Tinikling Tinikling Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance which originated during the Spanish colonial era. The dance involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance. It is traditionally danced to rondalla music, a sort of serenade played by an ensemble of stringed instruments which originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. The name "tinikling" is a reference to birds locally known as "tikling", which can be any of a number of rail species, but
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