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• Involves a successive group of motions and steps rhythmically performed and timed to music.
• The field of dance therapy uses modern dance to help treat physically handicapped and
emotionally distributed people.
IMPORTANCE OF DANCE
• Dance Is by its nature the expression of emotions, feelings and opinions through the movement
and manipulation of the body.
• Dance very often finds itself in the form of telling a stay or conveying emotion through
choreography, set to a corresponding music score.
• Dance is therefore a vital form of expression; a medium which an be used to convey a message
effectively and powerfully.
• There is something about the beauty of seeing a highly trained and skilled body moving with
ease and grace through choreography that causes us to watch and take note. Combined with an
emotive music score, dance is a powerful tool.
• Philippine dance has a long history which was filled with struggles.
• Dances which were lived by the people based from the different myths and traditions blended a
traditional beauty.
• Filipino dance is a multi-Faceted reflection of the past experiences of the past and efforts to
enhance the technique in cultural diversity of the people.
• The traditional dance of the Philippines today is an exhibit of the western and eastern influence
from the different tribes.
• In the 1920
o This was the age of the blossoming for dance culture for the Filipinos
o It gained love and attention of the people due to the efforts of Dr. George Bocobo and
Ms. Leia Aquino.
• In 1954
o Dr. Bocobo together with his companions attended the Asian Native Folk Dance Festival
In East Pakistan where we received great amount of attention and praise.
• In 1957
o They established the Dance Performance Center for Filipino cultural dancers.
• They have also performed with other places around the world to show the country's native life
and customs of Filipino through dance.
• They have also performed in the U.S., Canada. and Europe left; great mark on the history of
Philippine dance which was followed by the dance groups like the:
• The Philippine dance has overcome many difficult times and has been an Important tool In
promoting cultural change.
• Still some dances insinuate Filipino traits which includes the Following:
TINIKLING
ALCAMFLOR
• a dance that suggest the exotic aroma of scented kerchiefs with which the ladies tease
the gentlemen.
BANGA
BILAAN
• A dance that depicts the lively, simple movements of birds in flight and as they preen
themselves, beautifully portrayed tribal maidens.
ITIK – ITIK
• A Philippine native dance interpreting the playfulness of duckling wading in the river.
PANDANGGO SA SAMBALILO
• It shows a barrio swain and his lady love play and dance with a native hat.
SINGKIL
A famous dance from Mindanao.
This is an intricate dance where the dancers’ feet dart precariously in and out of a
complicated pattern of clacking bamboo poles.
• Depicts a Mountain tribe of the Philippines dancing to the sound of the “gangsa‟ (brass
gong).
• COMMUNAL DANCE
o In primitive times, early tribal culture dance was a methodology For survival.
• PRIMITIVE DANCE
o The search for magical mystery over nature through loss of self is the distinctive
characteristics of primitive dance
• RITUAL DANCE
o Represents a level, OF civilization where dance: celebrated mythology rather than magic
• BALLROOM DANCES
o E.g.
• Waltz
• Swing
• Foxtrot
• Cha – cha
• Boogie
• Tango
• rhumba
• THEATRICAL DANCES
o E.g.
• Ballet
• Modern dance
• Tap dancing
o Social dances to portray the beliefs, interest habits, customs and practices of the native.
ELEMENTS OF DANCES
• THEME
• DESIGN
o PATTERN IN TIME
o PATTERN IN SPACE
o The path traced by the dancers Feet on the floor and the levels on which they
move
• MOVEMENT
o Steps
o Facial expression
• TECHNIQUE
• MUSIC
o Properties worn by the dancer that help reheat the message, customs, beliefs and
setting of the dance
• CHOREOGRAPHY
o Refers to the figures and steps in dancing that enables the dancers to perform a dance
in organized manner.
• SCENERY
o Background or setting where the dance is performed to make it more realistic and
enriching.