CARIÑOSA

Music

The music of Carinosa shows a great Spanish influence to the Filipinos. It is

3/4 in rhythm like some of the Spanish dances. The Philippine Rondalla are
playing this music of the dance where it is an ensemble or an orchestra of
string instruments in the Philippines similar to the Spanish musicians in
Spain that comprises bandurrias, mandolins, guitar, basses, drums, and
banjos. Mostly men are playing rondalla instruments but women may also
take part.

The 1st figure is the “Three Steps and Point”. It starts with the right foot,
take three steps sideward right. Point left foot in front. Right hand in reverse
“T” position and left hand on skirt/waist. Kumintang right hand when
pointing left foot.

The 2nd figure is “Pointing”. It starts with the right foot, take three steps
forward and meet at the center. Take four touch steps in front, right and left
alternately. Take four steps forward to partner’s place, passing each other
by right shoulder. Turn right about to face each other and close right to left.

The 3rd figure is “Back-toBack”. The partners meet at the center as in figure
II. Turn right about to be in back-to back position, slightly to right of
partner. Girl holds skirt; boy places hands on waist. Point right foot in front
and shake right index finger at partner over right shoulder by left shoulder;
left hand on waist. Step right sideward to be side by side with partner by left
shoulder; place right hand on waist.

The 4th figure is the “Hide-and-Seek with Fan”. The girl hold and open fan
with right hand. Point right foot in front and cover face with fan. The boy-
point right and left foot alternately in front and look at partner from
underneath the fan, hands on waist.

The 5th figure is “Kneeling and Fanning”. Take three steps forward to the
center. Girl kneels while boy passes around on right of girl to stand behind
her and faces the same direction as girl. Boy points right and left foot four
times alternately in front, looking at girl over her right and left shoulder
alternately. Girl looks at partner over her right and left shoulder alternately.
The 6th figure is “Hide-and-Seek with Handkerchief”. Partners meet at the
center as in figure II. Boy takes handkerchief at corners in a perpendicular
position between their faces with boy’s hands on top at face level.

The 7th figure is “Flirting with Handkerchief”. Partners turn right shoulders
toward each other. Starting with right foot, take eight waltz steps forward,
moving around clockwise. Girl holds handkerchief at one corner and place it
over her right and left shoulder alternately at every measure, looking back
at the boy at the same time. Boy, in the meantime, follows behind girl,
stretching out right and left hand alternately, as though they were trying to
catch the free end of the handkerchief.

The 8th and last figure is “Flirting”. Start by taking two waltz steps to meet
at the center. With girl leading in front, partners take six waltz steps forward
moving around clockwise.