Nilambay (Philippine Folk Dance)
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The document summarizes the Nilambay dance from Tubigon, Bohol in the Philippines. It describes how the dance imitates the side-walking, courting and fighting movements of blue crabs. The dance is performed by couples in rural costumes to music played by a rondalla ensemble. The choreography includes gestures like crab claws and mud ball rolling, as well as steps like the crab side slide and native waltz.
Nilambay (Philippine Folk Dance)
- 3. Tubigon is a first class municipality and seaport in the province of Bohol. The first settlers in Tubigon settled along the shores of the river that flows through the community.
- 4. Their exact origins are unknown but they are thought to be early Malays from Southeast Asian countries, migrating to the Philippines in small boats (bangka).
- 5. Seasonal overflowing of the river flooded the community and led the place to be called "Tubigan" (meaning "place having water" or "watery"), which later morphed into "Tubigon" (meaning "place bounding in water").
- 6. Tubigon is well known for its "lambay" or blue crabs (Portunus pelagicus). A dance developed from imitating the side-walking, courting, pinching, clawing, fighting of the crabs, which they call Nilambay
- 7. Nilambay is taken from the Cebuano-Boholano word lambay for the blue crab , thus the name of the dance literally means in imitation of the blue crab or like a crab
- 8. Dance Culture Lowland Christian Place of Origin Tubigon, Bohol Ethnolinguistic Group Boholano Classification Mimetic/Festival
- 10. Music provided by singing and rondalla (string ensemble) Time Signature 2/4 - Music A and B 他 - Music C
- 11. Props - none Mood jovial, playful Stance erect, stooped Performers couple Formation - any
- 12. Rural Visayan costumes G: Camisa long-sleeved blouse of cotton or sinamay material or kimona sleeveless blouse Patadyong calf-length tube skirt of large, bright-colored checks
- 13. B: Camisa de chino collarless long- sleeved shirt of bright printed cotton Panyu - neckerchief Kalsones green or blue long pants, rolled to the knees
- 15. Gestures: Crab claws (amplified first with elbows at shoulder level) Mud ball-rolling (position like crab claws with palms facing each other; finger flutter)
- 16. Steps: Native waltz Crab side slide (walk) Change steps Walking Close step cross kick
- 17. Entrance 8M Walk to formation; crab claw; bend trunk R and L 4M Walking turning R; bend trunk R 4M Walking turning L; bend trunk L
- 18. Figure 1 Music A and B Partners face each other; hands touching (mirror movements of B and G B movement described here) 2M close step R 2M change step R; bring arms to 2nd
- 19. 4M close step L; change step L; arms to amplified 1st 8M Repeat 8M Repeat; couples turning CW
- 20. Figure 2 Music C Facing audience 2M Step R in place; brush kick L in rear; three steps in place 2M Step L in place; brush kick in R rear ; three steps in place
- 21. 2M Repeat to R 2M four steps turn R 8M repeat starting L; turn L claw arms
- 22. Figure 3 Music C Face each other 4M waltz R and L alternately; clawing partner (G pushes back B) Chasing 4M waltz R and L, B following G 8M Repeat all
- 23. Figure 4 Music A 2M one couple execute close step cross kick R and L; 2M four step turn R 4M repeat starting R 8M Figure 1 Others execute change steps; mud ball rolling
- 24. Figure 5 Music B 8M G walking; bend trunk R and L alternately (B following G executing crab side slide) 4M walking turning R 4M walking turning L 8M Walking (B behind, holding G with his claws)
- 25. PFDS Sayaw Volume 4 Pp. 71-74 Researcher Virginia Coscos