GAWAY-GAWAY- Rural and Barrio Dances
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This is classified under Rural an Barrio Dances. It originated from a small town of Leyte called Jaro. The dance depicts children's celebration of a beautiful harvest of the Gaway root crop. They imitate the pulling of the stalks, hitting their elbows in a movement called Siko-Siko.
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