Explore:

Last quarter we discussed the different festivals here in the Philippines, and performed some
physical activities that improved your skills. You are also engaged to some fitness test that help
you open up some skills that you didn’t know that you have.
Now that we’re in the 4th quarter, we have new topic that can help you to enhance your physical
capability especially in dancing. You will learn the nature and background of the dance, how to
deal with the barriers of exercise and perform first aid, and required to perform the said activities
that will be here in the module.
In this module, your ideas and information that you’ll learn will help you in designing your dance
program so that you’ll be able to achieve you physical fitness goal. Let us start the module by
answering the table below. Write your answer to the question under the KWL chart.

Acitivty 1: KWL CHART

EQ ilagay dito
KNOW WANT LEARNED
What I know… What I want to know… What I learned…

Let us assess. Is it the same with your answer? Does it help you to open up your mind about the
topic? In this lesson, you will learn new concepts and will help you understand the topic. ‘
Folk dance is a popular dance, considered as part of the tradition or custom of a
particular people. It is developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a certain country
or region.

Let us answer the following activity.

Activity 2: FIT OR NOT

The following are statements related to performing folk dance. This will asses yourself on how
much you know about Folk Dance.

_____1. I can perform the Fundamental steps in Folk Dance.

_____2. I am always attentive in doing the steps of Folk dance.
_____3.I am confident in performing the basic steps in Folk Dance.
_____4. I am easily recognize the different basic steps of Folk Dance
_____5. I am fit and can efficiently move.

Points to Ponder:
One of the tradition and culture of a Filipino is knowing the Folk dance of our place. Let us
pause for a while and ask ourselves the following question:
1. What is the importance of knowing the different Folk Dances in the Philippines?
In this module you will be doing several activities that will hone the importance and at the
same time the activities to be familiarize to the different steps and terms that is in Folk
Dance.
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Now that you have assessed yourself let us now try to know the Fundamental Steps in Folk
Dance and the basic steps that can help us to adapt to a dance. Let us see how much you know
about Folk Dance during your grade school years.

FIRM UP!
Our objective for this time is to learn the nature and background of Folk Dance, perform the
different dance steps, designing a dance program and adapt it as a Zumba dance.

Lesson 3. Philippine Folk Dance

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
1. Describe the nature and background of Philippine Folk Dance.
2. Inculcating the enhancement of Physical Fitness through Folk Dance.
3. Design a dance program adapting the different basic steps of folk dance in to a Zumba.
4. Identifies the different injuries and first aid procedures related to Folk Dance

In this next activity, you will able to know the all about folk dance in the simplest form, let’s
group you in to 4 and you’ll share something that you know regarding folk dance. After your
presentation, let’s summarize and see if your answers are correct.
Activity 3:FRAYERS MODEL

Steps

1. Walk Time Signature

2. Hop
3/4
3. Point
4. Bleking
5. Jump
Folk
Dance

Characteristics:
Example:
- Colorful
Tinikling - Fun
- Countryside

Activity 4. Pass the Ball and Stop.

In this activity we’ll be having music and a ball. While the music is playing you’ll be passing the
ball beside you, it’s either to your right or left. Once the music stop the person who last touch
the ball will give one barrier to exercise, injury and what first aid can we do.

Acitivty 5. WATCH AND LEARN

Let’s watch a Folk dance, Tinikling. After watching let’s answer the following questions:
3 things you remember
2 things interest you
1 question you want to ask.

Acitivty 6. DEMO TIME!

The Philippine folk dance fundamental and basic steps has given more emphasize in the dance.
It will hone your skills in dancing if you know the basic steps of the dance before making it in to
a choreograph dance. In this activity your teacher will help you identify the different fundamental
steps and basic steps of the dance.

Acitivity 7: PLAN A DANCE

Creating Dance Program, with the guidance of the teacher you will be formulating a dance
design. You just have to fill up the blank spaces.

Acitivty 8. OPEN PROMPT

You will design your own dance program by group and apply it step by step.

Activity 9. DANCE FOR FITNESS: ZUMBA

The school is requesting the Grade 7 students…. (Insert the Scaffold level 3)

Activity 10. Group SharingSELF ASSESSMENT: (insert here)

DEEPEN:

In this activity you will be answering some questions that can help you understand more on the
importance of making a design dance program.

Activity 11: Think Pair Share

1. Why do we need to follow the correct sequence of exercise?
2. Was your Zumba dance program help you in achieving healthy lifestyle? Why do you say
so?
3. Did you find interest in participating the Zumba dance program? Explain your answer.
Activity 12:

Activty 13: FINAL KWL CHAT

In the chart below, write your final Answers for the question. (Insert the EQ)
KNOW WANT LEARNED
What I know… What I want to know… What I learned…

End of Deepen

These activity helps you to identify what you really understood regarding your topic which is the
Folk Dance which includes the fundamental steps, basic dance terms, barriers of exercise,
injury and first of dancing folk dance.
What learnings and realizations helped you understand the topic? Does the importance of Folk
dance help you appreciate folk dance more?
TRANSFER
It is now to apply your new learning to real life situation. There will be a practical task that will be
given to you in order for you to apply your understanding regarding folk dance.

Acitivity 14. ZUMBA (Insert PT, rubrics

End of Transfer
In this leson, you were tasked to design and apply a Zumba using the basic steps of Folk
Dance.

1. How did you find the performance task? Does it challenge you?
2. How does this task benefit you in the real word situation?

Activity 15. Reflect!

In a form of creative essay, answer the following question.

1. How does dance change your lifestyle?

2. Why do youth nowadays need to join several dance activities? What are the barriers?