PHILIPPINE DANCES

(1970s-1980s)

Prepared by:
Brugada, Julius Christian Buena, Althea
San Juan, Kristine Anne San Buenaventura, Marinella
San Gabriel, Rosa Mae Organes, Clint
Dalanon, Ken Renneth
Philippines have been sorts influenced by the other countries to our
dances. There is an undeniable fusion of the cultures brought about by
foreigners to the country with the existing culture early "Filipinos"
originally had.
Resulting in such a unique blend of cultures in the country that determining the
end of native culture and the beginning of foreign cultures is so hard to trace
Filipinos nowadays, fortunately, appreciate both worlds (e.g cha-cha, ballroom,
folk or ballet, surely the Filipinos can always dance to the beat).
Marcos time has the GOLDEN years of the best OPM. it is the best years in
appreciating the pinoy music and dances whether it is rock, pop, disco.
PANDANGGO SA ILAW
PANDANGGO SA ILAW
- It is a original Philippine folk dance created by the song of the same title.
- Created in 1970s
- a very popular folk dance in the Philippines.
- The word pandanggo is from the Spanish fandango, a dance in 3/4 time. The
phrase sa ilaw is Tagalog for “in light”
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BALLET DANCE
The Origins of Ballet

It's generally agreed that ballet began as a formalized court dance that originated in 15th-century western
Europe, first in Italy, then, as Italian nobles and French nobles married, spread to the French courts.
Catherine de Medici was an early supporter of the dance and funded early ballet companies in the court of her
husband, King Henry II of France.

Gradually, ballet spread beyond its court origins. By the 17th century there were professional ballet academies
in several Western European cities and notably in Paris, where the ballet was first presented on stage rather
than in court.
 BALLET

The Ballet Federation of the Philippines had a brief but

remarkable life in the mid-1970s.
It organized the annual national ballet festival from 1976 to 1978 and
produced several full-evening ballet classics and original Filipino works. It drew
provincial groups to perform in Manila and toured the provinces with Coppelia
and a divertissement repertoire.
Dance Concert Company filled the gap at the start of the 1970s under the
leadership of Vella Damian, Eric Cruz, and Exequiel Banzali, with Cruz doing
most of the choreographic work, represented by his durable Carmen.
Dance Theater and Dance Concert performed on their own steam in Scotland and
China, respectively.
Filipinos have always been copious followers of the American colonizers, since the
turn of the century. So much so that whatever dances were in vogue in the United
States were always copied and made popular in the Philippines.

The end of the second world war brought along new hope. New attitudes for a
better future were reflected in the dances. Many local music bands rose to
popularity as they played the modern Western music.

Dancers gained prominence through their suave style and complicated footwork.
One of these groups was The Big 4, composed of Chito Feliciano, Tito Garcia,
Louie Ysmael, and Archie Lacson. All of them, except for the late Chito Feliciano,
continue to lay claim to being one of the best dancers in the country.
BALLROOM DANCE
"Ballroom dance" refers to traditional partnered dance forms that are
done by a couple, often in the embrace of closed dance position
("ballroom dance position"). These include waltz, swing, tango, salsa
and blues.

Social dance forms are important. The earliest dance forms ever
described (in the 15th century) were partnered social dances. Many of
today's performative dance forms, including ballet and jazz dance,
evolved from social dance forms that came first.

The three worlds of ballroom dance share the same historical roots,
similar step vocabulary and music, so the three forms are considered
siblings, related by birth. Yes, siblings are known to fight, but they can
also be mutually supportive.
DISCO
Disco music can be described as a genre of music which contains the elements of funk, soul, pop and
salsa.
Disco styles dominated mainstream pop charts. Disco songs usually have soaring,
often reverberated vocals over a steady four-on-the-floor beat.
Disco dance history is shaped by the music it is named after. This is ironic, as the first thing that
comes to most people's minds when they think of disco is the iconic man in the white suit, dark
shirt unbuttoned and finger pointing jubilantly into the sky. It is also ironic that something so
recognizable all over the world is still considered to be "dead."