FOLK DANCE • the oldest form of dance and the earliest form of communication • the traditional dance of a

given country which evolved naturally and spontaneously with everyday activities • e.g. occupations, customs,
festivals, rituals. It is handed down from generation to generation • It has more or less a fixed movement in
their pattern, but may differ in various areas or provinces

• Cordillera Dances
• Bontoc, Ifugao, Benguet, Apayo, & Kalinga tribes
• a people whose way of life existed long before any
• a good foot on the harvest, health, peace, Philippines war, and other
• Gongs, ganza symbols of living
• Dances reflects rituals Spaniard or other which celebrate their foreigners stepped daily lives
• Spanish Influenced Dances
1. Philippine aristocrats created Filipino adaptations of European dances
2. • jotas, fandangos, mazurkas, waltzes • dances by the young
3. • Dances reflects socialites to the Christianity, and stringed music of European art and the rondalla
culture
4. Spanish Influenced Dances “Jota” “Habanera”
• Bontoc – “Pattong”
• Kalinga – “Banga”
• Muslim Dances
 Influenced by Malay, Javanese & Middle Eastern Traders (Islam)
• mysticism, royalty, and beauty
• Uses intricate hand & arm movement • the fingers express feelings & emotions
• Uses shimmering costumes
• Maranao – “Singkil”
• Tausug – “Pangalay”
• Tribal Dances
• intricate craftsmanship in metal, clothing, and jewelry
• reflects rituals & animals, belief in “spirits” & shamans,
• Also known as Ethnic nature – “anito” dances;
• animal sounds, found in Ethnic minorities different parts of human singing, the Philippines (T’boli, Bilaan,
Manobo, Bagobo, indigenous materials etc.)
• Manobo – “Bangkakaw”
• Rural Dances
• Shows gaiety & laughter, festivities
• Performed in fiestas to honor patron saints give homage to the barrios namesake for a good harvest, health,
& • Indigenous materials,
• Reflects the simple life of perseverance the people in the barrio
• Depicts common work, clapping, rondalla, daily activities of the percussion peasants instruments
• “Maglalatik”
• “Oasioas”