Preview: Candle Dance (Pandanggo sa ilaw)
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SKU: A0.860303
Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Shawn Heller. Folk,Latin,World. Score. 5 pages. Shawn Heller #3415665. Published by Shawn Heller (A0.860303).Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a very popular folk dance in the Philippines. It is said to have originated from Mindoro, the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. This dance of lights simulates fireflies at night and/or the lights of fisherman's wives since lanterns were used to signal their husbands home safely.
The word pandanggo is from the Spanish fandango, a dance in 3/4 time. The phrase sa ilaw is Tagalog for "in light" and it refers to the three oil lamps that a dancer has to balance - one on the head and one on the back of each hand. The oil lamp is called tinghoy. Sometimes, candles in glasses are used instead of an oil lamp.
In some places, the musicians do not stop playing until four to five couples have danced, one after the other. When one couple tires, another takes its place until there are no more who want to dance. The musicians play faster and faster after each repetition until the dancers are exhausted. One of the most popular versions of Pandanggo, as a performing art, is the Pandanggo sa Ilaw from Mindoro, and Oasioas.This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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