Philippines Tinikling, where a band of Rondalya musicians play along with the percussive beat of the two bamboo poles. It usually starts with men and women acting a scene about "How rural townsfolk mingle". The dancers then graze thru the clashing of the bamboo poles held on opposite sides. The end displays the paired bamboo poles crossing each other. The Muslim version of this where bamboo poles are also used is called the Singkil. Cariñosa is a Hispanic Filipino dance, unofficially considered as the "National Dance of the Philippines". It's a courtship dance which involves a woman holding a fan or
Bizhu dance headgear called "khabang" and a "dhoti" and jacket. The dance draws some of its charm by virtue of the music that accompanies it. Flutes and drums accompanying the dance set its rhythm. The "dhol", "baajhi", "khenggarang" and "dhuduk" accompany the dance. Of these, the "khenggarang" and "dhuduk" are crafted from bamboo while the "dhol" is a percussion instrument and the "baajhi" a flute. Bizhu dance Bizhu dance (also Bizu) is a dance performed by the Chakma people on their new year, Bizhu (also "Bizu") and is one of the traditional dances of Tripura. Bizhu is a three-day-long festival that commemorates