TIKLOS Dance Tutorial

Philippine Folk Dance: TIKLOS

TIKLOS
Tiklos (also called “pintakasi”) is the Waray equivalent to the “bayanihan”. Groups of people work for somebody without hoping for anything in return. They work odd jobs like clearing forests, digging the earth for wells, moving a nipa hut to a new location or even building a house! In all these for free. Of course grateful benefactors would offer drinks and food; but it is not always expected. The peasants cooperate for the social and economic progress of their community.


Tiklos Dance Figures/Steps

FIGURE 1: Heel and toe change
1-4: Face front. Beginning R, dance 2 heel and toe change steps forward.
5-6: Dance 2 change steps in place, sideward R and sideward L
7-8: Beginning R, move backward 4 steps to original place.
9-16: Repeat action of measures 1-8

FIGURE 2: Rock and gallop
1: Rock forward onto R raising L feet sharply behind calf R leg, knee bent and turned out slightly (ct.1), rock backward (ct.2)
2: Repeat action of measure 1. Keep body erect.
3-4: Move sideward r, with 3 galop steps (ct.1,2,1), step R sideward (ct.2)
5-6: Beginning L, Repeat action of measure 1-2
7-8: Moving sideward L, Repeat actions of measure 3-4
9-16: Repeat actions of 1-8

FIGURE 3: Clap,change and turn
(Face partner. Throughout this figure clap hands in front of chest: Clap 3x (ct.1&2), Clap 2x (ct. 1,2).
1-2: Beginning R, change step sideward (ct.1&2), hop on right simultaneously raising L knee in front and swinging L ft. obliquely L backward across right knee (ct.1), hop on R and swing L ft. obliquely L forward, straightening L knee (ct.2)
3-4: Beginning L, repeat action of measure 1-2
5-6: Beginning R, do a 3-step turn in R in place (ct.1&2).
Point L toe forward (ct.1), point L toe beside R toe (ct.2)
7-8: Beginning L, and turning L, repeat action of measures 5-6
9-16: Repeat actions of measures 1-8

FIGURE 4: Touch and jump
1-2: Partners facing; same hand position as in figure 1
Beginning R, touch R toe forward, knee straight (ct.1) , step R
L (ct.2) Repeat touch and step L
3-4: Jump on to both feet crossing R in front of L (ct.1), jump crossing right in front of L (ct.1), jump closing R to L (ct.2)
5-8: Beginning L, repeat action of measures 1-4
9-16: Repeat action of measures 1-8

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