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Tinikling is a Philippine folk dance. It represents a rice bird, a "tikling, which looks like a crane or
heron. The dance imitates the way the bird steps with its long legs from one rice paddy to another. The
dance is very popular in Southeast Asia.
It is a very aerobic dance because of all the movements involved and moving to the beat of the music.
Dancing works the cardiovascular system. The dance is performed with two students tapping long sticks
(poles) to the beat of the music. The poles are positioned on wooden blocks. The music is in waltz
meter 3/4 time. The poles are tapped to a beat of tap, tap, close. Each sequence constitutes a measure.
Steps can also be danced to other rhythms such as 4/4 time (tap, tap, close, close).
Equipment used to perform the dance consists of 2 pieces of wood, 2 bamboo or pvc poles, and dancers.
The steps taught in class consist of the:
BASIC STEP--step, step, hop or in, in, out (foot closest to the pole enters first)
STRADDLE STEPin (both feet together), in, straddle OR jump, jump, straddle
STRADDLE TURNin (both feet together), turn (180 degrees), straddle OR jump, turn, straddle
CROSSOVERcross (outside foot enters first), step, hop or cross, in, out
JOGGER STEPforward step, out, back, step, out OR jog forward; jog back
TRAVELER--step, step, hop/turn, repeat moving around poles in a rectangular pattern until dancer gets
back to starting point
8. NEVER pick poles up off the ground. They can be very dangerous and cause bodily harm.
Anyone goofing around with the sticks pretending to sword fight/joust/pole vault or attempt to
strike another student will be assigned a consequence.
9. ALWAYS place the poles on the outside of the wood blocks when not in use.
10. Make sure the dancer is ready before you start tapping.
11. If the dancer makes a mistake and you know they will not get out of the sticks before they
come together, stop tapping. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
12. NO horseplay during assigned work times. You must stay with your assigned group when
the class splits up to practice.