PRE -TEST

I.Identification: Identify the specific type of Dance

___Club Dancing_____1.Group dancing as in Discotheque

___Folk Dance______2.Dance that is Indigenous to a certain race or country

___Ballroom________3.The most eloquent form of dance like Ballet

_Social amenities dances_4.Dance used as social accomplishments polished from materials

usually found among folk dances

___Festival dances__-___5.Social or popular dance performed

II. Give at least 10 examples of folk dance and explain it.

Some of the best known examples of folk dance in the Philippines are;

1. Itik-itik Dance – A folk dance that mimics how ducks walk and how they splash water to attract a
mate.
2. Tinikling – A dance that depicts a bird tickling around tall grass and sticks. The dancers use bamboo
as part of the dance.
3. Sayaw sa bangko – a dance with origins traced from Lingayen and pangasinan. It is performed on
top of a narrow bench where the dancers must have good balance and acrobatic skills.
4. Binasuan – A dance performed on weddings and birthdays. The dancers place a half filled glass of
rice wine on both of their hands and atop the head and do spins and rolls.
5. Pandanggo sa ilaw – A dance performed while balancing 3 oil lamps, one on the head and one on
each hand. It is usually accompanied with castinets.
6. Pandanggo Owasisas – Similar to pandanggo sa ilaw and is performed by fishermen as celebration
for a good catch. This version has the lamps attached on cloths or nets.
7. Maglalatik - A mock war dance that depicts a fight over coconut meat. The performers wear
coconuts as part of the costume and slap it in sync with the rhythm of the music
8. Kuratsa - a dance of courtship and is often performed at weddings and other social occasions
9. Cariñosa – A dance made for flirting. It is perforemed with handkerchief for boys and fans for girls.
10. Singkil - a dance traditionally performed by single women to attract the attention of potential
suitors. Dancers perform a series of graceful movements as they step in and out from between
bamboo poles which are rhythmically clapped together.

III.In three sentences, explain what is folk dance?

Folk dances are dances that are considered as a form of art. It depicts the life of people in that particular
area or country. These dances are different from ethnic dances like ritual dances or dances of ritual
origin, they are not considered to be folk dances.
ASSESSMENT TEST

I.Identification: Identify the following specific Type of Dance.

1.__Life cycle dances__ Dances mark the changes in the life of “the rite of passage” from one stage to
the next.

2.__Festive dances__Either religious or secular connected to the celebration of recurring events of

special significance.

3.___Occupational dances___Depict the means of livelihood of the flilipino people.

4.__Ritual and ceremonial dances__ Dances performed as part of the rituals and ceremonies of a certain
tribe or group of people.

5.__Game dances__ One example of these is the pukol dance from Aklan,Capiz regions.

6.__Jokes/Trickster dances___ The intention of these dances is to render that individual “to a physical or
mental dignity or

discomfort.

7.__Mimetic or drama dances___ Dances that mimic animals, inanimate objects, or other people.The
dancers get into roles other than

themselves and become an actors totally immersed in the story the dances tell.

8.___War dances___ Dances that express feud and enmity wherein two male dancers engage in physical
combat with

spartan-like intensity.

9.___Social amenities dances__ It is express social graces, hospitality, and offerings of gifts to friends.

10.___Muslim dances__ These dances influenced by Arabic and Indo-Malayan cultures.

II.Enumeration:

1.Examples of diffrent types of ethnic dances

a.ritual dances – Dugso

b.Life cycle dances – Binasuan

c.Occupational dances - Mananagat

2.Give at least 2 major regional clasifications of Philippine folk dances

a. Dances of mountain tribe people

b.Muslim dances