On this Reinterpretation Developed By Bayanihan
Thankfully, Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman, who belonged to royalty, generously shared her knowledge with Hofer-Ele. The dance was subsequently named Singkil after the brass anklets worn by the original dancer, Princess Tarhata. Singkil is an ethnic dance of the Philippines that has its origins in the Maranao individuals of Lake Lanao, a Mindanao Muslim ethnolinguistic group. […]