HPE 12-1: Pointers to review of Philippine Folk Dance/Modern Dance

Folk Dance – the so called indigenous dance of a specific town’s people.

Ethnic Dances- the primitive tribes that have retained their kinship with religious ritual and
community custom.
Life-cycle Dance- Daling-daling dance of the Muslims of Sulu, is popularly an example of what
type of dance.
Occupational Dances- these are dances that exhibit the livelihood of the people, their work or
means of living.
Dance- as rhythmic body movement that projects ordered sequence of moving visual patterns
of line, solid shape and color.
Lowland Christian Dances- these are folk dances from places with Western influences such as
Spanish and European cultures.
Itik-Itik- Know to be the most popular Filipino drama dance or mimetic dance of a duck from
surigao.
Francisca Reyes Aquino- is recognized as the Mother of Philippine Folk dance, awarded as the
National Artist of dance.
Aklan and Capiz in the Panay Region- the place of origin of the ‘’strike or bump dance called
Pukol.
Muslim Dances- popular Filipino dances originated from the combined influenced by Arabic
and Indo-Malayan cultures.
Festival Dances- the dances that are either religious or secular which are connected with the
celebration of recurring events of special significance.
War Dances- this type of dances depicts the expression of feud and enmity of two male
dancers engage in physical combat with Spartan-like intensity.
Pres. Ramon Magsaysay- his presidency awarded Francisca Reyes Aquino the Republic Award
of Merit for Outstanding Contribution towards the Advancing of Filipino Culture.
Ritual Dance- dance which depict a particular tribal ceremony.
Maglalatik – war dance of Binan, Laguna
Modern Dance – contemporary, free feeling dance.
Isadora Duncan – ‘’Body of a dancer as luminous manifistations of the soul.
Technique of Modern Dance – the human body as the instrument of behavior.
Game Dance- deviated folk dance depicting competitions.
Trickster Dance – dance which intend to indignity or discomfort someone.
Mimetic Dance – an imitation dance of animals/objects.
Social Amenities Dance – the dance of social graces.
Improvisation – spontaneity of body movement in dance
Choreography – the way of freedom of dancers to express oneself.
Solar Plexus – emotional centers by Isadora Duncan
Run – fast dance walk.
POPULAR DANCE TECHNIQUES OF MODERN DANCE
 Horton Technique
 Limon Technique
 Hawkins Technique
CHARACTERISTIC CLASSIFICATION OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES
 Game Dances  Mimetic or Drama Dances
 Joke and Trickster Dances  Life-cycle Dances
 Festival Dances  Occupational Dances
 Social Amenities Dances  Ritual and Ceremonial Dances
BASIC MODERN DANCE FIGURE-SKILLS
 Dance Walk  Jumps  Chasse
 Falling  Triplet  Leap
 Rolls  Waltz
 Turns  Gallop

DANCE/S THAT PORTRAYS ‘’CYCLE OF LIFE’’

 Wedding Dances
 Courtship Dances
 Funeral Dances
CHARACTERISTIC OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES
 It is traditional
 It has an expressive behavior
 Simple basic rhythm dominates the folk dance
 It is created by an unknown choreographer
 It performs a function in the life of folk people.