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The dependence of the Tausug on the Pomelo tree and its fruits have created a bond between the two, which prompted the Tausug of Jolo, Sulu to make a dance honoring the latter.
The Sua-Ku-Sua or "My Pomelo Tree" is a dance that likens the sua's gentle leaves, attractive fruits, its fragrance, and slender body to that of a lady.
Performed by couples, the Sua-Ku-Sua dancers make use of two white fans that are swayed, as if to signify the swaying of the leaves of the sua tree while singing along with the music in their rice powder-covered faces
Aside from being known as fierce warriors, the Tausug of Jolo, Sulu are also remarkable as seafarers and farmers.
In Sulu, extensive orchards are planted in coconut and the field withs stables like rice and root crops. The pomelo fruit serves as an importance source of income of the people of Sulu.
Their dependence on Pomelo fruits for their livelihood inspired them to create the Sua-Ku-Sua dance.
The movements of the dance compare the sua's gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits, and fragrant flowers to a lady. During the performance, the couples sing while flapping two white fans, which represent the leaves rustling in the wind.
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The performers, especially women, dance with their faces thickly covered with finely ground rice powder. Their eyebrows and sideburns are enhanced with soot for aesthetic purposes
CREATIVE IMAGERY:
Fans transform into tiny sails, face mirrors, butterflies, shields, and leaves.
Sua-Ku-Sua's traditional steps are with Chinese influence
costume
TOP: barawasi
PANTS: sawal or kantiu
SHOULDER BAND: Siyag
HEADPIECE: There are three choices:
1. Gold or brass filigree called tusuk
2. paper bills pasted on slender sticks; 3. pasteboard cut+outs in the front tip 8-10 inches high , similar to chinese crowns covered with gold foil
ACCESSORIES: Gold or imitation gold earrings,
necklace, bracelets, and brooches
MALE TOP: Bajo
PANTS: Sawal or Kantiu
ACCESSORIES: money belt, sarok hat, pis siyabit
(rectangular handwoven scarf tied on the head or hung loosely over one shoulder) , Kris (wavy knife) or barong (leaf-knife)