FOLK DANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA RESEARCH COMMITTEE:

Dorothy Tamburini Ruth Ruling and Ruth M i l l e r

LET'S DANCE
A p r i l 1968

( p h i l i p p i n e s)
L i k i ( ~ e e - k e e ) i s a Visayan dance of f l i r t a t i o n from Bago, Negros Occidental. The dance should be
performed i n a f l i r t a t i o u s and swaying manner, looking a t p a r t n e r whenever p o s s i b l e . Dancers may
wear any Visayan costume. This dance was brought t o us by L i b e r t a d V. Fajardo o f Manila i n 1962,
and h a s s i n c e been p r e s e n t e d by s e v e r a l t e a c h e r s .
Record: Mico MX-685~( 4 5 ) 3/4 meter (count i n 6 ' s )
Piano: Visayan Folk Dances, Vol I , L i b e r t a d V. Fajardo, 1841 Kansas Ave.,
Manila, P h i l i p p i n e s , 1961

MUSIC:

FORMATION: Any number of c p l s a t random on t h e f l o o r . P t r s f a c i n g , about s i x f t a p a r t , M L shoulder

t o audience ( o r music). Unless otherwise d i r e c t e d , W h o l d s k i r t l i g h t l y where hands f a l l
n a t u r a l l y a t s i d e s and M p l a c e knuckles (open f i s t ) on hips.
STEPS AND
STYLING:

3-step t u r n ( 2 meas): Take 3 s t e p s t u r n i n g R ( c w ) , t r a v e l i n g o r i n p l a c e ( c t s 1, 2 , 3 ) ,

s t e p i n p l a c e w i t h f r e e f t ( c t 4 ) , hold ( c t s 5 , 6 ) .
Close-step:
S t e p R f t fwd ( c t s 1, 2 ) , c l o s e L t o R , no wt ( c t 3 ) .
w i t h e i t h e r ft and may be danced moving i n any d i r e c t i o n ,

This s t e p may begin

Waltz s t e p : S t e p fwd R ( c t 1 ) . c l o s e L t o R t a k i n g w t ( c t 2 ) , s t e p fwd R ( c t 3 ) .

s t e p may a l s o begin L. It may be danced moving i n any d i r e c t i o n .

ARMS I N LATERAL POS:

This

Both arms a r e a t one s i d e ( e i t h e r sdwd R o r sdwd L) about c h e s t h i g h ,

hands w i t h palms down.

ARKS I N FORWARD BEND POS, w i t h a forearm t u r n R and L: From arms i n l a t e r a l L pos: With
hands s l i g h t l y c l o s e d , b r i n g R forearm up and out fwd i n an a r c , t o f i n i s h w i t h R elbow
n e a r bodfand- hand w i t h pal& up. ~ i m u l t a n e o u s lb~r i n g L hand n e a r c h e s t , p a r t l y closed
hand w i t h palm down ( c t s 1, 2 , 3 ) ; r e p e a t , b r i n g i n g L forearm up and out fwd i n an a r c , a s
R hand i s brought t o c h e s t ( c t s 4, 5, 6 ) .
MUSIC

3/4

Measures
3 meas

PATTERN

INTRODUCTION

3-step t u r n i n p l a c e and bow t o p t r , W holding s k i r t , M with open f i s t s on

hips.

I. BRUSH, CLOSE-STEPS FORWARD

A

1-2

Brush R fwd ( c t 6 of preceding meas) and s t e p fwd R ( c t l ) , s t e p bkwd L ( c t 2 ) , s t e p sdwd

R ( c t 3 ) ; p o i n t L fwd ( c t 41, hold ( c t 5 ) , b e n d k n e e a n d b r u s h L fwd ( c t 6 ) .

3-4

Beginning L, r e p e a t a c t i o n of meas 1-2.

5-6

Beginning R f t , t a k e 2 close-steps s t r a i g h t fwd t o p t r s p l a c e , p a s s i n g R shoulders.

7-8

3-step t u r n i n p l a c e R (CW) t o f i n i s h f a c i n g p t r .
Throughout t h e above f i g , W h o l d s k i r t swaying i t i n time t o t h e music; M keep open
f i s t s on h i p s .

9-16

Repeat a c t i o n of meas 1-8.

F i n i s h i n own p l a c e f a c i n g p t r ,

11. STEP-POINT, WALTZ

B

1-2

S t e p fwd on b a l l of R f t ( c t 1 1 , s t e p on b a l l of L f t b e s i d e R ( c t 2 ) , s t e p bkwd on R
( c t 3 ) . On t h e s e 3 c t s M keep open f i s t s on h i p s , W h o l d s k i r t .
P o i n t L i n f r o n t ( c t 41, with R arm curved high and L arm curved i n f r o n t of c h e s t ;
h o l d ( c t s 5,6).

3-4

Beginning L, r e p e a t a c t i o n of meas 1-2 ( ~ i 1g1 ) .

5-6

Dance s t r a i g h t fwd with 2 w a l t z s t e p s ( R , L ) , p a s s i n g R shoulders.

moving R and L.

7-8

Dance one w a l t z s t e p t u r n i n g 1 / 2 R ( C W )t o f a c e p t r and one w a l t z i n p l a c e .

bend pos, with a foreartti t u r n R and L.

9-16

Repeat a c t i o n of meas 1-8 ( ~ i IgI ) , t o f i n i s h i n o r i g i n a l p l a c e , b u t on meas 15-16 make

one f u l l t u r n R t o end FACING AWAY FROM PTR.

Reverse arm pos on meas

4.

Arms i n l a t e r a l pos,
Arms i n fwd

LIKI ( continued)

LET'S DANCE
A p r i l 1968

111. BRUSH, CLOSE-STEPS BACKWARD

A

1-4

Repeat a c t i o n of F i g I , meas 1-4.

5-6

Move d i r e c t l y bkwd t o p t r s place with 2 close-steps

f i s t s on h i p s , W sway s k i r t .

7-8

3-step t u r n R ( cW)

9-16

Repeat a c t i o n of meas 1-8 ( F i g 111). F i n i s h f a c i n g audience ( o r music).

,but

f i n i s h facing

AWAY

( R , L ) , p a s s i n g R shoulders.

M open

from p t r .

I V , TO THE AUDIENCE
B

1-4

Facing audience, r e p e a t a c t i o n of F i g 11, meas 1-4,

c t face ptr.

5-8

Repeat a c t i o n of F i g 11, meas 5-8, b u t f i n i s h f a c i n g audience,

9-16

Repeat a c t i o n of meas 1-8 ( F i g IV),

64 meas

moving l i t t l e by l i t t l e fwd.

On l a s t

Finish facing p t r ,

Repeat a l l f o u r f i g u r e s , Last t u r n of F i g I V i s slow; end f a c i n g audience and bow.

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