Tinikling a pre-Spanish dance from the Philippines that involves 2 people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground in coordination with 1 or more dancers who step over and in between the poles. Legend says it originated during the time when the Spaniards took over the Philippines. Natives worked on large plantations under the control of the King of Spain. Those who didn't work productively were punished by standing between two bamboo poles. Females wear a dress called…