Rukruk dance

Rare ‘Rukruk’ dance performed

The dance is only performed for chiefs during very rare, special occasions.

The dancers were in an enclosed makeshift shelter.

After pulling down the walls of the coconut fronds-shelter, women in their traditional attire, wearing masks and depicting a bird unique to the province, were seen standing on a platform.

The women performed the sacred dance to the awestruck spectators.

The dance was performed to re-emphasize the province’s richness in culture and tradition and importantly, to signify how important the occasion meant to them.