The dance originated in Samar, an island in the Visayas in central Philippines, as an imitation of the tikling bird dodging bamboo traps set by rice farmers.
The dance originated in Samar in central Philippines. This is as an imitation of the tikling bird. This tikling bird is dodging bamboo traps. These tikling bird dodging bamboo traps are set by rice farmers. Samar is an island in the Visayas.