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Pangalay

Pangalay is a traditional dance of the Tausug people from the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah that requires great dexterity and flexibility in the shoulders, elbows, and wrists. It is performed mainly at weddings or other celebrations by both male and female dancers. Expert dancers enhance the graceful hand movements of the dance with janggay, which are ornamented metal nails. While there is no set choreography, the movements of the hands and feet slow down as the speed of the kulintangan music increases. Neighboring peoples sometimes perform similar dances called Umaral or Igal Igal using bamboo castanets instead of long fingernails.

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Pangalay

Pangalay is a traditional dance of the Tausug people from the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah that requires great dexterity and flexibility in the shoulders, elbows, and wrists. It is performed mainly at weddings or other celebrations by both male and female dancers. Expert dancers enhance the graceful hand movements of the dance with janggay, which are ornamented metal nails. While there is no set choreography, the movements of the hands and feet slow down as the speed of the kulintangan music increases. Neighboring peoples sometimes perform similar dances called Umaral or Igal Igal using bamboo castanets instead of long fingernails.

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Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling)

in is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah.
This dance is the most distinctively Asian of all the Southern Philippine dances because dancers
must have dexterity and flexibility of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists – movements that strongly
resemble those of “kontaw silat,” a martial art common in the Malay Archipelago. The Pangalay is
performed mainly during weddings or other festive events. The male equivalent of the Pangalay is
the Pangasik and features more martial movements, while a pangalay that features both a male and
female dancer is called Pangiluk.

The dancer uses janggay or ornamented metal nails to enhance the graceful hand movements
accentuated by the shoulder and sensuous hip movements. It is an indigenous Philippine folk dance
that predates the coming of Christianity and Islam. Traditionally, there is no set choreographed
movements in pangalay. It is important to note that the faster the kulintangan music the SLOWER
the movements of the hands and footwork. Contrary to popular belief, there is no such thing as a
"janggay" dance found among the Tausugs and Sama Dilaut (bajau). Ramon Obusan created the
dance based on his research of dances from the Sulu Archipelago. Pangalay is a classical dance that
is part of the Philippines Southeast Asian heritage.

Pangalay is a popular festival dance in Sulu. It is performed in wedding celebrations and at big
social affairs. Wedding celebrations among the rich families in Sulu are lavishly observed. They
may last for several days or even weeks depending on the financial status and agreement of both
families. Well known dancers perform dance while others feast. Expert dancers use janggay,
extended metal finger nails made of gold or silver.

Neighboring peoples call this type of dance, Umaral or Igal Igal, and they sometimes use bamboo
castanets as substitutes for long fingernails

Ref.: http://hiyas.org/southern.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangalay and Bernard1981

Look also www.Dances.PhilippineCulture.ph and www.DanceVideo.PhilippineCulture.ph

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