JOTA CAVITEÑA: Spanish-Influenced Philippine Folk from Cavite Province

Jota Caviteña is a dance that shows strong Spanish influence. The "jota" being among the most popular of the Spanish dances which were "Filipinized" by the people in many places across Luzon and the Visayas. This version uses unstrung elongated bamboo clickers instead of the Spanish wooden castañuelas. This jota version is from Cavite, hence the name. Popularized by the Bayanihan National Folk Dance Company, the dance has been passed on from one performing group to another incorporating each performing group's reinterpretation as in the case in this video performance of the dance by the Sindaw Performing Arts Guild based in Pasig City, Metro Manila.