Pattong: Is playing the gongs with the sticks and Topaya is playing the gongs with bare hands. In Mountain Province and in Kalinga where Pattong is regularly played, there are different names for it. For example: Applai or the Igorots of Besao and Sagada calls it balangbang.
Panagbenga 2013 Street Dance Grand Winner Open Category
1st Place Kabayan Cultural Youth Dance Troupe
2nd Place Litangfan Ensemble of Bontoc
3rd Place Apayao
1st Place Kabayan Cultural Youth Dance Troupe
2nd Place Litangfan Ensemble of Bontoc
3rd Place Apayao
The street dance performance of Panagbenga Festival, Baguio City.
Baguio City presents their festival of flowers, which is their biggest tourism-oriented event. Baguio being the country's summer capital is a natural mecca for those wishng to savor the cool mountain breeze. But it also provides visitors access to a trading post with lower priced agricultural produce so abundant in the highlands. This year's Panagbenga routine presented by Pines City National High School focused on a thanksgiving ritual for a bountiful harvest. Graceful movement with floral adornments mark the streetdance from the City of Pines' Panagbenga festival!
Baguio City presents their festival of flowers, which is their biggest tourism-oriented event. Baguio being the country's summer capital is a natural mecca for those wishng to savor the cool mountain breeze. But it also provides visitors access to a trading post with lower priced agricultural produce so abundant in the highlands. This year's Panagbenga routine presented by Pines City National High School focused on a thanksgiving ritual for a bountiful harvest. Graceful movement with floral adornments mark the streetdance from the City of Pines' Panagbenga festival!