Sinulog
- noun
- /sɪˈnuːlɒg/
- Philippine
- As the crowd watched, the vibrant sinulog beat resonated, enhancing the traditional dance performance.
- Sinulog practice
- version of the Sinulog
- aspects of the Sinulog
Examples
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The rhythmic sinulog music filled the streets during the festival, energizing the dancers.
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Children eagerly practiced the sinulog drumbeat, excited to join in the upcoming celebration.
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In the new context, the sinulog became a means of representing the ideal self-image of the city and its region to the world at large.
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This radical transformation of the sinulog dancing, of course, did not occur without controversy.
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In sum, the dancing selves of all of the sinulog practices acquired sense and value in a variety of ways.
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In his view, the embodied spirit of his sinulog dance was still one of praising and sacrificing.
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A new style of sinulog resulted that represented the interrelated processes of internationalization, secularization, and commercialization in which it was now involved.
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The tinderas conceived of the sinulog literally as an "interview" between themselves and the Santo Niño.
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Such movements contrasted starkly with the Cebuano sinulog's "flowing," "light," and "bouncy" appearance, which was not considered to carry the same visual appeal.
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The notion of "dance" itself played a key role in this choreographer's conceptualization of the sinulog's transformation and the objectification of the dancer's body it entailed.
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Synonyms
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9.5
Lively dance music with a strong beat like boogie that makes people dance
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9.8
A lively Spanish dance for a man and a woman using castanets
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To dance quickly with short jumps and kicks
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9.9
A lively 1960s dance with energetic arm movements
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A lively swing dance step with quick hops on each foot
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A lively Spanish dance and short song with a set pattern
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To move your body quickly to lively club music
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A lively Mexican folk dance with the music that goes with it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sinulog comes from the Cebuano word sulog, which means 'flow' or 'water current'. The music called Sinulog uses a steady forward-and-back beat that moves like that flow, so the rhythm feels like a two-step pulse.