This mock war dance depicts a fight between the Moros and the Christians. All of the dancers use harnesses of coconut shells positioned on their backs, chest, hips, and thighs. Its a four part dance: the palipasan and the baligtaran showing the intense combat, and the paseo and excaramusa showing the reconciliation.

This popular dance of grace and balance comes from the Lubang island. The term pandanggo comes from the Spanish word fandango, which is characterized by lively steps and clapping. This particular pandanggo involves the presence of three tinggoy, or oil lamps, balanced on the girl's head and on the back of each hand.

Being one of the oldest Filipino dances, singkil takes its name from the bells worn on the ankles of a Muslim princess. This dance is a Maranao interpretation of the epic legend of the Darangen, an ancient Indian epic. It tells the story of Princess Gandingan who is caught in the middle of a forest during an earthquake caused by diwatas, or fairies of the forest. The bamboo represents falling trees which she gracefully avoids. Finally, she is saved by the prince.

Honored as the Philippine national dance, tinikling is a favorite of the Visaya islands. The dance imitates the movement of Tikline birds as they walk between grass stems, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers.

The uya-uy is an Ifugao wedding festival dance accompanied by gongs, and is performed by the affluent to attain the second level of the wealthy class. Wealthy people who have performed this dance are entitled to the use of gongs at their death.