Pandanggo
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Pandanggo is a Philippine folk dance which has become popular in the rural areas of the Philippines. The dance evolved from Fandango, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the
A performance of Pandanggo sa Ilaw in New Zealand
A woman performing the Pandanggo sa Ilaw
A depiction of Pandanggo sa Ilaw ("Dance of Lights") by Nestor Leynes (1966)
Castanets
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Castanets, also known as clackers or palillos, are a percussion instrument, used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish, Ottoman, Greek, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese, Filipino, Brazilian, and Swiss musi
Pandanggo
…The dance evolved from Fandango, a Spanish folk dance, which arrived in the Philippines during the Hispanic period. The dance is accompanied by castanets. This dance, together with the Jota, became popular among the illustrados or the upper class and later adapted among the local communities. In the early…
Castanets
Castanets seller in Granada, Spain
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1909 painting Dancing girl with castanets
Köçek troupe at 1720 celebration fair at Sultan Ahmed's sons' circumcision.