Banog-banog is a hawk dance is usually performed by the healed patients of the babaylan (priest) and sometimes on social occasions. The dancers usually move around each other and sometimes break off to dance in different directions. The distinctive characteristic of this dance is the slight undulation of the body.
The ladies wear patadyong of dark colors and kamisa made of piña or birang (abaca cloth). The sleeves are bell-shaped. A headdress, a necklace and a belt made of silver coins are worn on the forehead, around the neck and around the waist. The men wear g-strings or bahag of earth colors. Both women and men are barefooted.
The musical instruments used are the gong and the drum. The gong is held by one person while the two others beat the gong on both sides with sticks called karakol. The drum is likewise beaten on both sides to provide rhythm. The time signature is in 2/4.
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