Tinikling

Tinikling

A performance of Tinikling by the Philippine Cultural Dancers group
Genre	folk dance
Instrument(s)	bamboo poles
Origin	Philippines

Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance which originated prior to Spanish colonialism in the area.^[1] The dance involves at least two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance. It is traditionally danced to rondalla music, a sort of serenade played by an ensemble of stringed instruments which originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. The locomotor movements used in this dance are hopping, jumping, and turning.