Itik-itik. Itik-itik. Dance style originated Country: Philippines. About Itik-itik Style: Itik-Itik is a mimetic dance that depicts the movements of wading and flying itik (ducks). Browse through ther dance styles Gallery Related Topics. More dance styles from Philippines. Discovered by National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino, the dance imitates the movements of small ducks and was popular in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur. Find out more about Itik-Itik and other Filipino folk dance forms in the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. The dance has since been called Itik-itik from the word Itik, which means duck. This dance is now very popular among the Visayan settlers of the province of Surigao, especially in the towns of Cantilan, Lanuza, and Carrascal. It is usually performed as a ballroom dance in social gatherings. Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in The Philippines. It originated in the province of Surigao in Mindanao. In Itik-itik (from the Tagalog word for "duck"), the dance steps imitate the movements of ducks among rice paddies and swamplands, such as wading, flying, and short, choppy steps. It has many variations of steps from which the dancers ITIK-ITIK- PHILIPPINES: A dance inspired by 'movements of a duck' Itik-Itik is a Philippines folk dance form created by imitating the "movements of a duck" such as wading, flying, and ITIK ITIK DANCE WHAT is ITIK-ITIK? Itik-itik is a mimetic folk dance in The Philippines. It originated in the province of Surigao in Mindanao. In Itik-itik ( ITIK-ITIK, Filipino Folk Dance - The itik-itik is a dance from Surigao, in which the movements of a duck are imitated. An itik is a species of duck.According keGScv.