This, fellow Capulenos is something we should be truly proud of. The dance we have always claimed to be our very own, was featured in a Dance Symposium, and is now being shown in youtube. The caption reads: “This is one of the three available versions of Philippine Estudiantina dances, popular in its broken Spanish name, "Estudiantina de Capuleño". The proper term should have been "La Estudiantina Capuleña". This dance is simply called Estudiantina in the other towns in Samar where it is also popular. The dance could have derived its name from "estudiantina" which is the all-string band that plays the dance music in the many 'baylihan' during the Spanish colonial period. The estudiantina is more popular as the 'rondalla'. It is also called 'tuna' and 'murga'. In fact, in the present day Spanish world, the term used is either tuna or estudiantina. This dance is usually performed during occasions like baptismal and birthday p
I finally got the chance to visit her place in Sakura. She fetched me at the train station and brought me to her fabulous residence. There, I was offered sumptuous lunch. And instant Nihonggo lessons from her accomodating husband, who admits to really wanting to visit Capul again.
Her sister, Mariet, now lives with her. The three of us scoured the nearby areas, and ended up having great time with fellow Filipinos in a karaoke bar. Twas fun.
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Alayun pagsurat ato si mga karuyag-sidngon bi. :-)