ALITAPTAP FOLK DANCE- solo

this video Alitaptap originated from the province of Batangas. This folk dance is native to the Tagalogs. The term alitaptap refers to an insect which flies only at night and looks like it is carrying a lamp.
Alitaptapis firely a nocturnal winged light-producing insect. On dark nights fireflies split from branch to branch and from tree to tree. It is delightful to see their flickering lights. The simple folk tune used in this dance originated from batangas