Tarektek | Philippine Folkdance

Tarektek is a dance imitating the woodpeckers of Benguet, Mountain Province. This dance is performed at the lush, green, and mountainous spot in Calabanga, Camarines Sur known as Kanibag hill. This dance reminds us of responsible and sustainable practice we humans should consciously undertake to counter the vanishing species of woodpeckers akin to biodiversity loss and rapid climate change. It is our hope that as performers we are able to inspire through movements and performances so that this generation and the next will protect our mother nature, our home.

[@eanko_]

ganda at ang gagaling 👍❤️

[@shielamarieescriba722]

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[@rosylannedescartin8656]

Hi po. Can i ask something.
Ano po yung mga basic steps sa sayaw na yan.

[@joyceigorotnanny]

im confuse, it originated in Benguet or Mt Prov? this are different provinces of CAR region

[@sambitngcbsua7013]

Thank you for your comments. "Benguet was formerly a sub-province of the old Mountain Province and became a separate province with the enactment of RA No. 4695 on June 18, 1966." [www.igorotage.com/blog/p/Y4Nzw/benguet-history]

[@sambitngcbsua7013]

Also, the interpretation of this dance was based on the dance literature published by the Philippine Folk Dance Society in their book, "SAYAW Dances of the Philippine Islands Volume 6" with National Artist for Dance, Ramon A. Obusan as the dance researcher with Susana Bagne as resource person in its 1983 National Folkdance Workshop. Should you need a copy of the dance literature, please feel free to email us at [e-mail]. Once again, maraming salamat po. God bless.

[@joyceigorotnanny]

@@sambitngcbsua7013 I am aware with that po, I am just curious because I have been seeing videos of this dance on TH-cam but still didn't watch it in the Cordilleras..I am a pure bloded Igorot po, I wanted to introduce then po sa youth in our place but I don't how to introduce it's history, thank you for the response..

[@dumawigblue353]

That's why.remove. Benguet Mountain province. Say it. Benguet province

[@ryangregsolsoloy9378]

Hellow po . Do you have the dance literature of this dance? Salamat po

[@TszongZeroRakatak]

Bakit Sinabi Benguet, mountain province. de dalawang province Ang binanget.. Benguet is another province same as mountain province..

[@sambitngcbsua7013]

Thank you for your comments. "Benguet was formerly a sub-province of the old Mountain Province and became a separate province with the enactment of RA No. 4695 on June 18, 1966." [www.igorotage.com/blog/p/Y4Nzw/benguet-history]

[@sambitngcbsua7013]

Also, the interpretation of this dance was based on the dance literature published by the Philippine Folk Dance Society in their book, "SAYAW Dances of the Philippine Islands Volume 6" with National Artist for Dance, Ramon A. Obusan as the dance researcher with Susana Bagne as resource person in its 1983 National Folkdance Workshop. Should you need a copy of the dance literature, please feel free to email us at [e-mail]. Once again, maraming salamat po. God bless.