The manedjaw hangs two blankets on each of his shoulder as he goes around dancing around (circle) followed by the players of gongs and palas. The meneshung follows the manedjaw behind. They go around several times, dancing with a hop-and-skip with their stretched arms outwards, according to the Cordillera Schools Group' book entitled: "Ethnography of the major ethnolinguistic groups in the Cordillera.
The meneshung can change her style by skipping and mincing steps with her two arms raised, like in a surrender.
Making the dance interesting, a group does the owag by shouting: "O-owag, hooh, hooh!" a chant that is allegedly to honor the manedjaw specially, in the olden days, he is a well-known leader in their village, or if his ancestors had performed canaos (grand festival where animals were offered).
The CSG book added that the dancers stop when the second owag is shouted, with the woman exiting ahead of the man.
During the tayaw, rice wine (tapey) is offered to the dancers and to those playing the instruments. At the same time while the music is palyed, an offering to the spirits is made where a parayer (datok) in the form of a wish is said aloud to the dancers. #
