Overview This festival is a week-long party celebrated every last week of February in Brgy. Kalawaan, Pasig City. The festival features the "Itik" or native duck. The occasion is highlighted with colorful props, exciting activities, and extravagant food with Itik as the main ingredient. It's also a way of the people to get closer to their patron. Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in The Philippines. It originated in the province of Surigao in Mindanao. In Itik-itik (from the Tagalog word for "duck"), the dance steps imitate the movements ITIK ITIK DANCE WHAT is ITIK-ITIK? Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in The Philippines. It originated in the province of Surigao in Mindanao. In Itik-itik ( Itik-Itik is probably the Filipino version of the American chicken dance. According to the Filipino legend, there was a girl named Kanang who loved to dance. During a baptismal ritual, she got so excited that her dance steps began to look like duck steps. Itik-itik is a popular traditional Filipino dance. In this particular style, the dancers use their bodies to mimic the movements of a duck. The basic steps involve both partners moving in opposite directions with the right leg forward followed by an up kick and then another step backwards. The dance forms part of the culture of the country and considered to be one of the dances that help shaped the Filipino culture in terms of dance and identity. Right now, the term 'Itik itik' has been used as a name for one small festival in Metropolitan Manila. .

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