The dance from the Lanao province uses twelve bamboo poles arranged in a double criss-cross fashion. While dancing, the Princess carries two jeweled fans called, "apir" which she moves in a stylized fashion.
A dance typical of a woman's debut or even her wedding. The accompanying love ballad was written by Maestro Nitoy Gonzales when he was courting Jovita Friese, who then choreographed the graceful and beautiful habanera dance that accompanies it
This mock-war dance, depicts a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the prized latik, or coconut meat residue. Maglalatik is a four-part performance: the palipasan and the baligtaran showing the intense combat, and the paseo and the escaramusa, the reconciliation.
A dance whose words are sung in Chabacano Ermitaņo a hybrid of Spanish that was only spoken in the Ermita district before the turn of the century and today is extinct.
Please check "pasacalle" for vocal and lyrics.
A feature of the jota is the sound of castanets, in the Philippine version made of bamboo, unstrung and held loosely. There are many style of jota in the Philippines, derived from Spain. This is the jota of Manila. Audio only
A fishing scene provides the setting for two Visayan songs, Si Felimon and Si Nanay, Si Tatay. Audio only
Si Felimon, si Felimon namasol sa kadagatan
Nakakuha, nakakuha ug isda'ng tambasakan
Guibaligya, Guibaligya sa merkado'ng guba
Ang halin puros kura, ang halin puros kura igo ra i panuba.
(Source: Filipino Songs Atbp)
Small excerpt from Jackie Chan's 1987 film, 'Armour of God.' A parody on Alan Tam's group in the 1970's named Wynners.
Part of this sequence was not featured in the U.S. release.
