Traditional dance performed by women wearing tall
headdresses on the fiesta of Saint John the Baptist, the
patron saint of Agutaya.
Old people say this dance is done in honor of the
municipality. It must be performed every year at the fiesta
of Saint John the Baptist because this is what makes the
statue of the saint happy. Old people also say that if the
sayaw dance is not performed, the island will not
enjoy a good rice crop because Saint John was not pleased.
Mga bispiras tang pista ang pamagsayaw ang agtokon nira
bistidang kolit ig pamagto-lob. Ong simban mga pista ra
pamagtok da tanira ta binabay may saya ig pamagto-lob ka.
Ig may ta-leng ang agkokompas nira mga pamagtayaw.
On the eve of the fiesta, the women performing
the
sayaw
dance, what they wear are white dresses and
tall headdresses made of colored tissue paper. In the
church when it's the day of the fiesta they wear native
blouses with puffed sleeves and long skirts along with the
headdresses. And they each have a handkerchief which they
swish around while they dance.