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
News flash: Unconfirmed reports say that Fr. Cecil Lucero was ambushed today in San Jose. He just came from Capul where he attended the wedding of Jay Blasquillo.
ReplyDeleteThe news today! Is it true that Father Luzero is dead? It's spreading all over Capul that he was ambushed on the way to Catarman this morning. Hate to post or ask anything like this, the rest deserve to know, he is still after all Abaknon. Our condolences.
ReplyDeleteIt's confirmed. Fr. Cecil Lucero died from multiple gunshot wounds today. May he rest in peace.
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