Like the other Jotas in Philippine folk dances, this is an adaptation of the Castillian Jota, but the castanets are made of bamboo and are only held, not fastened, to the fingers.

PAGDIWATA is came from ____________ and means 'thanksgiving,.

A dance originating from Zamboanga, displays steps with very strong Castillian influence, but using Philippine bamboo castanets held loosely.

The setting is usually informal gatherings and parties, reunions etc.

What is the English translation of the German word damson?

This is the first type of dance that was held in the year of 400 BCE.

A man dresses up as a woman, in as much as most babaylan are women, but as man he retains his strength which pleases the gods.

It simulates the movements of a rooster at love play, aspiring to attract and seize his love.

In the occupational dance, __________ acts out a whole sequence of the rice cycle into dance.

This dance was a favorite dance of the people of Laguana and Quezon during the Spanish Era.