CARINOSA FORMATION:
- Partners stand opposite,
(the national dance of
the philippines)
- flirtation dance
- means affectionate,
lovable, or amiable
- fan & handkerchief; hide-
and-seek movements
(common) and other flirting
acts showing tender
feelings for one another
COSTUME:
 Girls- balintawak style
costume/patadyong and
camisa; fan hanging at right
side of waist
 Boys- barong tagalog and
any color of trousers;
handkerchief in pocket
MUSIC:
- Composed of two parts: A
and B
COUNT:
- One, two, three to a
measure
FIGURE I: FIGURE II:
THREE STEPS AND POINTING
facing each other about POINT
six feet apart. Music B.
- When facing the audience, Music A. - Partners face each other.
a. Starting with R
the Girl is at right of Boy Girls hold skirt and Boys
foot, take three place hands on waist
steps sideward
Note: In the original form, a. Starting with R foot,
right (cts. 1,2,3).
the figure I is used as an take three steps
Point L foot in
intermission. It is omitted in forward to meet at
front (cts. 1,2,3). R
this arrangement for it the center(cts. 1,2,3).
hand in reverse ‘T’
makes the dance long and Step L close to R (ct.
position and L
monotonous. 1), pause (cts.
hand on waist. 2,3)… 2M
Kumintang R hand b. Take four touch
when pointing L
INTRODUCTION steps in front, R and
foot… 2M L alternately. Look
b. Repeat (a) starting
Music Introduction: at each other… 4M
with L foot and
 Partners face each other. c. Starting with R foot,
moving sideward
 Execute a three-step turn take four steps
left. Reverse
right in place and bow to forward to partner’s
position of
each other place, passing each
hands… 2M other by R
 Girls hold skirt and Boys
c. Repeat (a) and (b) shoulder(cts.
places hands on
three more 1,2,3,1). Turn right
waist…… 2M
times… 12M about to face each
other and close R to
L foot(cts. 1,2,3)…
2M
d. Repeat all (a-c), Repeat three more a. Partners meet at the forward to the
finishing in proper times pointing center…2M center, Girl holds
places… 8m L,R,L and shaking b. Girl- Hold and open skirt, Boy places
L,R,L index finger fan with R hand. hands on waist (cts.
alternately at Point R foot in front 1,2,3). Girl- Kneel
FIGURE III: partner. partners are and cover face with on R while Boy
BACK-TO-BACK standing by each fan, L hand holding passes around on
other’s R shoulder skirt(cts. 1,2) of right of Girl to stand
Music A. when shaking R every measure(3m). behind her and faces
a. Partners meet at the index finger to Boy- points R and L the same direction.
center (cts. 1,2,3,1). partner and by L foot alternately in Partners place hand
Turn right about to shoulders when front and looks at on waists(cts.
be in back-to-back shaking L index partner from 1,2,3)…2M
position a little bit finger to partner. underneath the fan. b. Boy- Point R and L
to right of partner Free hands on waist Hands on waist...4m foot times
(cts. 2,3). Girl holds (3M)… 4M c. Exchange alternately in front,
skirt, Boy places c. Turn right about and places…2m looking at Girl over
hands on waist… exchange places as d. Repeat all (a-c), her R and L
2M in figure II (c)…2M finishing in proper shoulder alternately.
b. Point R foot in front d. Repeat all (a-c), places… 8M Girl in the
and shake R index finishing in proper meantime, looks at
finger at partner places… 8M partner over her R
over R shoulder L FIGURE V: and L shoulder
hand on waist(cts. KNEELING AND alternately. Both
1,2). Step R FIGURE IV: FANNING place hands on
sideward to be side HIDE AND SEEK waists…4M
by side with partner WITH FAN Music A. c. Boy- turn right
L shoulder, place R a. Starting with R foot, about. Girl stands
hand on waist (ct. 3). Music B. take three steps
 and exchange boy’s hands on top d. Repeat all (a-c), opening of the
places…2M at face level(cts. finishing in proper handkerchiefs above
d. Repeat all (a-c), but 2,3)… 2m places. This time and below alternately.
this time. Boy b. Partners’ point R girl keeps The girl peeps above
kneels down and and L foot handkerchief at the when the R hands are
Girl fans boy over alternately four end of this up and the boy when the
his R and L times as in figure II figure…8m L hands are up.
shoulder alternately (b). invert
as she points her R handkerchief at Note: In the Bicol
and L foot every measure, that regions the hide-and- FIGURE VII:
alternately. Finish in is, one measure with seek movement is done FLIRTING WITH
proper places…8m boy’s hand on top with two handkerchiefs HANDKERCHIEF
while pointing R that crosses diagonally
foot and the next folded(triangular form). Music A.
FIGURE VI: measure with Girl’s While dancers point the Note: if only one pair is
HIDE AND SEEK WITH hands on top while R foot, the right hands dancing, partners may go
HANDKERCHIEF pointing L foot. are held obliquely right in any direction so long as
When own hands upward and the L hands they finish in their proper
are down look at are obliquely left places at the end of this
Music B. partner’s face from downward, thus the figure.
a. Partners meet at below and when up, handkerchiefs are a. Partners turn R
center. Boy takes look above crossed like the letter X shoulders toward
handkerchief from handkerchief…2m in front between them. each other. Starting
pocket. Partners c. Girl releases The positions of hands with R foot, take 8
hold handkerchief at handkerchief. are reversed when waltz steps forward
corners in Partners exchange pointing L foot. They moving around
perpendicular places as in Fig. change position of clockwise. Girl-
position between II(c)… 2m hands at every measure. hold handkerchief at
their faces with They peep through the one corner and
 place it over her R Girl’s arms in Finish side by side,
and L shoulder lateral position Girl at right side of
alternately at every moving sideward R Boy… 6m
measure, looking and L, boy’s hand
back at boy at the on waist… 2m SALUDO
same time. Boy in b. With girl leading in
the meantime front, partners take Execute a three-step turn
follows behind girl six waltz steps right in place and bow to
stretching out R and forward moving each other, Girl holding
L hand alternately around clockwise. skirt, Boy’s hands on waist.
as if trying to catch Same position of
the free end of the hands as in (a) but
handkerchief…8m girls fingers
b. Turn right about and fluttering in time
repeat (a) with the music as
counterclockwise, she looks over her R
Girl leads again, and L shoulder
finish in proper alternately at Boy
places… 8m who is following
her closely…6m
c. Turn right about.
FIGURE VIII: Repeat (b)
FLIRTING counterclockwise.
This time boy leads.
Girl holds skirt,
Music B. Boys arms in lateral
a. Starting with R foot, position, fluttering
take two waltz steps fingers. Wink at girl
to meet at the center. once in a while.