27 February, 2020

Balangbang

Balangbang postcard
Balangbang 



POSTCARD DETAILS:
Unused
Single View
Size: 4"x5.5"



Balangbang postcard



Publisher: Kruger
Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
Cost: N/A
Copyright: N/A
Barcode: N/A
Serial Number: 17215


DANCE DETAILS:
Type: Folk dance (victory or festival dance)
Origin: Mountain Province (Kankanaey)


Balangbang was originally a war dance performed during canao, a feast to celebrate either victory in war, a bountiful harvest, or a wedding. The dance shows a duel or combat of two warriors who later joins them. The hide and seek movements which follow the rhythm of the ganza (gong) dramatize the killing. The dancing crowd shields the warriors from clashing with each other. A closed dance formation represents the shielding and an open dance formation depicts the duel or fight scene.

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