The dance has a similarity to classical Balinese and Thai dances where it is also the most distinctively Asian of all the southern Philippine dances because dancers must have dexterity and flexibility of the. Penekanan penting dalam tarian igal sebagai sistem.
Pangalay also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah is the traditional fingernail dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and eastern coast Bajau of Sabah.
. Tarian ini sangat dipelihara oleh masyarakat Bajau di Negeri Sabah Selatan Filipina dan beberapa kepulauan di Indonesia. Igal bermaksud tari manakala magigal bermaksud menari Tarian ini boleh ditarikan secara perseorangan berkumpulan mahupun secara berpasangan-pasangan. Tarian Igal atau Igal-Igal.