Philippine Folk Dance-Subli
SUBLI is a favorite dance of the people in nearly all the
barrios of the municipality of Bauan, Batangas, in the month of May and during
the town and barrio fiestas. It is a ceremonial worship dance performed in
homage to the Holy cross referred to in the vernacular as mahal na poong Santa Cruz.
It originated some three hundred years ago in the barrio of Dingin Alitagtag
Batangas.
The name subli is derived from the two tagalong words subsub (stopped or in a crouching position) and bali (broken) thus the men dancers are in the trunk. Forward bend position throughout the dance. They seem to be lame and crooked.
Foot Work Movements
-Minicing Step
-Change Step
-Hop step
Arms/Hands Movements
-Kumintang
-Hayon-Hayon
-Salok
Terms/Direction
-Right
-Left
-Center
-Clockwise
-Counter clockwise
-Forward
-Backward
-Turn
-Pivot Turn
-Chasing
-Sway
-Drive
INTRODUCTION:
Boys
Stand still, hands on waist for eight measures or
(a) Click castanets once with both hands at right side (cts.1), pause (cts.2); repeat the same with hands at left side (cts.1,2), repeat the same with hands in front of chest (cts.1,2) bow and click castanets once on ct.1 with hands in second position (cts.1,2).
( b) Pause. Hands on waist.
FORMATION
After the individual pair dances (if there is) the dancers form two lines, Boys stand about four feet behind their respective partners. All face the audience. Three or four pairs make a good set.
COUNT
one, two, or one, and, two to a measure in 2 4 and one, and, ah, two, and, ah, in 6 8 time.
MUSIC
The first part of the dance, which is the individual couple dance, is accompanied by a kalatong (a bamboo instrument struck with two bamboo sticks) and drums of various sizes made of goat's skin.
The second type of the dance has a two-part music:A and B.
COSTUME
Girls wear simple balintawak costume ( with tapis and panyo) and a buri hat.
Boys wear barong tagalog and red trousers with a pair of bamboo castanets held in each hand. Both Girls and Boys are barefooted.
Music Introduction
Girls
(a) Hold hat at top with R hand.Move R hand to right side (cts.1,2), to left side (cts.1,2), to front as if paying respect to audiance (cts.1,2), put hat on head ( cts.1,2).
( b) Pause. Hands down at sides.
Girls
(a) Hold hat at top with R hand.Move R hand to right side (cts.1,2), to left side (cts.1,2), to front as if paying respect to audiance (cts.1,2), put hat on head ( cts.1,2).
( b) Pause. Hands down at sides.
Boys
Stand still, hands on waist for eight measures or
(a) Click castanets once with both hands at right side (cts.1), pause (cts.2); repeat the same with hands at left side (cts.1,2), repeat the same with hands in front of chest (cts.1,2) bow and click castanets once on ct.1 with hands in second position (cts.1,2).
( b) Pause. Hands on waist.
FORMATION
After the individual pair dances (if there is) the dancers form two lines, Boys stand about four feet behind their respective partners. All face the audience. Three or four pairs make a good set.
COUNT
one, two, or one, and, two to a measure in 2 4 and one, and, ah, two, and, ah, in 6 8 time.
MUSIC
The first part of the dance, which is the individual couple dance, is accompanied by a kalatong (a bamboo instrument struck with two bamboo sticks) and drums of various sizes made of goat's skin.
The second type of the dance has a two-part music:A and B.
COSTUME
Girls wear simple balintawak costume ( with tapis and panyo) and a buri hat.
Boys wear barong tagalog and red trousers with a pair of bamboo castanets held in each hand. Both Girls and Boys are barefooted.
MUSIC A to FINALE
MUSIC A
Girls
Hat on head.
(a) With heels raised, execute mincing- step turn right (once) in place (8 cts.). Kumintang R hand slowly clockwise (4 cts.), back of L hand under R elbow. Do the kumintang once more clockwise (4 cts.).
( b) Repeat ( a), three more times.
Girls
Hat on head.
(a) With heels raised, execute mincing- step turn right (once) in place (8 cts.). Kumintang R hand slowly clockwise (4 cts.), back of L hand under R elbow. Do the kumintang once more clockwise (4 cts.).
( b) Repeat ( a), three more times.
Boys
(a) Starting with R foot, take eight change steps forward going clockwise around the partner. Arms in hayon-hayon position,R and L arm in front alternately. Click castanets three times to a measure on cts.1 and 2 of every measure. Finish in proper places facing partner.
( b) Repeat ( a), going counterclockwise around partner.
Music B
Girls
Take off hat and hold top with R hand.
(a) Execute mincing-step turn as in figure I. Turn hat clockwise (4 cts.) and counterclockwise ( 4 cts.). L hand on waist.
( b) Repeat ( a) turning counterclockwise. Repeat the same hat movements as in ( a).
( c) Repeat ( a) and ( b).
Girls
Take off hat and hold top with R hand.
(a) Execute mincing-step turn as in figure I. Turn hat clockwise (4 cts.) and counterclockwise ( 4 cts.). L hand on waist.
( b) Repeat ( a) turning counterclockwise. Repeat the same hat movements as in ( a).
( c) Repeat ( a) and ( b).
Boys
(a) With R foot leading, take four chasing steps forward (4 cts) and four chasing steps forward with L foot leading (4 cts.). Arms in hayon-hayon position with R in front for the first 4 cts. and L in front the next 4 cts. Click castanets once on every count.
( b) Continue doing ( a) going clockwise around partner. Finish in proper places.
( c) Repeat ( a) and (b) going counterclockwise around partner.
Music C
Girls
Hats on head.
(a) Execute mincing-step turn right (8 cts.) and left (8 cts.) in place. Kumintang R hand (4 cts.) and L 'hand(4 cts.); L hand (4 cts.) and R hand ( 4 cts.). Back of other hand supporting elbow of hand doing the Kumintang.
(b) Repeat (a).
Girls
Hats on head.
(a) Execute mincing-step turn right (8 cts.) and left (8 cts.) in place. Kumintang R hand (4 cts.) and L 'hand(4 cts.); L hand (4 cts.) and R hand ( 4 cts.). Back of other hand supporting elbow of hand doing the Kumintang.
(b) Repeat (a).
Boys
(a) Take four hops forward on R foot (4 cts.) and four hops on L (4 cts.) alternately ( two times) going clockwise around partner. Click castanets once on every count, position of arms as in figure II (a). Finish in proper places.
(b) Repeat (a).
FINALE
Girls
Hold hat with two hands.
(a) Starting with R foot, take eight change steps forward. Move hat sideward right and left alternately.
(b) Face right. Repeat (a), moving forward to exit.
Boys
(a) Starting with R foot, take eight change steps forward. Move hat sideward right and left alternately.
(b) Face left. Repeat (a), moving forward to exit.
Hold hat with two hands.
(a) Starting with R foot, take eight change steps forward. Move hat sideward right and left alternately.
(b) Face right. Repeat (a), moving forward to exit.
Boys
(a) Starting with R foot, take eight change steps forward. Move hat sideward right and left alternately.
(b) Face left. Repeat (a), moving forward to exit.
-Hope You'll Enjoy Dancing-
