In Partial Fulfillment of

PE 2 RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES

Dance Literature
BSED/Major Mathematics & English
Governor Generoso College of Arts Sciences and Technology

Submitted to:
Ma’am Flore May R. Lubiano

Submitted by:
Juster O. Bangoy
Lizzete-mae L. Mulay
Alexis N. Villero
Kobejordan Juanco
Ken D. Galas
 CARIÑOSA
Philippine Folkdance

History

History of Cariñosa Dance in the Philippines are a melting pot of indigenous,

Asian, American, Latin and European styles. The cariñosa is a popular folk dance that
was introduced to the country by the Spaniards when they arrived in the 16th century.

The cariñosa dance is a popular folk dance performed throughout the

Philippines. It belongs to the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances. These are so
named in honor of Maria Clara, who was the main character in Jose Rizal's novel Noli
Me Tangere, ('Don't Touch Me'), about the colonization of the Philippines by the
Spanish. In it, Maria Clara is portrayed as a noble and loyal woman, who after the
publication of the novel in the 19th century became the female symbol of virtue for
Filipina women. The cariñosa is a much-loved folk dance in the Philippines and the
characteristic shy behavior of the female dancer is said to represent the mannerisms of
Filipina women. During the Marcos regime, the cariñosa was named the national dance
of the Philippines. To this day school text books still claim this; however, the Philippine
government maintains it is another dance called "tinikling," which is a native dance.
Today, the cariñosa is performed at social gatherings and festivities.

Cariñosa was introduced to the country by Spanish colonizers. It is believed that

Panay Island, located in the Visayan Islands group was the original home of the
cariñosa. The word Cariñosa is from a Spanish word which literally means "she that is
loving" (the verb ending indicates it refers to a woman). As such, it is a slow dance
where a man and a woman dance together. Its style bears resemblance to a bolero or a
waltz. The Spanish first arrived on the island in 1569. The dance soon spread around
the Philippines, giving rise to different versions in different regions. In Bicol, two
handkerchiefs are used and both dancers point their feet forward as their hands go up
at the same time. In Visayan, the couple goes as far as combing each other's hair. The
hide and seek movements are common to all the versions. One variation performed at
weddings involved the man dancing around the woman until she consents to dance with
him.

Measure

The basic step of Cariñosa is similar to waltz and the music is 3/4 signature.
When the music starts, the female holds her skirt with one or both hands, swaying the
fabric of her skirt at the side while moving around the floor by swaying to the side with a
left foot, then stepping your right next to the left foot.

To demonstrate:
Partners face each other.
(a) Three sway balance steps with a close (R, L, R), arms
in fourth position, R and L arm high alternately.6 M
(b) Three-step turn left in place, arms down at sides (cts.
1, 2, 3). Bow to each other, hands in front, parallel
to each other at waist level, elbows close to the waist,
palms up (cts. 1, 2, 3) ........................2 M
(c) Repeat all (a-b), starting with L foot, reverse position
of arms........................................8 M
CROSS HANDS
Partners face each other.
(a) Starting with the R foot, take three steps forward to
meet at center (cts. 1, 2, 3) step L close to R (cts. 1,
2, 3), hands down at sides.....................2 M
(b) Join R hands, take one waltz step sideward right
(cts. 1, 2, 3) .................................1 M
(c) Release R hands and join L hands, repeat (b) sideward
left...........................................1 M
(d) Drop L hands. Repeat (b) and (c)...............1 M
(e) Starting with R foot, take three steps forward to
partner's place passing each other by the R shoulders
(cts. 1, 2, 3). Turn left about and step L close to R
foot. Finish facing each other (cts. 1, 2, 3)..2 M
(f) Repeat all (a-e) finishing in proper places....8 M

HIDE AND SEEK WITH HANDKERCHIEF

Partners face each other.
(a) Repeat figure I (a). Boy takes handkerchief from
pocket. Partners hold handkerchief at corners in
a perpendicular position between their faces with
the Girl's hands on top at face level..........2 M
(b) Partners take four touch steps in front, R and L
alternately. Invert the handkerchief at every measure
with the Boy's hands on top first, the next measure
with the Girl's hands on top. When own hands are up
look at partner's face from below and down look above
the handkerchief...............................4 M
(c) Girl releases handkerchief. Partners exchange places
as in figure II (e)............................2 M
(d) Repeat all (a-c), finishing in proper places...8 M
Count
one, two, three to a measure.
Figures of Cariñosa

-The 1st figure is the “Three Steps and Point”. It starts with the right foot, take three
steps sideward right. Point left foot in front. Right hand in reverse “T” position and left
hand on skirt/waist. Kumintang right hand when pointing left foot.

-The 2nd figure is “Pointing”. It starts with the right foot, take three steps forward and
meet at the center. Take four touch steps in front, right and left alternately. Take four
steps forward to partner’s place, passing each other by right shoulder. Turn right about
to face each other and close right to left.

-The 3rd figure is “Back-to Back”. The partners meet at the center as in figure II. Turn
right about to be in back-to back position, slightly to right of partner. Girl holds skirt; boy
places hands on waist. Point right foot in front and shake right index finger at partner
over right shoulder by left shoulder; left hand on waist. Step right sideward to be side by
side with partner by left shoulder; place right hand on waist.

-The 4th figure is the “Hide-and-Seek with Fan”. The girl holds and open fan with right
hand. Point right foot in front and cover face with fan. The boy-point right and left foot
alternately in front and look at partner from underneath the fan, hands on waist.

-The 5th figure is “Kneeling and Fanning”. Take three steps forward to the center. Girl
kneels while boy passes around on right of girl to stand behind her and faces the same
direction as girl. Boy points right and left foot four times alternately in front, looking at
girl over her right and left shoulder alternately. Girl looks at partner over her right and
left shoulder alternately.

-The 6th figure is “Hide-and-Seek with Handkerchief”. Partners meet at the center as in
figure II. Boy takes handkerchief at corners in a perpendicular position between their
faces with boy’s hands on top at face level.

-The 7th figure is “Flirting with Handkerchief”. Partners turn right shoulders toward each
other. Starting with right foot, take eight waltz steps forward, moving around clockwise.
Girl holds handkerchief at one corner and place it over her right and left shoulder
alternately at every measure, looking back at the boy at the same time. Boy, in the
meantime, follows behind girl, stretching out right and left hand alternately, as though
they were trying to catch the free end of the handkerchief.

-The 8th and last figure are “Flirting”. Start by taking two waltz steps to meet at the
center. With girl leading in front, partners take six waltz steps forward moving around
clockwise
Costume

Cariñosa was danced with María Clara gown and Barong Tagalog for it is a
María Clara Spanish dance when it was introduced. In Filipinos, they wore the
patadyong kimona (dress of Visayan people) and camisa de chino (a white sleeve) to
reveal nationalism. Furthermore, props such as handkerchief and fan are added.
Cariñosa ('kah-reehn-YOH-sah') means affectionate, lovable, or amiable. With a fan or
handkerchief, the dancers go through hide-and-seek movements and other flirting acts
expressing tender feelings for one another. There are many versions of this dance, but
the hide-and-seek movements are common in all

Steps
In this dance, performers should refrain from touching each other, but their steps
show the guy's interest to the female while the latter is shy and wants to be chased.
Female dancer uses fan. She will be using it to fan herself with the beat while dancing.
They glance at each other from a handkerchief as if they were playing hide-and-seek,
where each partner holds the corners of the hanky while blocking each other’s face.
exchange flirtatious waves and gestures and then the girl will kneel down with one knee
and fans herself while the guy dances around the other and then vice versa.

Basic steps:

Step 1: 3 steps turn and bow facing each other

Step 2: 3 step and point Right-Left direction in 16 counts
Step 3: Touch Step - 3 step forward in 2 count. 4 touch steps, change position then
repeat
Step 4: * 3 step forward and back to back
* 4 touch steps* Change position and repeat the first two on step 4 above
Step 5: * 3 step forward
* Girl opens her fan and will start fanning herself
* 4 touch steps
* Change position and repeat the first three on step 5 above.
Step 6: * 3 steps forward
* Boy moves forward then kneel
* Girl taps the boy with her fan and she will do 4 touch steps
* Change position
* Girl will kneel as they look each other and the boy will do 4 touch steps
Step 7: * 3 steps forward
* Girl gets the handkerchief from the boy
* Both will move the hanky up and down four times
* Chang position then repeat the first three in step 7
Step 8: Dance with grace