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Festival Dances
Festival Dances
Department of Education
Region IV – MIMAROPA
Division of Puerto Princesa City
Bahile National High School
Bahile, Puerto Princesa City
FESTIVAL DANCES
PE – GRADE 9
are cultural dance4s performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people
sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron Saint ot in thanks giving of a bountiful Harvest
may be religious or secular in nature
the best thing about festival dances is that they add to the merry making and festivities where they are
celebrated (reason why they are called festival dances after all)
draw the people’s culture by portraying the people’s ways of life through movements, costumes and
implements inherent to their place of origin
Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate
There are a multitude of reasons for this reason
We celebrate our unity amidst the diversity of cultures and we celebrate our industry bringing about a
bountiful harvest
Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity leading to upliftment of a community’s
economy due to its tourism and entertainment value
Are form of entertainment that attract foreign and domestic tourist to visit a place eventually leading to
the elevation of the Filipino’s quality of life
Are done to honor a religious icon or celebrate our industry
Are a reflection of the unity of the Filipinos community that despite the economic, social, environment,
cultural and political challenges we face every day, there can be no other race more resilient than ours
A.
Religious Festivals
Name of Festival Place of Origin Religious Figure Month Celebrated
Honoured
Sinulog Festival Cebu City Sto. Niῇo January
Dinagyang Festival Iloilo City Sto. Niῇo January
Ati-Atihan Festival Kalibo, Aklan Sto. Niῇo January
Peῇafrancia Naga City Vitgin Mary September
Higantes Festival Angono, Rizal Saint Clement November
Longganisa Festival Viga City, Ilocos Sur Saint Paul January
Kinabayo Festival Dapitan City James the Great July
Pintados de Pasi Passi City, Iloilo Sto. Niῇo March
Pattarradday Santiago City Seῇor San Tiago May
Sangyaw Festival Tacloban City Sto. Niῇo July
B.
Secular/Non-Religious Festivals
Name of Festival Place of Origin Industry Month Celebrated
Bangus Festival Dagupan, Pangasinan Milkfish Industry April to May
Bambanti Festival Isabela Scarecrow (farming) January
Mammangui Festival City of Iligan Cprn industry May
Mango Festival Iba, Zambales Mango industry April
Panagbenga festival Baguio City Flower industry February
Ibon Ebon Festival Pampanga Migratory birds February
Egg industry
Masskara Bacolod City Mask (sugar industry) October
T’nalak South Cotabato Colourful abaca July
Ammungan Festival Nueva Vizcaya Gathering of tribal May
industries
Binatbatan Festival Vigan, Ilocos Sur Weaving industry May
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
Are movements that alolow you to move from one point in space to another
Canned from two words’ “locos” (means place) and “motor” (means movement
a. Preparatory movement
1. Step
the basis of all locomotor movements
prepares you to move in any direction you wish to go
defined as transfer of weight from one foot to another
2. walk
series of steps executed by both of your feet alternately in any direction
(in executing) there’s this moment when both feet are in contact with the ground while
one foot supports the weight and transfers it to the other
3. Run
Series of walks executed quickly in any direction wherein only one foot stays on the
ground while the other is off the ground
4. Jump
Is simply described by having both feet lose its contact with the ground. Five ways to do:
take off from…
a. one foot and land on the same
b. one foot and land on the other
c. one foot and land on both feet
d. both feet and land on one foot
e. take off from both feet and land on both