SINGKIL DANCE BY PARISH YOUTH MINISTRY-OLRP

THIS DANCE WE OFFER TO THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF REMEDIES PARISH MALATE 2023

SINGKIL, a dance originating from Lanao del Sur, Mindanao and it is said to be a dance of Muslim royalty.

Singkil was initially performed as a ritual for festivals and ceremonial rites of passage by the Maranao prince and princess to define their courting. But since it is considered taboo for Muslim men and women to dance together, especially for royalty; it became that only women—particularly of noble blood, danced the Singkíl. It is to present her eligibility in a conscious or unconscious advertisement to potential suitors for her future marriage while displaying the agility of the young girl turning into a woman with every step.