The Maglalatik is a dance from the Philippines in which coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers' hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves. The dancers, all male, perform the dance by hitting one coconut shell with the other, and sometimes the shells worn by another performer, all in time to a fast drumbeat. The name comes from the latik, which means "fried coconut milk curd", a coconut product that is used in Filipino cooking, particularly in snacks.
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