HISTORY

Meaning: My Pomelo Tree

Researcher: Ramon A. Obusan
Where: Jolo, Sulu
Dance Classification: Courtship Dance
Country of Influence: China, Malaysia,
Indonesia
HISTORY
Sua ku Sua is Muslim dance,
the fan in the dance
symbolize the leaves of
pomelo tree.
HISTORY
 The basic movements of this dance is
like a Boat because Tausug in Jolo,
Sulu they aren’t only a farmer but also
a seafarer, and one of the product of
Jolo, Sulu is Pomelo Fruit.
WHAT DID
YOU NOTICE
ABOUT THEIR
COSTUME?
DANCE
Figure 1: Throughout this figure, the
knees are slightly bent and turned
outward. Arms are extended
sideward, with a fan in each hand.
DANCE
Take 32 walking steps forward, turning
the hand from the wrist down and up
alternately on every count. Bend the
head sideward to the right and to the
left alternately in time the hand
movement.
DANCE
Figure 2: Partners face Audience.
Place R heel forward, arms sideward
(cts. 1,2), take six (6) steps in place,
move hands shown in Figure 1.
Place R heel forward two times.
DANCE
Take four steps turning right about
in place, arms and hand
movements as (a)
Repeat all (a-c). Finish the turn until
you are facing your partner.
 DANCE
Figure 3: Partners face each other.
With arms in fourth position, L arm
high, step R forward and raise L foot
in rear, turning hands down (ct.1),
 DANCE
step L in place, turning hands up (ct.2),
step R backward and raise L foot
forward, moving R and to 2 position
nd

and turning down (ct.3), step L foot in

place turning hands up (ct.4)
DANCE
Take four (4) walking steps forward
to be in line with partner by R
shoulder, arms and hand
movements, as shown in Figure 1
(cts. 1, 2, 3, 4).
DANCE
Repeat (a) and (b). Finish in
partner’s place.
Turn left about and repeats (a-c).
Finish proper places (Partners are
by L shoulders in b.
DANCE

LET’S DO THIS!
 ASSIGNMENT
Make a Research about the following:
History of Pangalay
Dance Figure or Dance Literature of Pangalay
Costume and Props of Pangalay
Reference: P.E and Health Textbook, p. 177-189,
www.google.com
THE END!
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