MAPEH 7

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Fourth Quarter – Module 2
Skills Involved in Festival Dance

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Fourth Quarter – Module 2
Skills Involved in Festival
Dance

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 Introductory Message

For the Learner

Welcome to the Physical Education 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM)

Module 2: Skills Involve in Festival Dance!

Most people nowadays, young and old alike, are becoming fitness conscious as
one of their goals in life. Most of you consider physical fitness as part of your daily
activities to help you accomplish your daily tasks with ease, endurance and
satisfaction. Moreover, physical activities like dancing, brisk walking, jogging, etc., are
exercises that are fun to perform with other people and can be done anytime
depending on the availability, fitness and readiness of a person.

Philippines is known for its beauty and hospitality. As you reach the different
parts of the country, you will discover the different cultures and pride of every region
and province. Festival dances are very popular to celebrate thanksgiving and honor in
every region and province.

In this lesson, you will learn about the skills involved in Philippine Festival
Dances.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to check

what you already know about the lesson to take.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link the

current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to

you in various ways such as a story, a song, a
poem, a problem opener, an activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

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 What’s More This comprises activities for independent practice
to solidify your understanding and skills of the
topic.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process what
you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will help

you transfer your new knowledge or skill into real
life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of

mastery in achieving the learning competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given to you

to enrich your knowledge or skill of the lesson
learned. This also tends retention of learned
concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing this

module.

This module will give you knowledge and understanding about the Skills
Involve in Festival Dance.

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The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use your MAPEH activity notebook in answering the activities. Write each activity
number and its title.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included
in the module.
3. Read the directions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate
to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introductory Message ……………………………………. i

What I Need to Know ………......................................... 1
What I Know ………......................................... 2
What’s In ………......................................... 3
What’s New ………......................................... 4
What is it? ………......................................... 5
Locomotor Skills ………………………….…………. 5
Non-locomotor Skills… ................................................. 6
What’s More ………......................................... 12
What I Have Learned ………......................................... 13
What Can I Do ………......................................... 13
Assessment ………......................................... 14
Additional Activities …………………………………... 16
Answer Key ………......................................... 17
References ………......................................... 18
 What I Need to Know

We, Filipinos in general, are noted to be among the fun-loving and health
conscious people in the world. Physical fitness activities are performed in colorful
festivals and street dances which highlight a year round celebration all over the
country. The people move and dance with the beat of the percussive instruments to
participate.
Festival dances are performed by people of various walks of life for
entertainment, fun, and merrymaking purposes giving premium to personal fitness plus
the victory of winning a competition.

After reading this module, you should be able to execute the skills involved in the
dance.

Specifically, you are expected to:

1. discuss the skills involved in the festival dance;

2. execute the skills involved in the festival dances;
3. recognize the importance of festival dance through creating a dance
combination steps for street dance.

In going through the module, you have to extend your patience in

understanding, analyzing what you are reading. Follow the directions. Answer the
entire given tests and exercises carefully. Comply the required activities provided.

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 What I Know

TRUE OR FALSE.
Directions: Write T if the statement is True and F if it is not.
1. Locomotor skills allow us to move from one place to another.
2. Step is to lift from one foot and land at the other foot in any direction.
3. Running is a series of walk executed quickly in any direction.
4. Extension is the act of decreasing the angle of a joint which another term for
this is to bend.
5. The basic Sinulog dance step is to move two steps forward followed by one
step backward.
6. Festival dances include chanting and shouting while dancing.
7. Locomotor skills like walking and running are applied in Sinulog dance.
8. String instruments are used as an accompaniment in festival dances.
9. Flexing and extending are arms skills used in Sinulog.
10. Festival dances add to the merry-making of the place where they are
celebrated.

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 What’s In

Activity 1: Complete Me
Directions: Complete the table below. Copy and answer this in your MAPEH activity
notebook.
Name of Festival Place of Religious Figure Date
Origin Honored/ Industry Celebrated
1. _ Aklan 2. 3rd Sunday of
_ January

Maskara Festival 3. Gloomy atmosphere April 22

despite of tragic events

4. _ Marinduque Passion of Christ Every Holy

Week

Lanzones Festival 5. Abundant sources of 6.

Lanzones _

7. Baguio City 8. February

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Check Me

Directions: Write YES if the statement relates to you and NO if does not.

1. I was a member of a festival dance group in our town.

2. I dance as part of my exercise.

3. I want to learn more skills in dancing.

4. I only watch festival dance if required by my teacher.

5. I like festival dance more than any other dance genre.

6. I am interested to participate in any workshop regarding the basic skills

in festival dance.

7. I believe that dancing gives benefit to your health.

8. I learned that Sinulog festival brings out the pride of Filipino.

9. I believe that Sinulog is a religious festival.

10. I discipline my diet every time I participate in dancing events.

Answer the following questions:

1. Do you think you have enough ideas about festival dances?

2. Why is it important to know the different festival dances?

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 What is it?

Read and Understand

Physical activity is a bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles. It requires
energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits. Physical fitness
activities are performed in colorful festivals and street dances which highlight a year
round celebration all over the country. These festival dances require the basic
fundamental skills in performing.

A. Locomotor Skills

These are movements that allow us to move from one point in space to another.
It is canned from two words “locos” which means place, and “motor”, which means
movement.
They include the following:
Locomotor Skill How it is done

1. Step - The transfer of weight from one foot to the other.

- A series of steps executed by both of your feet

2. Walk alternately in any direction.

- Series of walk executed quickly in any direction

wherein only one foot stays on the ground while
3. Run
the other is off the ground.

- Lift from one foot and land at the other foot in any
4. Leap direction.

5. Jump - Take off from both feet and land on both

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 B. Non-Locomotor Skills

These are movements performed in one point in space without transferring the
weight to another point. They should allow you to move from one place to the other.
These movements include:
Non- Locomotor
How it is done
Skills
 It is the act of decreasing the angle of a joint done by
1. Flexion bending.

 This is the opposite of flexion and can be done by

2. Extension extending or stretching to increase the angle of joint.

 A muscle movement done when it shortens, narrows

3. Contraction and tightens using sufficient amount of energy in the
execution.

4. Release  Letting go of muscle movement opposite of

contraction.
 Dropping deliberately the exertion of energy into a
6. Collapse body segment.

 Regaining the energy into a body segment. An

7. Recover opposite of collapse.

 Rotating a body segment allowing it to complete a

circle with its motion. It’s not only limited to cancellation
8. Rotation which is done in ball and socket joints. Rotation can
also be done in wrists, waist, knees, and ankles.

 Moving a body segment from an axis halfway front or

back or quarter to the right or left as in the twisting of
9. Twist the neck allowing the head to face right of left and the
like.

 Changing the position of the feet or any body part

10. Pivot that carries the body’s weight allowing the body to face
in a less than 360 degrees turn.

 Turning movement with a base of support, usually a

11. Turn pointed foot, the other raised, completion of the turn.

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Example of Festival Dance Routine where Locomotor and Non-locomotor
Skills applied:
(Steps are inspired from Sinulog Festival)

Basic Step No. 1: Step right foot forwards (count 1) and backwards (count 2)
……………………………………………….………...... (16 counts)

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Basic Step No. 2: Extending both hands upward (count 1) and downward (count 2)
while doing Step 1 ...................................................... (16 counts)

Basic Step No. 3: Do Steps 1 and 2 extending arms but this time hands are placed
sideward to the left (count 1) and sideward to the right (count
2)… ............................................................................ (16 counts)

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Basic Step No. 4: Take two steps forward starting with your right foot then left foot
close to your right with hands extending upwards (count 1) and
one step backward starting with your right foot then step left foot
close to your right with hands extending downwards (count 2).
Do this alternately from right to left .............................. (16 counts)

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 Direction of the
picture starts from
here.

Direction of the
picture starts from
here.

Basic Step No. 5: Step both feet sideward to the right with arms flexing sideward
(counts 1, 2, 3, 4) and left (counts 5, 6, 7, 8)… ............ (16 counts)

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Basic Step No. 6: Turn clockwise to the right and place right arms extending
upward and left arms flexing upward pointing to the side and
shout “Viva!’ (counts 1, 2, 3, 4) and turn counter clockwise to the
left place left arms extending upward and right arms flexing
upward pointing to the side and shout “Pit Senior!” (counts 5, 6,
7, 8) .......................................................................... (16 counts)

*Repeat Basic Step No. 4 (16 counts) and Basic Step No. 5 (16 counts).

The basic steps can be repeated depending on the choreography of the dance.
But the dance steps of Sinulog nowadays is being modernized to be more energetic
and merrier to see. Adding hand movements and other locomotor and non-locomotor
skills are being utilized for street dances and competitions as long as the essence of
the basic skills are being seen in the presentation. The use of props is also very well
known in the festival to add more value of the story being portrayed behind the dance.

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Let’s Do It

Directions: Practice and execute the Locomotor and Non-locomotor Skills. Check
the following if you are able to perform it. Record the dance using your
phone or camera. You can ask assistance from your family members or
friends.

A. Locomotor Skills Check Here

1. Jump
2. Leap

3. Run
4. Walk

B. Non-Locomotor Skills
5. Collapse

6. Contraction

7. Extension
8. Flexion

9. Pivot

10. Recover

11. Rotation
12. Turn
13. Twist

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 4: My Insights

Directions: Write your insights by completing the paragraph below.

Festival dance is . It is
important because ,
, and .

What I Can Do

Activity 5: Let Me Dance

Directions: Read the instructions carefully and perform properly.

1. Create a 1–2-minute choreography applying the locomotor and non-locomotor

skills for street dance presentation.
2. Use any available percussion instruments (Example: drums, cymbals, bells,
and gongs) or improvised instruments.
3. Record the dance using your phone or camera. You can ask assistance from
your family members or friends.
4. Send/pass your recorded dance to your teacher.
5. You will be graded based on the criteria below.

CRITERIA:
Precision (Correct Execution) - 30 pts.
Choreography - 30 pts.
Mastery - 20 pts.
Timing - 20 pts.
TOTAL 100 pts.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice
Directions: Write the letter of your answer.
1. Sinulog festival uses instruments.
A. Electrophones C. Stringed
B. Percussive D. Wood
2. Turn clockwise to the right and extending arms upward with the shout “Viva!” is
part of the Sinulog Basic Step No. .
A. Basic Step No. 2 C. Basic Step No. 4
B. Basic Step No. 3 D. Basic Step No. 5
3. What do you call the skill that transfers weight from one foot to the other?
A. Leap C. Run
B. Step D. Walk
4. What do you call the skill that lifts from one foot and land at the other foot in any
direction?
A. Leap C. Run
B. Step D. Walk
5. Sinulog is danced by time moving _ _.
A. One leap forward and one leap backward
B. One step forward and one step backward
C. Two steps forward and one step backward
D. Two steps forward and two steps backward
6. Which of the following is NOT part of the execution in Sinulog dance?
A. Move right foot forwards and backwards
B. Move both hands and feet sideward to the right and left
C. Walk forwards and backwards with the hands in 4th position
D. Hand movements includes upward and downwards like waving

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7. As a student, how will you promote the festivals in the Philippines?
A. By collecting pictures and posting it in the bedroom
B. By travelling around the world and joined the different festivals
C. By studying the background of the festivals and honoring their culture
D. By bashing other countries and saying that Philippines is better than them
8. As part of the curriculum in Physical education, you are asked by your teacher
to join and perform a festival dance, will you join?
A. Yes, I will because I am willing to learn and experience the festival dance
B. Yes, I will because it is the only way to receive a good grade in Physical
Education
C. No, I will not because I don’t like to dance
D. No, I will not because festival dances are not better than other dance genres
and difficult
9. You have a friend who is a dancer and wants to join the festival dance
competition in your town. What will you say to him/her?
A. Do not join the festival dance because it is very difficult
B. Join the festival dance because it is your only choice
C. Join the festival dance because you will learn a lot of things
D. Join the festival dance so that the teacher will give you high and good grades
10. Which of the following is the benefit of festival dancing?
A. It will improve your cardiovascular endurance
B. It will help develop the mental health of a person
C. It will strengthen your bones and muscles and meet new friends
D. All of the above

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 Additional Activities

Activity 6: My Daily Festival Dancing Program

Directions: You make a Daily Festival Dancing Program and perform as you plan.
Copy the table on your MAPEH activity notebook.
Name: Yr. & Section:

TYPE
INTENSITY
FREQUENCY TIME (Aerobic)
(Light,
(Identify days (Choose the Specific
COMPONENT moderate,
in a week for best time for exercise or
heavy/vigoro
your activity) the activity) Physical
us)
Activity
Example:
Cardio Monday & 6:00am-
Light Zumba
Respiratory Friday 7:00am
Endurance
1. Cardio
Respiratory
Endurance

2. Flexibility

3. Muscular
strength and
endurance

4. Speed

5. Agility

Congratulations you have successfully completed Module 2.

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Answer Key

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References

BOOKS

Physical Education and Health, Learners Material, Grade 7, Department of

Education

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

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