Tinikling Dance of the Philippines

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Across
  1. 3. The country in which the tinikling dance originated
  2. 5. The type of music played in the background of the tinikling dance and uses stringed instruments such as guitars, ukeleles, laudes, octavinas, and bandurrias.
  3. 8. Long-legged birds also called Slaty-Breasted Rail that live in the Philippines and love to eat rice. In the tinikling dance, which is named after this bird, they are represented by the dancers.
  4. 9. Filipino ___________ day is on June 12th celebrates how the Philippines became free from Spanish rule in 1898.
  5. 11. Traditional Filipino woven mats made out of bamboo
  6. 12. A traditional outfit worn by female dancers that consists of a checkered skirt and blouse made of pineapple fiber
Down
  1. 1. Tagalog The national Filipino outfit for men that is worn during the tinikling dance. It consists of red trousers and an embroidered shirt.
  2. 2. farmers The individuals that set up traps in their fields to try and catch the tinkling birds. In the dance, they are represented by the ‘clappers’.
  3. 4. A colourful dress with arched sleeves traditionally worn by female dancers in the tinikling
  4. 6. The island on which the tinikling dance originated
  5. 7. A traditional folk dance of the Philippines that uses bamboo poles
  6. 10. In the Philippines, this material is used to make houses, knives, mats and is eaten as food. In the tinikling dance, it serves as a percussion instrument and is incorporated into the dance.