Binasuan (beeh-nah-SOOH-ahn)
The Binasuan dance originated in Bayambang, Pangasinan. It is a colorful and lively dance that shows
off the balancing skills of the dancers. The dancers balance glasses, half-filled with colored water or rice
wine, each on their hands and head while gracefully performing different formations, as well as rolling
on the floor. Binasuan, meaning "with the use of a drinking glass" in Pangasinan, is often performed as
entertainment at weddings, birthdays, and fiestas.

Binaylan (beeh-NIGH-lahn)
Binaylan originated from the central uplands of the Mindanao by the Bagobo tribe. This dance
imitates the movement of a hen, her banog, or baby chicks and a hawk. The hawk is symbolized as a
sacred animal and is believed to have the power over the well-being of the tribe. The tribe ends up
killing the hawk because it tries to capture one of the baby chicks.

Sayaw sa Bangko (sah-YAHW-sah-bahng-KOH)
This dance literally means “dance on a bench” and is native to the Barrio of Pangapisan, Lingayen and
Pangasinan. This dance demands skill from its performers who must dance on top of a bench that
is roughly six inches wide. The benches may also be stacked to provide more of a challenge for the
dancers.

Language (Tagalog)
Tagalog (tuh-GAH-log) is the first language that was spoken in the Philippines by about 22 million people.
The word Tagalog derived from tagailog, meaning “river dweller” from tagá- meaning "native of" and
ílog meaning "river." Its standardized form is Filipino, which is spoken as a second language by 60 million
people. It is related to many islands of Southeast Asia and the
Pacific languages such as Indonesian, Malay, Javanese and Tao language (of Taiwan), Cham (of Vietnam
and Cambodia), and Tetum (of East Timor). It is the first language of the Philippines' Region IV 
(CALABARZON and MIMAROPA), first language of Metro Manila, and is the basis for the national and the 
official language of the Philippines-- Filipino. Spanish and English have also contributed to the language of 
Tagalog.

Idudu (eye-doo-doo)                                                                                                                                        Idudu is the dance we will be performing at Goodphil (see video to the right). It is a tribal dance from Abra, Cordillera. This dance shows the value of camaraderie towards a successful taks. It portrays men doing their works in the rice fields and women at home. It also depcits men carrying a baby as a transformation of their socio-economic responsibilities.