Lesson 3: ORGANIZING HEALTH ACTIVITIES USING FOLK DANCE AND CONTEMPORARY

DANCE.

A. Introduction and Focus

Question:

In this unit, you will know a form of dance

developed by a group of people that reflects the
traditional life of the people of a certain country or
region. Folk dancing originated in the 18th century to
distinguish dance forms of common people from those
of the upper classes. It is a traditional dance of a
country which were evolved naturally and
spontaneously in connection with everyday activities
and experiences of the people who developed them and
know the purpose of contemporary dance is to let
the dancer express his or her inner emotions to the
audience. The dancer tells a story to the audience that
is generally sad or depressing in hopes of making them
an emotion. How can the Philippines folk dance and
contemporary dance help our health to prevent health
issues?

B. Course Content - Learning Target:

Lesso Title Learning Targets No. of

n no. hours

1 ORGANIZING 1. I can assess health-related 2 Hours

HEALTH fitness status, barriers to
ACTIVITIES physical activity assessment
USING FOLK
participation and one’s diet
DANCE AND
CONTEMPORARY 2. I can explain the different
DANCE. elements of Dancing
Philippine Folk Dancing
3. I can develop my physical
activities through dancing
4. I can perform different folk
dance and contemporary
dance
5. I can organize health activities

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C.

Key Concept Map:

D. Most Essential Competencies (MELCs):

1. Organizes fitness event for a target health issue or concern

E. Core Value:
a. Motivation
- the learners will become self-motivated individuals who believe in their abilities to
achieve their goals.
b. Innovation
- the learners will become engaged in out-of-the-box thinking.

F. Expected Skills:
To succeed in handling the module and developing it with the utmost understanding, you must remember
and do the following:

✔ To commit to the ideals of cultural development as a vital factor in nation-building.

✔ To enhance the cultural values demonstrated in various folk dances aesthetically, morally, and
physically.
✔ To actively participate in folk dancing for its intellectual, moral, and aesthetic values.
✔ To disseminate Philippine traditional dances in its pure and authentic form.
✔ To appreciate folk dances as a cultural legacy and to show to other nations the identity of the
Filipinos as a people.
✔ Organize a health program using dancing as a medium.

Lesson Proper:

A. ENGAGE (10 minutes)

INSTRUCTION: Watch the video and make a short reflection and tell it to class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtgD3bwvO0o

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 B. EXPLORE (10 minutes)
Do warm-up exercises. Using this image below, identify your activity for this module, using your
First name (Note: If you have two or more names in your first name choose 1 name to spell it
using the equivalent exercise written below.) Take a picture of your exercise for educational
purposes.

C. EXPLAIN (25 Minutes)

The history of Philippine folk dancing incorporates influences from immigrants and
conquerors while at the same time maintaining distinctly Filipino roots. Philippine folk dancing
is a true reflection of daily life in past centuries while enchanting modern audiences at the same
time.

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 Kinds of Philippine Folk Dance

1. The Itik-Itik
The best description of the Itik-Itik is that the steps mimic the way a duck walks, as well as the
way it splashes water on its back to attract a mate. According to popular tradition, the dance was
created by a lady named Kanang who choreographed the steps while dancing at a baptismal party. The
other guests copied her movements, and everyone liked the dance so much that it has been passed along
ever since.

2. Tinikling
The Tinikling is considered by many to be the Philippines' national dance. The dance's movements imitate
the movement of the tikling bird as it walks around through tall grass and between tree branches. People
perform the dance using bamboo poles. The dance is composed of three basic steps which include singles,
doubles and hops. It looks similar to playing jump rope, except that the dancers perform the steps around and
between the bamboo poles, and the dance becomes faster until someone makes a mistake and the next set of
dancers takes a turn.

3. Sayaw sa Bangko The Sayaw sa Bangko is performed on top of a narrow bench. Dancers need good
balance as they go through a series of movements that include some impressive acrobatics. This dance
traces its roots back to the areas of Pangapisan, Lingayen and Pangasinan.

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4. Pandanggo sa Ilaw

The Pandanggo sa Ilaw is similar to a Spanish Fandango, but the Pandanggo is performed while
balancing three oil lamps - one on the head, and one in each hand. It's a lively dance that originated on
Lubang Island. The music is in 3/4 time and is usually accompanied by castanets.

5. Maglalatik
The Maglalatik is a mock war dance that depicts a fight over coconut meat, a highly-prized food.
The dance is broken into four parts: two devoted to the battle and two devoted to reconciling. The men
of the dancewear coconut shell as part of their costumes, and they slap them in rhythm with the music.
The Maglalatik is danced in the religious procession during the fiesta of Biñan as an offering to San
Isidro de Labrador, the patron saint of farmers.

6. Cariñosa
The Cariñosa is a dance made for flirting! Dancers make a number of flirtatious movements as
they hide behind fans or handkerchiefs and peek out at one another. The essence of the dance is the
courtship between two sweethearts.

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7. Singkil
The Singkil is 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. Fans and scarves are often used to enhance the
dancers' movements.

Do’s and Don’ts in Folk Dancing

Do’s in Folk Dancing
1. Dance in a natural, simple, and direct manner.
2. Dance with ease and smoothness.
3. Use the proper costume for the dance.
4. Follow directions and dance instructions as closely as possible.
5. Dance with feeling and expression.
Don’ts in Folk Dancing
1. Do not exaggerate the dance steps.
2. Do not make the dances too dainty and graceful like ballet.
3. Don’t make an entrance and exit long.
4. Don’t make steps too elaborate and complicated.
5. Don’t call a dance a folk dance unless steps come from traditional dances.

Common Dance Terms

1. Arms in lateral position – Both arms are at one side either right or left, at shoulder, chest or waist
level.
2. Brush – Weight on one foot, hit the floor with the ball or heel of the other foot and lift that foot from
the floor to any direction.
3. Crossed Arms – Partners facing each other or standing side by side join their left hands together and
the right hands together; either right over left- or left-over right hands.
4. Cut – To displace quickly one foot with the other.
5. Do-si-do – Partners advance forward, pass each other’s right ( left ) side, step across to the right
move backward without turning around, pass each other left side to proper places.
6. Hayon-hayon – To place one forearm in front and the other at the back of the waist.
7. Hop – A spring from one foot landing on the same foot in place or in any direction.
8. Jaleo – Partners turn around clockwise (with right elbows almost touching) or counterclockwise
( with left elbows almost touching ) using walking or any kind of dance step.
9. Jump – A spring on one foot or both feet landing on both feet in any direction.
10. Kumintang – moving the hand from the wrist either in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
11. Leap – A spring from one foot landing on the other foot in any direction.
12. Place – To put foot in a certain position without putting weight on it.
13. Pivot – To turn with the ball, heel or whole foot on a fixed place or point.
14. Point – Touch the floor lightly with the toes of one foot, weight of the body on the other foot.
15. Masiwak – To turn the hand from the wrist half-way clockwise then raise and lower wrist once or
twice. This is an Ibanag term.
16. Panadyak – To stamp in front or at the side with the right foot and tap with same foot close to the
left foot. This is a Tagalog term.
17. Patay – To bend the head downward and to support the forehead with the R forearm or with the
crook of the R elbow while the left hand supports lightly the palm of the right hand. This is usually done
with the left foot pointing in rear and knees slightly bent. This is an Ilocano term and the movement is
commonly. Found in Ilocano dances.
18. Salok – To swing the arm downward-upward passing in front of the body as if scooping, the trunk
is bent following the movement of the arm doing the salok. This is a Tagalog term.

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 19. Saludo – Partners bow to each other, to the audience, opposite dancers, or to the neighbors with feet
together. This is of Spanish origin and is used in almost all Philippine dances.
20. Sarok – Cross the R foot in front of the L , bend the body slightly forward and cross the hands down
in front of the R hand over the L. This is a Visayan term.
21. Slide – To glide foot smoothly along the floor. The movement may be finished with or without
transfer of weight.
22. Stamp – To bring the foot forcibly and noisily on the floor with or without transfer of weight.
23. Tap – To rap slightly with the ball or toe of the free foot, flexing the ankle joint keeping weight of the
body on the other foot. There is no change or transfer of weight.
24. Whirl – To make fast turns by executing small steps in place to right or left.

Fundament Arm Position

Fundamental Feet Position

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that combines elements of several dance genres
including modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet. Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the
body through fluid dance movements.

The

contemporary dance began at the start of the 20th century when US

dancer Isadora Duncan (1878–1927) broke away from ballet and developed her own, more natural style.
Contemporary dance has many different styles, some of them closely linked to music, such as jazz, rock and
roll, and hip-hop. The purpose of contemporary dance is to let the dancer express his or her inner emotions
to the audience. The dancer tells a story to the audience that is generally sad or depressing in hopes of making
them an emotion.
Contemporary dances, therefore, do not use fixed moves and instead try to develop totally new forms
and dynamics, such as quick oppositional moves, shifting alignments, expressions of raw emotions, systematic
breathing, dancing moves preformed in non-standing positions (for example lying on the floor), and in general
trying to find the absolute limits of our human form and physique.
The origins of this popular dance movement can be traced to several influential dance masters such as
Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Merce Cunningham. They all wanted to show to the world that
contemporary dancers should embrace freedom, ignore old dance conventions, and explore the limits of the
human body and visual expression of feelings. Also, one of the precursors to the contemporary dance can be
found in the millennia's old techniques of Zen Buddhism and Indian Health Yoga, which incorporates various
dancing philosophies that closely follow the principles of contemporary dance.

D. EXTEND (20 minutes)

It’s important to know the history of different Philippine Folk Dance to understand the culture of each
Folk dance. Please note that the basic information you have learned in this lesson should be appreciated.

EXTEND ACTIVITIES
Option1: Create a Video presentation about health issues in the Philippines and how can you prevent it?

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CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1
A clear expression of ideas
Presentation point of view
Content
Overall impact and creativity

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Option 2 Design a dance routine using the basic steps of the selected Folk Dance and explain why this dance steps help to
improve one's health.

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CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1
A clear expression of ideas
Presentation point of view
Content
Overall impact and creativity

Option3: Form a group consist of 4 person and organize a video presentation that promote health activities to prevent
health issues .

CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1
A clear expression of ideas
Presentation point of view
Content
Overall impact and creativity

A. Evaluate:
Instruction: Make an essay about the "Importance of Philippine Folk Dance in this Generation" and how Folk dance
helps your holistic health and avoid health issues?

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Rubric:

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 CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1
Clear expression of ideas
Presentation point of view
Content
Overall impact and creativity

Performance Tasks

Group Dynamics/Culminating Activity: Dance presentation of selected Philippine folk dances with costumes and props to
promote physical activities.

5 4 3 2 1
Knowledge of
choreography
Technical skills
Performance
Skills
Rhythm/Tempo

References:

Books
Dinoso, C. 1990. Gymnastics Book. Rex Bookstore.

Internet
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