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    Pe Midterm Assignment 1

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    The polka was introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish era and became popular, especially in Batangas. Known as "Polka Sa Nayon", it is a social dance performed at festivals and events. The dance involves different variations of the polka step and has its own musical structure in 3/4 time. Typical costumes include the barong tagalog for men and maria clara dress for women. It is danced by couples in a square formation and involves figures like the polka, heel-toe polka, polka and gallop, and pointing and circling clockwise, concluding with a saludo.

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    The polka was introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish era and became popular, especially in Batangas. Known as "Polka Sa Nayon", it is a social dance performed at festivals and events. The dance involves different variations of the polka step and has its own musical structure in 3/4 time. Typical costumes include the barong tagalog for men and maria clara dress for women. It is danced by couples in a square formation and involves figures like the polka, heel-toe polka, polka and gallop, and pointing and circling clockwise, concluding with a saludo.

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    The polka was introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish era and became popular, especially in Batangas. Known as "Polka Sa Nayon", it is a social dance performed at festivals and events. The dance involves different variations of the polka step and has its own musical structure in 3/4 time. Typical costumes include the barong tagalog for men and maria clara dress for women. It is danced by couples in a square formation and involves figures like the polka, heel-toe polka, polka and gallop, and pointing and circling clockwise, concluding with a saludo.

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    The polka was introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish era and became popular, especially in Batangas. Known as "Polka Sa Nayon", it is a social dance performed at festivals and events. The dance involves different variations of the polka step and has its own musical structure in 3/4 time. Typical costumes include the barong tagalog for men and maria clara dress for women. It is danced by couples in a square formation and involves figures like the polka, heel-toe polka, polka and gallop, and pointing and circling clockwise, concluding with a saludo.

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    POLKA SA NAYON: HISTORY

    The polka was among the first dance that was introduced to the Philippine
    culture by the early European immigrants who became popular to the Philippines
    during the Spanish time especially in the province of Batangas. “Polka Sa Nayon”
    basically means Polka in the Village. It is usually danced during town fiestas and in
    big social affairs. The dance has an average difficulty, with different variations of the
    polka step being used all throughout, with a lively tune to go by it. Polka Sa Nayon is
    actually adapted in different regions of the Philippines. In Bataan, Polka Sa Nayon is
    known as Polka Tagala, Polka Sala in Mindoro , Polka Italiano in Negros Occidental,
    and among Visayans , they call it Polka Antigo.

    MUSIC
    The Polka Sa Nayon has its own set of music which is composed of three
    parts, A,B & C and is counted as “One and Two And” to a measure with a 2/4 time
    signature.
    COSTUME

    MAN’S COSTUME WOMAN’S COSTUME

    BARONG TAGALOG W/ BLACK TROUSERS MARIA CLARA/ BALINTAWAK STYLE

    FORMATION
    Four couples in square formation facing center, Women on Men’s Right side.
    Throughout the dance, Men places back of free hand at waist, Women hold their
    skirt.
    DANCE PATTERN

    INTRODUCTION
    MEASURES PATTERNS
    4 a) Partners face audience, inside hands are joined, free hands of girl on
    the skirt, and boy has hand on hip.
    8 b) Tap right foot on every count of the measure.

    4 c) Partners hold in closed ballroom dance position to get ready for


    FIGURE I
    FIGURE I (POLKA & POINT)- MUSIC A
    4 a) Starting with left( or right) foot, take 4 polka around clockwise back
    to original position. Finish with joined hands extended toward the
    center.
    2 b) Point left (or right) foot sideward, (count 1); point left (or right)
    near supporting foot (count 2). Take one polka step sideward toward
    the center.
    2 c) Repeat step b starting with right (or left) foot.
    24 d) Repeat all actions (a-c) three more times.

    FIGURE II (HEEL-TOE POLKA) MUSIC A


    Face the center of square, woman on man’s right side, inside hands joined.
    4 a) Starting with outside foot, take 2 heel-toe polka steps forward.

    2 b) Move one polka step outward (1 measure), then one polka inward
    (1 measure)
    2 c) Drop inside hands. Starting with outside foot, take 2 polka steps to
    turn about outward in place. Finish facing in opposite direction. Join
    inside hands, free hands as in beginning.
    8 d) Repeat a-c actions starting with inside foot, reverse direction in
    steps b and c.
    16 e) Repeat all actions (a-d)

    FIGURE III (POLKA & GALLOP) MUSIC B


    4 a) Starting with left(or right) foot, take 4 polka steps clockwise as in
    Figure I(a).
    2 b) Take 3 gallop steps sideward left(or right) toward front(3
    counts),pause(1 count). Do not put weight on the closing foot on the
    third gallop step.
    2 c) Repeat step b starting with other foot, going on opposite direction.
    24 d) Repeat all (a-c) three more times
    FIGURE IV (POINT AND CIRCLE CLOCKWISE) MUSIC C
    Partners join inside hands as in Figure II both start with right foot
    2 a) Partners take 1 polka step right sideward and 1 polka left
    sideward
    2 b) Point right foot in front (counts 1) , raise same foot across left foot
    in front just above the ankle (counts 2). Point right foot in front
    (count 1), steps right close to left foot (counts 2).
    4 c) Repeat steps a and b starting with the left foot. Drop inside hands.
    Face each other and place both hands on waist
    8 d) With right elbows near each other (Jaleo position), take 8 polka
    steps forward, turning clockwise twice(4 polka steps each turn).
    Finish in proper position
    16 e) Repeat all (a-d)

    SALUDO MUSIC FINALE


    Partners face audience. Join inside hands, free hands as in Figure II
    4 a) Starting with right foot, take 4 polka steps forward.
    3 b) Girl whirls counterclockwise under arch of arms as many times as
    possible, boy stands just in place.
    1 c) Drop inside hands. Face and bow to each other or to audience.

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