| Dance | Pastores New Washington |
| Meaning | Pastores of New Washington |
| Dance Culture | Lowland Christian |
| Place of Origin | New Washington , Aklan |
| Ethnolinguistic Group | Aklanon |
| Classification | Entertainment |
| Background / Content | Popular Bavarian folk and village dances introduced to the Filipinos included the Maypole. As with much else in the Philippine dances, the maypole blended well but in due time other elements and steps were changed and adapted. In this pastores from Aklan, the Niño Dormido (Sleeping Child) is found to be the centerpiece of the dance that includes a maypole.
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