ALAJOTA (Tagalog) ‘This festival dunce was discovered n San Pablo, Laguns. It 1s gny and lively Ike the ‘other jotas found In different regions of the Philippines. COSTUME. Girl wears Maria Clara style costume and Boy, Darong tagalog and viack MUSIC 1» divided mto five parts. A, 8, C, D, and Finale COUNT one, two, three to & measure, oF one. tie, three, four, fre, xix to two mew FORMATION. Partners twee eat other about six feet apart. When facing audience. luwe Girl stands at partner's right side’ One or more pairs many take art in this dance INTRODUCTION Musie Introduction Thee step (WT right in place andl Bow sor cach other APM dawn Mt sid, ™ 1 ie) Sway dalanee R with a Uruat Ari i fourth postion, arm high, 2M hn Watts step obllqely forward I, and obliquely backward i Girl holds shirt thay tlc nde on alt at aM fe) Repeat (8) and +B), starting with L toot Reverse position of tems in éa) four ‘umes, tumming around im’ place clockwise, juvotny an Use t foot ‘Acme tn reverse position with Rumania. Put eight cs Use 1 foot on the fourth tap. aM +) Repent a) with the 1. foot, pivoting on R whlie turning counterclock wise.” Put'telght on the L foot on the fOur™ tap ou ‘ec) Walte sideward right and Sef! Arms. lateral position, moving sideward right and left. i 2M| 4) Stamp and tap with te R foot ‘panudyak' as above twice. Put weight on the 1€ foot on the second tap. e) Waltz sideward left and right Arms mn lateral position, moving sideward eft und right. 2M “1 Threestep turn lett in place Girl holds skirt, Boy places hands on waist 2 M WW. Music Play slowly Partners face wach other 4) Sup R foot sideward cet 9, pot ie across Hen tromt Cts. 289, Girt tuolds skirt. Boy pinees hands on waist 2M Db» Repeat ‘a» starting with J, toot aM +e) Starting with R foot, take three steps forward to meet partner at conter ts 1.29), Join Rhands and bow (0 each other (as if shaking hands) (cts. 46) 2 Mt +d) Release bunds. Gross L foot over Rtn front and make « complete turn sight (LM). Finish facing partner Pause (1M) aM ‘or Join R hands again. Step R foot forward tet 1) brush L forward (et 2) siep 1. close to R foot (et. 3). Repeat same five more times to tum around clock wise. ‘Free hands of partners are placed on waists om 10 Heolease hands. Sta ith K (oot, take three stops backward to places eis 12,00" Step L close to ‘and pause tets 123) Hands as in (a) 2M ’ RM Partners tase audience tent steps ssueward 19 exchange place nt passing in front Teh 2 he, Stamp with TP paige ots 2, 27 tse arms in reverse “7 position. tn fe font ‘ae tunics On waists Wy Repeat (a) three more umes, exchanginy places every tw miewsures 4 M ‘61 Sway balance R wath « brush Arts im fourth position. 1 arm tush 2 MF 'd) Threestep turn left in place Girl holds skirt, Boy planes hands on waist = M. Repeat fe) and (+ starting with 1 foot Keverse arm poston m+ ane in td doing ft m one measure only tM SALUDO Music Fnaie Partners face euch other ‘81 Moot at center and join K hands Girl whutls clockwive undies arety of arms any times as possible (4M) Reverse tim (4M Boy stands in piace ua "piinish In one line at center, Girl mn front uf Boy. Jom both hands, Land Ingh, and point R foot sideward. Look at each other over the R shoulder of Girl 2M