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TIKLOS: Refers to a group of peasants who agree to work for each one day each week to clean the
forest, prepare soil for planting, or do any job in the farm, including the building of a house.

 The music is played with a flute accompanied by a guitar and the guimbal or the tambora (kind
of drum.
 Is also played to gather the peasants before they start to work.
 Dancers are dress in working costumes.
 Music is divided into 2 parts. A and B.
 Its counts are One, two or one, ah, two, ah or one, and, two to a measure
 Its formation is partners stand opposite each other about six feet apart. When facing audience,
the girl stands at partner’s right side.

SUBLI: The term subli owes its meaning to two tagalog word “subhub” meaning to fall with the
head and “bali” which means broken. Hence, the dancers appear to be lame and crooked throughout
the dance.

 Considered to be a favorite of the people of the barrios of the municipality of Bauan, Batangas.
 Ceremonial worship dance performed in homage to the Holy Cross referred to the vernacular as
Mahal Na Poong Santa Cruz.
 Orignated in the barrio of Dingin, Alitagtag, Batangas.
 Made by Dr. Elena Milano the word subli came from old tagalog word “sobli” meaning “salisi or
“exchange of place”.
 Music has rhythmic melody dance with.
 One performance is equivalent to 2-3 mins.

SAKUTING: Sakuting is a dance from the province of Abra. It was originally an all-male dance
performance presenting a mock fight between Ilocano Christians and non-Christians using sticks. The
dance is traditionally performed during Christmas at the town plaza or throughout the town, from one
house to another. The dancers receive aguinaldo (gifts of money) or refreshments especially prepared
for Christmas.

HISTORY OF DANCE: From the earliest moments of known human history, dance
accompanied ancient rituals, spiritual gatherings and social events. As a conduit of trance, spiritual
force, pleasure, expression, performance and interaction, dance became infused into our nature from
the earliest moments of our existence - from the moment when first African tribes covered themselves
in war-paint to the to the spreading of music and dance across all four corners of the world. Without a
doubt, dancing remains one of the most expressive forms of communications that we know.

The oldest proof of existence of dancing comes from the 9000 year old cave paintings that were found in
India, which depicts various scenes of hunting, childbirth, religious rites, burials and most importantly,
communal drinking and dancing. Since dancing itself cannot leave clearly identifiable archeological
artifacts that can be found today, scientist looked for secondary clues, written word, stone carvings,
paintings and similar artifacts. Period when dancing became widespread can be traced to the third
millennia BC, when Egyptians started using dance as integral parts of their religious ceremonies. Judging
by the many tomb paintings that survived the tooth of time, Egyptian priests used musical instruments
and dancers to mimic important events - stories of gods and cosmic patterns of moving stars and sun.
This tradition continued in ancient Greece, where dance was used very regular and openly to public
(which eventually brought the birth of the famous Greek theatre in 6th century BC). Ancient paintings
from 1st millennia clearly speak of many dance rituals in Greek culture, most notably the one before
start of each Olympian Games, precursor to the modern Olympic Games. As centuries went on, many
other religions infused dance in the core of their rituals, such as Hindu dance "Bharata Nhatyam" which
is preformed even today.

Of course, not all dances in those ancient times were intended for religious purposes. Ordinary people
used dance for celebration, entertainment, seduction and to induce the mood of frenzied exhilaration.
Annual celebration in honor of Greek god of wine Dionysus (and later Roman god Bacchus) included
dancing and drinking for several days. 1400BC year old Egyptian painting showed the group of scantily
dressed girls who danced for the wealthy male crowd, supported by the several musicians. This kind of
entertainment continued to be refined, until medieval times and the start of the Renaissance when
ballet became integral part of the wealthy class.

European dances before the start of Renaissance were not widely documented, any only few isolated
fragments of their existence remain found today. The most basic "chain shaped" dance practiced by
commoners was most widespread across Europe, but the arrival of Renaissance and new forms of music
brought many other styles in fashion. Renaissance dances from Spain, France and Italy were soon
surpassed by Baroque dances which became widely popular in French and English courts. After the end
of French Revolution, many new types of dances emerged with focused on less restrictive woman
clothing, and tendency for skipping and jumping. These dances soon became even more energetic in
1844 with the beginning of so called "international polka craze" which also brought us the first
appearance of famous waltz.

After the short period of time when great ballroom masters created wave of complicated dances, the
era of modern day 2 person dance started with the careers of famous ballroom dances Vernon and Irene
Castle. After those early years of 20th century many modern dances were invented (Foxtrot, One-Step,
Tango, Charleston, Swing, Postmodern, Hip-hop, breakdancing and more) and the expansion of musical
brought those dances into worldwide popularity.