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neither seen nor heard of similar dances among any of the other northern 
Luzon tribes. 
Mr. Reed describes the following special dances which he observed 
among the Negritos of Zambales: 
The camote dance, in which the performer, after some preliminary 
fancy steps, goes through the motions of finding a camote patch, digging 
the tubers, putting them in a sack, and shouldering it, all the time keep- 
ing watch for the owner in order that he may not be caught stealing. He 
then cuts his way through the fence which surrounds the patch, attempts 
to ford a river, gets into deep water, and loses his burden. The feet are 
kept in rapid motion throughout this pantomime and the body is bent 
forward in a crouching position, so that great physical exertion is involved. 
In the bee dance, the performer finds a nest of bees, which is conven- 
tionally represented by a piece of cloth tied to a pole. He then goes 
through the motions of making a smudge, climbing the tree, and holding 
the smudge under the nest. He is stung, retreats, makes other attempts 
and finally succeeds in smoking out the bees and securing the honey, 
whereupon he holds a feast. 
In the torture dance, a person who represents the captive is bound to 
a stake and the participants first execute a circle dance, with its usual 
vocal accompaniments, around him. The movement soon becomes very 
rapid, until the performers are leaping around in an apparent state of 
great excitement. Finally, when worked up to a proper point they draw 
their bolos, rush at the victim, and go through the motions of chopping 
him to pieces. 
In the lovers’ dance, a man and a woman take part. The woman keeps 
her feet moving in time to the music but remains in one place. The man 
dances about her with various extravagant gestures, and the performance 
is continued until both are tired out. 
In the duel dance two men, armed with bows and arrows, have an 
imaginary encounter. One of them ultimately succeeds in placing a 
fatal shot, his opponent falls to the ground, the victor dances up to the 
body and goes through the motions of cutting off the head with a bolo. 
He then calls for the relatives of the dead man to come and avenge the 
deed, but as no one appears he buries the head and body. Mr. Reed 
states that this dance lasts some fifteen minutes and that during this 
time the man, who by previous arrangement was to be the victor, never 
for a single instant pauses or loses step. 
In practice the Negritos are ordinarily monogamous, but polygamy is 
allowed and is not infrequently indulged in, inability to support more 
than one wife being apparently the usual reason for not having a larger 
number. 
Among the Negritos of Zambales and Bataan, when a young man has 
found a girl whom he wishes to marry, he informs his parents, where- 
upon the family discuss her value, and after an agreement has been 
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