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On the Road with Dr.K

Dick Krajczar Executive Director

 

Cebu International School
Pit-os, Talamban, Cebu City 6000, Philippines
Ms. Deidre Fischer, Superintendent
www.cis.edu.ph

Sinulog One Beat One Dance One Vision
Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Santo Nino. The dance moves to the sound of the drums and this resembles the current (Sinulog) of what was then known as Cebu’s Pahina River. Thus, in Cebuano, they say it’s Sinulog. The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines.

The word Sinulog comes from the Cebuano adverb sulog which is "like water current movement," which describes the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. The dance consists of two steps forward and one step backward, done to the sound of drums. The dance is categorized into Sinulog-base, Free-Interpretation. Candle vendors at the Basilica continue to perform the traditional version of the dance when lighting a candle for the customer, usually accompanied by songs in the native language.

Dick Krajczar (in blue polo shirt) and Deidre Fischer (second to the right) with the members of the CIS staff