This document discusses different types of dances in the Philippines, including ethnic dances, folk dances, and tribal dances. It provides details on 5 types of folk dances - Maria Clara, Cordillera, Muslim, Rural, and Tribal dances. Each type has its own cultural significance and unique musical instruments and styles of dance. The document also outlines fundamental dance positions and steps as well as benefits of dancing such as improved heart health, strength, flexibility, and well-being.
This document discusses different types of dances in the Philippines, including ethnic dances, folk dances, and tribal dances. It provides details on 5 types of folk dances - Maria Clara, Cordillera, Muslim, Rural, and Tribal dances. Each type has its own cultural significance and unique musical instruments and styles of dance. The document also outlines fundamental dance positions and steps as well as benefits of dancing such as improved heart health, strength, flexibility, and well-being.
This document discusses different types of dances in the Philippines, including ethnic dances, folk dances, and tribal dances. It provides details on 5 types of folk dances - Maria Clara, Cordillera, Muslim, Rural, and Tribal dances. Each type has its own cultural significance and unique musical instruments and styles of dance. The document also outlines fundamental dance positions and steps as well as benefits of dancing such as improved heart health, strength, flexibility, and well-being.
This document discusses different types of dances in the Philippines, including ethnic dances, folk dances, and tribal dances. It provides details on 5 types of folk dances - Maria Clara, Cordillera, Muslim, Rural, and Tribal dances. Each type has its own cultural significance and unique musical instruments and styles of dance. The document also outlines fundamental dance positions and steps as well as benefits of dancing such as improved heart health, strength, flexibility, and well-being.
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PATHFIT 3
DANCE- the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself.
ETHNIC DANCE is any dance form which can be identified as originating
with an ethnic culture and expressing the movement aesthetics of that culture. The ethnic dances of the Philippines are classified into two major categories: 1. The dances of the Non-Christian Filipinos. 2. The dances of the Christian and Lowland Filipinos or Western influenced Ethnic dance includes several sub-categories: "folk," "theatrical," "religious," "tribal," "social,"
FOLKDANCE celebrates the cultural roots of a particular group of people.
Folk dance is typically performed as a form of ritualistic entertainment at social gatherings. Some kinds of folk dance tell a culture's foundational stories, while others may simply emphasize cultural pride. Folk dancing is a form of social dancing that has become part of the customs and traditions of a people. Folk dance is the oldest form of dance and the earliest form of communication. Folk dance classes and societies are stimulating interest in the Philippines. Indeed, folk dances are performed in costume for entertainment, and so help preserve the heritage of the race. 5 TYPES OF FOLK DANCES IN THE PHILIPPINES: 1. Maria Clara Dance 2. Cordillera Dance 3. Muslim Dance 4. Rural Dance 5. Tribal Dance
1. The Maria Clara dances merged Spanish court style (and its stylized courtship conventions) with Philippine exuberance. Maria Clara is the pure and noble heroine of a novel who represents the finest qualities of Filipino womanhood. The dancers wear European 16th-century dress but move to the sounds of bamboo castanets. The Maria Clara consists of four separate pieces: the baro or the camisa, the saya, the panuelo and the tapis. The camisa was a collarless waist-length blouse, with wrist-length, richly embroidered flowing bell sleeves, often made of pineapple fiber.
3. For the people of the Cordillera, dance continues to be an expression of
community life that animates the various rituals and ceremonies. They dance to appease their ancestors and gods to cure ailments, to ensure success at war, or to ward off bad luck or natural calamities. Their dances are mostly ritualistic- for weddings, for wars and battles, for harvests, etc., and portray the personalities of the tribe with their everyday life. Musical instruments in the region are very unique, among those are the nose flute, bangibang, tongatong, diwdiw-as, saggeypo, and etc “Dugso” is performed as a form of thanksgiving for good harvest, healing of the sick and for the community's overall well being.. 4. These "Muslim dances," recognized and identified as such by Filipino audiences, include the Singkil, the Pangalay, Asik or Mag-Asik, the Kandingan, and the Kapamalongmalong, among several others. Singkil is a folk dance of the Philippines that has its origins in the Maranao people of Lake Lanao, a Mindanao Muslim ethnolinguistic group. The dance is widely recognized today as the royal dance of a prince and a princess weaving in and out of crisscrossed bamboo poles clapped in syncopated rhythm.
5. Rural dance (or Countryside dance)- Perhaps the best known and closest to the Filipino heart are the dances from the rural Christian lowlands: a country blessed with so much beauty. To the Filipinos, these dances illustrate the fiesta spirit and demonstrate a love of life. Originated from Leyte Province, this dance is in fact a mimic movement of “tikling birds” hopping over trees, grass stems or over bamboo traps set by farmers. Bakya-Salakot- A dance performed with the use of a “salakot,” a typical hat, and “bakya,” the local wooden sandals. Sayaw sa Bangko is a folk dance from the Pangasinan province of the Philippines. Performers dance on top of a bench that is normally six inches wide.
Labahan at Palo-Palo Itik-itik Kalapati Bulaklakan Binasuan Kalatong Sayaw sa Pag-Ibig 6. Tribal dances Example 1. Malakas at Maganda 2. Kadal Blelah 3. Kadal Tahaw 4. Binaylan 5. Bagobo Rice Cycle 6. Dugso. Malakas at Maganda is a national folklore dance. It tells the story of the origin of the Filipino people on the islands. Tribal dances not only vary from one tribe to another but also fall into many different categories: 1. weapon dances 2. fertility dances 3. Sun- and Moon-worshipping dances 4. initiation dances 5. war dances 6. hunting dances.
BENEFITS OF DANCING 1. improved condition of your heart and lungs. 2. increased muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness. 3. increased aerobic fitness. 4. improved muscle tone and strength. 5. weight management. 6. stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis. 7. better coordination, agility and flexibility 8. improved balance and spatial awareness 9. increased physical confidence 10. improved mental functioning 11. improved general and psychological wellbeing 12. greater self-confidence and self-esteem 13. better social skills. OCCUPATIONAL DANCE- a form of art that expresses the hardworking value of Filipinos. from different places in the country by showing their local culture and livelihood. CARINOSA- is a Philippine dance of colonial-era origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in a romance scenario.
FUNDAMENTAL DANCE POSITIONS AND STEPS
FEET POSITION 1. FIRST POSITION- feet close and heels parallel touching toes at 45 degrees.
2. SECOND POSITION- open parallel stride sideward
3. THIRD POSITION- feet close-crossed Heel in-step touching knees locked
4. FOURTH POSITION- feet open-crossed
5. FIFTH POSITION- feet close-toes
ARM POSITIONS 1. FIRST POSITION- arms encircled in front at chest level, relaxed, fingers slightly apart.
2. SECOND POSITION- arms raised sideways a little below shoulder level.
3. THIRD POSITION- one arm encircles overhead in the other raised sideways.
4. FOURTH POSITION- one arm encircles like first position, other arm overhead. 5. FIFTH POSITION- both arms overhead
