LESSON 3: FESTIVAL DANCE

Pre–assessment

Let’s find out how much you already know about Philippine Festival. Take this test, and
answer all the things with kindness. You’ll see your score after you have taken this exam. Take
note of the items you haven’t been able to answer correctly and look for the correct answer as
you pass the lesson.
Directions: Match Column B with Column A. Write your answer at the space provided before
the number.
Column A Column B
A.

C 1. PANAGBENGA Festival

E 2. MASKARRA Festival

B.
 C.

B 3. SINULOG Festival

D.

A 4. DINAGYANG Festival

E.

D 5. ATI-ATIHAN Festival

OBJECTIVES

 Identify the different Philippine festival

 Show appreciation on the different festivals of the Philippines
 Perform Philippine Festival dance

U n l o c k i n g o f D i f fi c u l t i e s
To get a better understanding of the lesson, you need to know the words you may encounter
during the discussion.

Words Definitions

Festival a special day or period, usually in memory of a religious

event with its own social activities, food, or ceremonies.

Cultural Dance defined as our way of life.

Ceremonial Dance a dance that is part of a religious ritual

D i s c u s si o n

Read the knowledge sheet, then decide how much you can recall and how much you learned by
reacting to activities.

Knowledge Sheet

FESTIVAL DANCE
Festival Dance is a cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion
instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of a Patron
Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest. Festival dances draw people’s culture by
portraying the people’s way of life through movements, costumes and implements inherent to
their place of origin.

Philippine festivals are town fiestas celebrating moments in history that defined identity,
polity and locality. Celebration of the arts and culture, albeit made central to these festivities,
only comes as a texture instead of text in the whole exercise of the Festival.

Nature of Festival Dances

Religious Dance
- Dances commonly celebrated on recurring cycles in a calendar year or lunar calendar.

A. Ati-Atihan Dance

Ati-Atihan is a religious festival honor Sto. Nino, and it is considered as the most
spectacular festival for lovers of Carnival-or Mardi Gras-like activities. The festive
events include traditional dances, flamboyant costumes, and vibrant music. Marked by
feasting and eating of the best regional delicacies and foods.
Place: Kalibo, Aklan
Date: every third Sunday of January
Themes: the march of the early Aetas of Aklan while performing the upbeat tune of
traditional dances and music.
Costume and Masks Design: Crisscrossing of linear lines; repeated curve and
streamlines; and, floral and geometric designs.

B. Sinulog Dance
Sinulog is a religious festival were in the participants are dressed in their colorful and
resplendent attires, they dance gracefully in various rhythmic patterns. The celebration
culminates with a grand parade.
Place: Cebu City
Date: every third Sunday of January
Themes: this is the Cebuano’s transition from paganism to Catholicism.
Costume Design: Crisscrossing of linear lines; repeated curve and streamlines; and,
floral and geometric designs.
C. Dinagyang Dance

Dinagyang is a religious festival celebrated to show reverence of Sto. Nino and to

remember the arrival of the Malay immigrants, also to marked with traditional dancers in
colorful costumes.
Place: Iloilo City
Date: every 4th week of January
Themes: the Ilonggo’s conversion to Catholicism from paganism; dancing the ancestor’s
upbeat dance using modern choreography.
Costumes and Mask Design: line patterns, rickrack, scrolls, curvilinear motifs,
animal/floral and geometric designs.
D. Pahiyas Dance
Pahiyas is a harvest festival in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of
farmers here in the Philippines. The houses are decorated with colorful display of
vegetables, fruits, rice stalks, leaves and rice wafers called kiping. The annual
competition of the most decorated house, and culminates with a procession and
sharing of food among the people in Lucban.
Place: Lucban, Quezon
Date: every 15th May
Themes: asking for intercession when praying to Saint Isidore for bountiful harvest.
Costumes and Masks Design: repeated loops and curves floral designs.
E. Higantes Festival
Higante portray the art of papier-màche that conveys the importance of recycling
materials and thus promotes environmental conservation. The main attraction of the
festival is the parade of giant papier-màche (as tall as 15 feet).
Place: Agono, Rizal
Date: every 23rd of November
Themes: celebrating bountiful marine harvest by means of enlarging the image of the
fisherman’s patron saint, Saint Clement.
Costumes and Mask Design: crisscrossing of linear lines; and repeated curve and
streamlines.
F. Carabao Festival
Carabao the festival marked with the hanging of various colorful fruits, vegetables,
rice grains and colored kipings on bamboo. Carabaos are decorated with colorful
garlands. The culmination is the presentation of the carabaos at the end of the show.
Place: Pulilan, Bulacan
Date: every 14th-15th of May
Themes: paying respect to San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers—and the
Filipino farmers work companion- the carabaos or water buffalos.
Costumes and Masks Design: Bovid (of carabao’s) lines; crisscrossing of linear
lines; and repeated curve and streamlines.

Non-Religious Festival
- a festival that has no relation to any church or religion.

A. Panagbenga or Flower Festival

Panagbenga prominent features are the grand display of floats that are
adorned with lovely flowers, and the vibrant street dancing with dancers
dressed in elaborate costumes that are inspired by the shapes and colors of
flowers.
Place: Baguio City
Date: whole month of February
Themes: a celebration to pay homage to the beautiful flowers that bloom in
Baguio.
Costumes and Mask Designs: repeated loops and curves and floral designs
and geometric designs.
B. Masskara Festival
 Masskara the main highlight of the festival are the masks worn by the
participants who join the energetic and vibrant street dances. The attractive
masks are decorated with captivating smiling faces.
Place: Bacolod City
Date: every third weekend of October
Themes: a celebration of positivity or optimism. This started in the early
1980’s when the prices of sugar went down. Images of colorful and cheerful
masks help the Negrenses established their city as the ‘City of Smiles’
Costumes and Mask Design: curvilinear motifs, grass/ floral and geometric
design. Decorations for masks; native beads, flowers, feathers, sequins and
artificial beads.
C. Kadayawan Festival
Kadayawan a celebration of bountiful harvest of fruits and vegetables.
Features a grand parade of floats(Pamulak sa Kadalanan) and culminates with
a street parade also (Indak-indak sa Kadalanan).
Place: Davao City
Date: every third week of August
Themes: a festival in celebration of the bountiful harvest of tropical fruits,
and asking for the protection of Philippine eagles and waling waling orchids.
D. Giant Lantern Festival
Giant Lantern features a contest of giant lanterns with size ranging from
three feet to 16 feet. Lanterns are elaborately designed and with various lights
inside.
Place: San Fernando, Pampanga
Date: every Christmas Eve
Themes: staging the awesome display of oversized lanterns handcrafted by
the locals and made to light up to the tune of lively music and breathtaking
fireworks.

Benefits of Festival Dance

 Festivals have been a consistent crowd-producing activity leading to up-
liftment of a community economy due to it’s tourism and entertainment value.
 It attracts foreign and domestic tourist to visit a place eventually leading to the
evaluation of Filipinos quality life.
 I. Directions: Write the word R if the festival is under Religious Festival, then NR if the
festival is under Non-Religious Festival.

NR 1. Giant Lantern
NR 2. Kadayawan
R 3. Pahiyas
R 4. Higantes
RN 5. Masskara
RN 6. Panagbenga
R 7. Carabao Festival
R 8. Dinagyang
R 9. Sinulog
R 10. Ati-Atihan

Guide Question

Before you move to the next activity, do not forget to write your ideas on the guide

question below. You will be graded based on the rubrics below.

“Why do you think Festivals are important to our lives as Filipino Citizens?’
Festivals are important in our lives as a Filipino because festival s has been part of our lives
since Spanish came and invade our county and that tradition continue until now. Festivals is
giving thanks to a plenty and good harvest for example. It is also an enjoyable day to
everyone. Eating, dancing, socialize, and watching parade is one of the best things in
festivals.

5 4 3 2 1
 Exceptionally clear, Clear, focused, Evident main idea Main idea may be Purpose and main
focused, engaging interesting ideas with some cloudy because idea may be
Ideas and with relevant, with appropriate support which supporting details unclear and
Content strong supporting details. Uses four may be general or is too general or cluttered by
details. Uses five sentences. limited. Uses even off-topic. irrelevant details.
sentences. three sentences. Uses two Uses one
sentences. sentence.
Effectively Strong order and Organization is Attempts at Lock of
Organization organized in local structures. Inviting appropriate but organization; may coherence;
and creative introduction and conventional. be a list of events. confusing. No
manner. Creative satisfying closure. Attempt at Beginning and identifiable
and engaging introduction and ending not introduction and
introduction and conclusion. developed. conclusion
conclusion.

Quiz 3

A. Read the following statement then choose the correct answer.

B 1. This celebrate to pay homage to the beautiful flowers that bloom in Baguio.
a. Masskara festival
b. Panagbenga festival
c. Kadayawan
B 2. This festival usually celebrated every Christmas eve.
a. Pahiyas festival
b. Giant lantern festival
c. Masskara festival
B 3. The place origin of Kadayawan festival _______.
a. Bacoor Cavite
b. Davao City
c. Bacolod City
C 4. This is the Cebuano’s transition from paganism to Catholicism.
 a. Ati-Atihan festival
b. Masskara festival
c. Sinulog festival
C 5. This considered as the most spectacular festival.
a. Kayawan festival
b. Sinulog festival
c. Ati-Atihan
B 6. A festival to celebrate the bountiful tropical fruit harvest and to call for the safety
of Philippine eagles and waling orchids.
a. Sinulog Festival
b. Kadayawan Festival
c. Panagbenga Festival
B 7. The following statement are about Giant Lantern Festival, except one.
a. Lanterns are elaborately designed and with various lights inside.
b. Decorations for lanterns; native beads, flowers, feathers, sequins and
artificial beads.
c. Staging the awesome display of oversized lanterns handcrafted by the locals
and made to light up to the tune of lively music and breathtaking fireworks.
A 8. This began in the early 1980s, when sugar prices went down. The Negrenses
built their town as the 'City of Smiles' with photos of colorful and happy masks.
a. Masskara Festival
b. Sinulog Festival
c. Kadayawan Festival
B 9. Celebrating the arts and culture, albeit made central to these festivities, only
comes as a texture instead of text in the whole exercise of the Festival.
a. Festival
b. Philippine Festival
c. Local Festival
A 10. It is a cultural dance performed by a group of people sharing the same faith to
the heavy beats of percussion instruments, typically done in honor of a patron saint or
in thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest.
a. Festival Dance
b. Religious Dance
c. Non-religious Dance

Work Sheet 3
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Directions: Please read and follow the given instruction below. “The purpose of this activity is
to promote active lifestyle during stay at home.”
1. Check first the “GENERAL TIPS FOR DANCING” in discussion.
2. Review the Philippine Festival Music.
3. Create own steps using the different Philippine Festival Music then film yourself as video
presentation.
4. The video must be minimum of ONE MINUTE and maximum of TWO MINUTES
5. You must be wearing COMPLETE PE UNIFORM on the video.
6. The deadline will be announced by your subject teacher. You will be graded according to the
rubrics below.

5 4 3 2
Knowledge of Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
Choreography Demonstrates good knowledge knowledge of some knowledge
excellent of choreography. choreography. of choreography,
knowledge of Keeps up with Keeps up with but unsure of
the group. Few group. Some some
choreography errors, however errors (3-5 movements.
and does it well. it does not errors) causing Sometimes
interfere with brief pause in hesitates/
performance. performance. watches others
and makes
several errors
Technical skills Dance Dance Dance Only some
performed with performed with performed with understanding of
great attention to attention to attention to most technical
quality of details of details of elements (ie.
movement, body technique, has technique, but footwork,
position, attained hasn't attained quality of
placement on proficiency in proficiency in movements,
stage and other dance style dance style yet. body positions)
details of dance. Some technical demonstrated in
Also errors. performance.
demonstrates an
excellent
understanding of
dance style.

Performance The dancer The dancer The dancer The dancer is

 Skills draws the communicates communicates generally
audience in to with audience with audience focused, but
want to watch through eye through eye only some
them and is able contact and contact and attempt made to
to engage the facial and body facial and body grab attention of
audience expression. expression. the audience
completely Occasionally with eye contact
through their loses focus and good facial
performance. A expression.
true joy to
watch!
Rhythm/Tempo Shows a Accurate in beat, Generally Shows a basic
complete tempo, rhythms accurate in beat, understanding of
understanding of of dance tempo, rhythms tempo and beat,
tempo and beat sequences of dance but falls behind
and stays on throughout the sequences most and/or speeds up
rhythm dance. of the time in places or
throughout the makes errors in
dance rhythm.
Completeness Video Video Video Video
presentation is presentation is presentation is presentation is
very detailed/ somewhat not detailed/ not detailed/
complex, detailed/ complex, complex,
complete. complex, complete. complete
complete
Follow The student The student The student The student does
directions follows the follows the follows the not follow the
directions directions with direction with directions.
precisely with no no deviation. some deviation.
deviation.
Time Project was Student needed Student needed Student needed
Management turned in on time extra time (1 excessive time excessive time
or early. day) to finish (2 days) to finish (3 days) to finish
project. project. project.
References

https://culture360.asef.org/magazine/reflections-philippine-festivals/#:~:text=Philippine
%20festivals%20are%20town%20fiestas,whole%20exercise%20of%20the%20Festival.