Curacha is a dance that is usually presented on especial occasions such as fiestas, meetings of organizations, and has for a purpose not only of entertainment but also fund raising. This is commonly shown in the islands of Samar and Leyte. I dont have enough information of the origin of the word, as it is Spanish sounding and has close resemblance to La Cucaracha, which is a Spanish folk dance.
Curacha is supposed to be an imitation of the love dance between a rooster and a hen, with a music that varies in tempo from slow to fast and very fast. One time we were having a very unprepared impromptu Faculty Federation meeting in one of the local beach resorts here in Ormoc City. Our guests were from Tacloban, fellow faculty officers. Then suddenly a group of folk singers, the kind that bring along their guitar and banduria to serenade you in broad daylight came up to play in the cottage where we were meeting.
After two musical renditions, our guests requested for a curacha number, to which the musicians obliged. Then to our surprise, two of our guests gamely took to the center and danced the curacha and we found ourselves clapping in time to the tempo.
Then somebody spread a hankie(it was later replaced by a paper plate) on the sand while the two were dancing and then a shower of bills and coins fell on the hankie/plate.
The collection was not much but that dance filled in a very important function, that of providing a lighter moment to the otherwise serious discussion.
Meanwhile if you want to see the music and the dance, here is a link
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