This is one of the few dances of the Negrito people of Zambales. This dance is performed by one person and in a similar manner to the potato dance (Talik Pinacamote). A piece of cloth tied to a pole serves as a nest of bees. The performer dances around the circle several times; presently he spies the nest and approaches slowly, shading his eyes for a better view. Having satisfied himself that he has really made a find, he lights a smudge, goes through the motion of climbing the tree, and in holding the smudge under the nest he is stung several times and has to retreat. This is repeated until all the bees are smoked out and the honey is gathered. Then comes a feast in which, drunk with honey, he becomes hilarious.
This storyline is the same as that one Negrito dance identified by National Artist for Dance Leonor Orosa -Goquinco as the Talek nin Manguan Pulot Panilan or Honey-Gathering Dance.
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