For two consecutive mornings, June 29 & 30, the Panatang Sayaw or Bailes delos Arkos (Dance of the Arches) is performed. This is a dance offering for Sts. Peter & Paul and Virgen dela Rosa. The dance is usually performed at the plaza in front of the Old Macati Church, the Sts. Peter & Paul Parish.
The Panatang Sayaw is danced by 9 young girls in blue and pink dresses. You can easily identify the dance leader, she is the only one wearing a pink dress. The girls dance while singing some sort of a salvo or novena. Note that, only "untouched" girls are qualified to dance.
For generations, this tradition is under the care of the Atilon Family. The fragile lady n the photo is the Guardian, Linda Atilon Reyes.