Binanog Dance

Kaye Hazel Yway Gitgano Binanog is an indigenous dance from the Philippines that features the movement of an eagle/hawk to the symbolic beating of bamboo and gong that synchronizes the pulsating movements of the feet and the hands of the lead and follow dancers. The Panay Bukidnon are one of only two indigenous communities in the Visayas,the other being the lraynun-Bukidnon. Also known as the Tumandok or Suludnon,the Panay Bukidnon communities are scattered among the hinterlands of Panay,particularly in the interiors of Tapas,Capiz because of this isolation,several of the community's pre-Hisnapic practices persist to this day.The community of around 18,000 speaks its own language called Ligbok or lgbok, a language related to Panay's Kinaray-a language. subscribe us for more updates follow us on facebook page here:   / tvmo-channel-philippines-108726968194485