 basic to get to the
which can mean 'the one using the 'bao' and two sides
the 'bao' is the coconut shell. Throughout the  Dancer will make 8 quick clap cycles
dance, the viewers of the dance can expect for the battle
that most of the dance moves that will be  Dancer will make 4 quick clap cycles
performed by the dancers will focus on the in order to get to the end
use of these 'baos' or the coconut shells and
  And right after the last clap, the wore the patadyong kimona and camisa de
dancers then make their pose. chino to reveal their nationalism to their
country and other steps were revised or
According to historians, this
Filipinized but the music did not change at
Philippine dance originated in Laguna and
all and reveals a Spanish Influence to the
usually performed during the town fiesta of
Filipinos. As stated by the book of Francisca
Biñan. The dance is usually performed in a
Reyes-Aquino, dancers may wear
religious procession as the procession moves
balintawak style (a native dress of
down the street. This dance called
theTagalog regions), camisa (a white sleeve)
'Maglalatik' is performed as an offering to
or patadyong kimona (a dress of the Visayan
their patron saint- San Isidro de Labrador.
of people) and for boys, a barong Tagalog
and colored pants. Because it is the national
dance, the dancers may wear any Filipino
costumes.
HISTORY
The dance originated in Panay Island
in the Visayan Islands and was introduced
by the Spaniards during their colonization of
thePhilippines. It is related to some of the
Spanish dances like the bolero and the
Mexican dance Jarabe Tapatio or the
Mexican Hat Dance.
COSTUME
DANCE STEPS
Costumes used in the Carinosa: Initially a
Maria Clara gown and Barong Tagalong, a Step 1: 3 step turn and bow facing each
formal shirt was used as costumes for this other
dance style. Furthermore, attire such as Step 2: 3 step and point Right-Left direction
patadyong kimona (a dress belonging to the in 16 count
Visayan community), camisa de chino (a
white sleeve), Barong Tagalog, and colored
pants. Step 3: Touch Step - 3 step forward in 2
count. 4 touch steps, change position then
repeat

Cariñosa Step 4: * 3 step forward and back to back

Cariñosa (Spanish pronunciation:
[kaɾiˈɲosa], meaning the loving or
affectionate one) is a Philippine dance of
Hispanic origin from the Maria Clara suite
of Philippine folk dances, where the fan or
handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it * 4 touch steps
places the couple in romance scenario.
Originally, the Cariñosa was danced * Change position and repeat the first two on
with Maria Clara dress and Barong Tagalog step 4 above
for it is a Maria Clara Spanish Dance when
it was introduced. However as the Filipino
people saw and imitated this dance, they
 * Chang position then repeat the first three
in step 7

Step 5: * 3 step forward

* Girl opens her fan and will start fanning

herself Step 8: Dance with grace

* 4 touch steps

* Change position and repeat the first three

on step 5 above.

Step 6: * 3 steps forward

* Boy moves forward then kneel

* Girl taps the boy with her fan and she will
do 4 touch steps

* Change position

* Girl will kneel as they look each other and

the boy will do 4 touch steps

Step 7: * 3 steps forward

* Girl gets the handkerchief from the boy

* Both will move the hanky up and down

four times