6. Pandanggo Sa Ilaw
We are continuing our list of easiest Filipino folk dances with steps with a dance derived from the Spanish word fandango is the very popular folk dance in the Philippines, Pandanggo sa Ilaw. Oil lamps were traditionally used in this dance, but later on, they started using a glass with a candle instead. The more modern version uses battery powered lamps. This dance originated in Mindoro where the women used their oil lamps to guide fishermen back to the shore. Oil lamps (or glasses with candels, or battery powered lamps) are carried in both hands and on the head as well. The dance is in 3/4 rhythm and the beat of the music becomes faster and faster. The dancers wore baro’t saya for women and barong Tagalog for men. The basic step for Pandanggo sa Ilaw is touch-step-touch and do-si-do accompanied by clapping or snapping of fingers.
