Silong Sa Ganding

Silong sa Ganding is a Maguindanao dance that is a favorite among royal courts. The dance is a very demanding dance of discipline because hand positions and placements required are very precise. Similar to other Bangsamoro dances, Silong sa Ganding is danced with the wrists turned in and out in a manner similar to the kumintang This movement, according Maguindanao dance researcher Mario Estacion, is called okir (probably due to the curvilinear movements similar to the the complex motifs of Maguindanao carving so named).