Asik
The Asik is a solo slave dance from Mindanao that is usually done before the performance of singkil. The umbrealla-bearing attendant performs this dance to win her sultan master's favor.
In the Muslim area in the Philippines the dance is usually performed by the lady-in-waiting to the daughter of the Sultan.
 
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