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Kimona and Long Skirts Is The Costume For Lapay Bantigue With A Cloth Piece Head Band

The Lapay dance originated from a woman named Felisa Tupas who was inspired by the graceful movements of sea birds in Bantigue, Masbate. She created a dance to mimic the birds' fluttering wings and play along the coast. The dance soon spread throughout the village and is now performed during Masbate City's anniversary celebrations, with elaborately costumed dancers giving thanks for the island's bountiful fish catch.

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Kimona and Long Skirts Is The Costume For Lapay Bantigue With A Cloth Piece Head Band

The Lapay dance originated from a woman named Felisa Tupas who was inspired by the graceful movements of sea birds in Bantigue, Masbate. She created a dance to mimic the birds' fluttering wings and play along the coast. The dance soon spread throughout the village and is now performed during Masbate City's anniversary celebrations, with elaborately costumed dancers giving thanks for the island's bountiful fish catch.

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Held alongside Masbate City’s cityhood anniversary, the festival highlights a traditional folk

dance inspired by sea birds called lapay.

Masbateños say that such birds are a common sight in the coastal barangay of Bantigue,
especially at dawn when they wait for the fishermen arrive with their catch.

Among those who were mesmerized by the birds’ tender beauty was a woman called Felisa
Tupas.

Lola Felisa, as she is fondly called, was inspired to invent a dance that mimicked the fluid
flapping of the bird's wings, their graceful swoop to kiss the sparkling waves, their playful
frolicking by the coastline as they search for spare catch.

The dance soon spread among the villagers, who offered it to their patroness Saint
Philomena.

To her they attribute many blessings, including the healing of a fisherman’s child, and an
abundant supply of fish.

Some say a separate dance called the Bantigue was blended with the Lapay dance,
resulting in a distinctive mix.

Later, National Artist, choreographer and dancer Ramon Obusan improved the traditional
dance with music and additional steps.

In 2002, the performance of the dance in the streets of Masbate was designated as one of
the highlights of the cityhood anniversary.

Masbateños today, often in elaborate costumes, dance the Lapay Bantigue to


commemorate the tradition and give thanks for the bountiful catch that they enjoy from the
waters that surround the island.

kimona and long skirts is the costume for lapay bantigue with a cloth piece head
band

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