CARIÑOSA

Cariñosa (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾiˈɲosa], meaning the loving or

affectionate one) is a Philippine dance of Hispanic origin from the Maria
Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief
plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.

HISTORY
The dance originated in Panay Island in the Visayan Islands and was
introduced by the Spaniards during their colonization of thePhilippines.
It is related to some of the Spanish dances like the bolero and the
Mexican dance Jarabe Tapatio or the Mexican Hat Dance.

COSTUME
Originally, the Cariñosa was danced with Maria Clara dress and
Barong Tagalog for it is a Maria Clara Spanish Dance when it was
introduced. However as the Filipino people saw and imitated this
dance, they wore the patadyong kimona and camisa de chino to reveal
their nationalism to their country and other steps were revised or
Filipinized but the music did not change at all and reveals a Spanish
Influence to the Filipinos. As stated by the book of Francisca Reyes-
Aquino, dancers may wear balintawak style (a native dress of
theTagalog regions), camisa (a white sleeve) or patadyong kimona (a
dress of the Visayan of people) and for boys, a barong Tagalog and
colored pants. Because it is the national dance, the dancers may wear
any Filipino costumes.

MUSIC
The music of Carinosa , . 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.
 Republic of the Philippines
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna
Graduate Studies and Applied Research
S.Y. 2019-2020
Second Semester
PE 205 Philippine Folk Dance

NARRATIVE REPORT
Everyone has culture and folk dance is part of it. It can’t be denied that
dance plays an integral part in human life as it gives entertainment and
shows one’s beliefs and lifestyle. Philippine folk dances were widely
known as the mirror of the past that shows the late culture, belief,
norms, and lifestyle. It is commonly influenced by the Spaniards
because we’d been colonized for a long time and adopted their brought
culture. An example of dance with the Spanish influence was Cariñosa
which a courtship dances that literally danced wearing Maria Clara
costume. Afterwards, costume was changed from Spanish style to
Filipino style and steps were revised to show nationalism since it was
the National Dance of the Philippines.
It was presented in PE 205 Philippine Folkdance class of Graduate
Studies and Applied Research by Mr. Erwin C. Condino. The presenter
discussed important fact about the dance and gives some
demonstration and video clips to understand it more.
Questions:
Q1. What makes a Philippine Folkdance?
Q2. Why Carinosa costume was changed from Maria Clara costume to
Tagalog Costume?
Q3. What does Carinosa means? Elaborate.