Folk Dancing

• Touch Step- touch R (cts. 1,2); close R (ct. 3) or touch R (ct. 1);

close R (cts. 2,3) - 1 M

• Step Point- step R (cts. 1,2); point L (ct. 3) or step R (ct. 1);

point L (cts. 2,3) - 1 M

• Step Swing - step R (cts. 1,2); swing L (ct. 3) or step R (ct. 1);

swing L (cts. 2,3)

• Step Hop- step R (cts. 1,2); hop R (ct. 3) - 1 M

• Close Step- step R (cts. 1,2); close L to R (ct. 3); step R (ct. 1);

close L to R (cts. 2,3) - 1 M

• Slide Step - slide R (cts. 1,2); close L to R (ct. 3) or slide R (ct. 1);

close L to R (cts. 2,3) - 1 M

• Bleaking - place R heel (cts. 1,2); close R to L (ct. 3) or place R heel

(ct. 1); close R to L (cts. 2,3) - 1 M

• Waltz - step R (ct. 1); close L to R (ct. 2);

step R again (ct. 3) - 1 M

• Three-step turnstep R (ct. 1) turn and step L (ct. 2);

turn and step R (ct. 3); close L to R (ct. 1);

pause (cts. 2,3) - 2 M

Note: These steps can be done in place or while moving. It can also be done starting with the L foot.

All Sway Balance - The first step is usually done obliquely forward, cts. 1,2, the cross-step is done sideward (ct. 3). The succeeding step is done obliquely backward (ct. 2) and the last two counts are done infront, in place. Arms open from the first position to the fourth position R or L arms high. Kumintang R (L) hand when pointing with L (R) foot on cts. 2,3 of the second measure.

• Sway balance with a pointstep R, cross step L/step R, point L// 2M

1, 2 3 1 2, 3

• Sway balance with a brushstep R, cross stepL/step R, brush L// 2M

1, 2 3 1 2, 3

• Sway balance with a closestep R, cross stepL/step R, close L// 2M

1, 2 3 1 2, 3

• Sway balance with a hopstep R, cross stepL/step R, raise L, hop// 2M

1, 2 3 1 2, 3

• Sway balance with a raisestep R, cross stepL/step R, raise L// 2M

1, 2 3 1 2, 3

• Sway balance with a waltzstep R, cross stepL/step R, close L, step R// 2M

1, 2 3 1 2 3

The ragragsakan is an all female dance from Kalinga. It is usually used for very festive occasions and is used as a means to celebrate.

Some parts of the dance include:

• Imitating the walk of the women as they climb rice terraces
• Balancing 'labba" baskets and water pots on their heads
• Waving colorful tribal blankets
• Singing short songs and skipping.

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