sagni or Tadok
This dance is a courtship dance with snowballing feature. Gong players are usually six blending sounds. Gongs for Tadok produce a louder and high timbre sounds beaten with the palms. This manner of playing is called mangangsa or manupay-ya. Tuppay-ya or gong players put the handle of their gongs on their belts or waistband assuming a kneeling-sitting position lined-up on the edge of the dance floor. The lead gong or tuppay-ya player beats his gong first with his palm while succeedingly follow suit timing their tempo in unison.
The dancers, a pair of man and a woman position themselves in opposite corners of the dance floor. The man holds a tapis as ayub (traditional cloth) placed over his shoulders, hands held together at the back while he rapidly and alternately stamp-dance. After one circle, the man gets the tapis off his shoulder and holds it both hands in front of him while dancing and moving towards the dancing female who moves surreptitiously evading the approach of the dancing male partner. This dance resembles the courtship gesture of a rooster to a hen. The dance ends when the female dancer accepts the ayub with open hands. The designated man to look for the next dancers will give the ayub to a female dancer of his choice. The female dancer who gets the tapis must immediately go to the dance floor and dance. This dance snowballs for as long as the gong players play their