Timawa

(tih-MAH-wah)
Timawa in Capiz literally means “forsaken lover.” This courtship dance originated in Lamot, a barrio in Capiz. Story recounts that two people, a man and a woman, who were both timawas, met in a certain social gathering and got acquainted with each other. In the course of their conversation, they came to know that both of them had the same misfortune, so they turned to each other for sympathy and comfort.

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