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Philippine folk dances tend to hold people linked with their heritage and sustain the people's ethnicunity. For hundreds of years, people have been performing folk dances to keep the tradion alive andmove it on to the next generaon. The Ik-ik dance, a mimec folk dance in the Philippines, is one ofthe dances unique to the Philippines. "The dance moves mimic the moons of ducks between ricepaddies and swamplands in Ik-ik (from the Tagalog word for "duck"), such as wading, ying, andquick, choppy steps.This tradional dance wading to legend, by a young woman called Kanang, who wasthe best dancer in the province of Surigao del Norte. She was asked to appear at a bapsmalcelebraon, and she improvised her dance moves to mimic the way a duck walks and splashes water onher back to lure another partner. The people around her who watched Kanang dance were so fond of itthat they all imitated her. For stage presentaons and ballroom dancing in social events, the dancequickly became popular in the province.The Ik-ik dance consists of a pair of dancers, a male and a female dancer. Barong Tagalog or Camisade Chino and White Trousers worn by the male dancer, while the female dancer wears Balintawak orPatadyong style.There are several combinaons of steps from Ik-Ik from which the dancers make their choice andblend. (1) Running, (2) Cross step, Slide close, slide close step, (3) Heel, close-ball, close arm, (4) Step,slide-close, slide, (5) Arms extension/exion, and (6) Flapping of the arms are the popular dance movesin the Philippine local dance Ik-ik. The quadriceps, hamstring muscle group, adductor muscle group,calves and glutes are the main muscles used in the lower body. The pectoralis major, lassimus dorsi,deltoid, trapezius, biceps, and triceps muscles are the upper body muscles involved. Thus, the danceinstructor will be able to devise exercises by idenfying the muscles involved in the dance to eventuallytrain the prime mover muscles for injury avoidance before the actual execu
