Its rather amazing if one looks at the dances in the Philippines, particularly the Jota de Manila, one can observe the indisputable Spanish influences in our dances. The beauty of cultural mixing and cultural borrowing.
Spanish Versions:The Spanish dance called Ilse Liepa; popular dance in Borgos, Spain and in southern Spain (Cordoba region)
The Bolero Dance; native of Madrid. The heartland region.
Modern day Bolero
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Filipino Versions:Original Moro Dance (pre-hispanic styles)
Hispanified dance
Jota de Manila; clearly very similar to the Ilse Liepa.
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