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Kappa Malong-malong, also called Sambi sa Malong, is a dance that originates from the Maranao tribes of Mindanao in the Philippines. The dance shows the many ways of wear-ing a ‘malong’, a simple tubular yet highly-functional piece of cloth.

Among traditional tribal peoples of Mindanao, the ma-long is used in everyday life. Even in areas where people wear Western-style clothing during the day, the malong is used for leisure time as also for sleepwear.

The ma-long worn during very big festivals. They wear this to show respect. Hand-woven malongs are made by Maranao, Maguin-danao and T’boli weavers using a backstrap loom. The pattern or style of the malongs they produce indicate their tribal origin, such as the Maranao ‘malong landap’. Very rare malong designs and styles indicate the village in which the malong was made like the extremely intri-cate ‘malong rawatan’ made only by a handful of Mara-nao weavers in Lanao del Sur, a province in Mindanao. Handwoven malongs, which are more costly than those made by machines, are likely to be used only at social functions to display the social and economic status of the wearer. 

Mindanao is home to the largest cultural minority in the Philippines who were brought by Javanese migrants and Middle Eastern traders. Islam is the religion of approximately 20-percent of the Philippine population most of them residing in this second biggest island in the archipelago. They are known for their mysticism, royalty, and beauty and evidenced in their music forms and dances. Accompanied by the agong and kulintang, Filipino Muslim dances such as the Kappa Malong-malong are marked by intricate hand and arm move-ment along with shimmering costumes.

Value

Philippine folk dance helps keep the people connected to their ancestry and their traditions. Folk dance helps to preserve the cultural unity of the people

Importance

People think folk dances are important because they help keep a culture alive.  People have been doing folk dances for hundreds of years, and there is value keeping that tradition alive.

Folk dances are important because they preserve the Philippine culture and pass it on to the next generation. They are a uniting force to the Philippine people


Purpose of the video:Final output for our Indigenous and Folk Dance Class for Master of Arts in Innovative Physical Education

Contributors:

Dancers--Aaron Fadriquela, Antonio Estur,
Michael Pasiliao & Wilson Pangan
Videographer--Krisha Gem Tañare-Malate