Habanera

Botoleña
BY:
GIA KRISTEL L. LOPEZ
BSED-FILIPINO 1C
 History
THE HABANERA IS A FOLK DANCE THAT
ORIGINATED FROM CUBA. IT IS ALSO KNOWN
AS DANZA OR DANZA HABANERA. THE
HABANERA IS A SOCIAL DANCE IN DUPLE
TIME AND IT IS USUALLY PERFORMED IN A
BALLROOM OR ON A STAGE. IT IS
PERFORMED AT WEDDINGS AND INCLUDES A
PROCESSION OF THE BRIDE AND GROOM’S
PARENTS, THE BRIDESMAIDS, AND
GROOMSMEN, AS WELL AS AN EXCLUSIVE
PERFORMANCE BY THE NEWLYWEDS. THIS
DANCE FIRST BECAME POPULAR IN THE
TOWN OF BOTOLAN, ZAMBALES. THE
HABANERA BOTOLENA IS A FILIPINO
TRADITIONAL DANCE THAT INFLUENCED BY
THE SPANISH. THE DANCE STEPS OF
HABANERA BOTOLENA HAVE A FLAMENCO
TOUCH IN IT. HABANERA BOTOLENA IS
ORIGINATED IN BOTOLAN, ZAMBALES, IT HAS
A SPANISH AND FILIPINO DANCE STEPS
COMBINATION. BEFORE, IT IS BEING DANCED
DURING THE DEPARTURE OF THE PARISH
PRIEST OR IMPORTANT OFFICIAL
OF THE TOWN BUT AS TIME
PASSED BY IT BECAME A
DANCE BEING
PERFORMED DURING
WEDDING, BAPTISM
AND OTHER SPECIAL
OCCASIONS.
 Dance
Steps/Figures
#1 PANCAKE TURN - STARTING WITH THE
RIGHT FOOT, FEMALE TURNS ONCE AROUND
CLOCKWISE WITH FOUR WALTZ STEPS UNDER
ARCH OF ARMS. IN THE MEANTIME, MALE
STANDS IN PLACE OR EXECUTE FOUR WALTZ
STEPS SIDEWARD, RIGHT AND LEFT
ALTERNATELY. MALE TURNS AROUND
COUNTERCLOCKWISE IN SAME MANNER.
CHANGE POSITION OF HANDS BY JOINING
RIGHT HANDS ONLY. LEFT HAND ON SKIRT
(FEMALE), WAIST (MALE). FEMALE WHIRLS
CLOCKWISE UNDER ARCH OF RIGHT ARMS AS
MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE IN FOUR MEASURES.
MALE REMAINS STANDING IN PLACE.
#2 SWAY BALANCE
WITH A RAISE (2
MEASURES) - RAISE LEFT
KNEE IN FRONT WITH
TOES POINTED
DOWNWARD. THE BODY
IS SLIGHTLY BENT
FORWARD, AND RAISE
GRADUALLY UPWARD TO
ERECT POSITION. THE LEFT
ARM IS BENT FORWARD
AND IS MADE TO FOLLOW
TO MOVEMENT OF THE
BODY. THE RIGHT ARM IS
BENT FORWARD IN LEVEL
WITH SHOULDER.
#3 THREE STEP AND A
POINT - 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
THE LEFT FOOT.
#4 LETTER Y - RAISE AND STEP RIGHT
OBLIQUELY FORWARD RIGHT. RAISE AND STEP
LEFT OBLIQUELY FORWARD LEFT. HOP ON
RIGHT FOOT, TURNING RIGHT AT THE SAME
TIME IN ORDER TO BE IN A BACK-TO-BACK
POSITION WITH PARTNER. RIGHT ARM IN 5TH
POSITION, LEFT BENT FORWARD AS SHOULDER
LEVEL. ONE WALTZ STEP SIDEWARD LEFT. ONE
WALTZ STEP SIDEWARD RIGHT. QUICKLY TURN
LEFT ABOUT AND STEP LEFT FORWARD TO
EXCHANGE PLACE WITH PARTNER PASSING BY
EACH OTHER’S RIGHT SHOULDER.
#5 HABANERA - FEMALES HOLD SKIRT, MALES
HANDS ON WAIST. STEP LEFT FORWARD,
BRUSH RIGHT FORWARD, HOP ON LEFT, STEP
RIGHT ACROSS THE LEFT IN FRONT. TWO-STEP
TURN LEFT IN PLACE, POINT LEFT IN
FRONT,BRUSH LEFT FORWARD, HOP ON RIGHT
FORWARD, STEP LEFT FORWARD, STEP RIGHT
FORWARD, STEP LEFT FORWARD, GOING TO
PARTNER’S PLACE PASSING EACH OTHER’S LEFT
SHOULDER. TURN RIGHT ABOUT TO FACE
PARTNER, TAKE SIX STEPS SWING SIDEWARD,
RIGHT AND LEFT ALTERNATELY. CROSS STEP
TURN RIGHT. CROSS STEP TURN LEFT.
#6 THE CIRCLE - KEEP HANDS
JOINED FROM HABANERA
STEP. RAISE AND STEP RIGHT
FORWARD, STEP LEFT
CLOSE RIGHT, STEP RIGHT
IN PLACE, SWING ARMS
UPWARD AND LOOK UP.
STEP LEFT FOOT
BACKWARD, STEP RIGHT
CLOSE TO LEFT FOOT, STEP
LEFT IN PLACE, SWING ARMS
DOWNWARD AND LOOK DOWN. REPEAT IT
TWO MORE TIMES....
...RAISE ARMS SO THAT FEMALES CAN TURN
UNDER THE ARCH OF ARMS. FEMALES TURN
RIGHT ABOUT ON THEIR OWN LEFT ARM SO
THAT AFTER THE TURN, THEIR BACKS ARE
TOWARDS CENTER OF CIRCLE, AND THEY’RE
FACING OUT, ARMS CROSSED WITH LEFT OVER
RIGHT. MALES ARE FACING CENTER, THEIR
HANDS JOIN WITH THE GIRLS. ALL POINT RIGHT
AND LEFT FOOT IN FRONT, ALTERNATELY SIX
TIMES. LOOK AT DANCER AT RIGHT AND LEFT
SIDE ALTERNATELY. RAISE ARMS SO THAT
MALES CAN TURN UNDER THE ARCH OF ARMS,
STEP TO RETURN TO FORMER PLACES IN
CIRCLE, THE MALES TURN RIGHT ABOUT AT THE
SAME TIME UNDER THEIR OWN LEFT ARMS SO
THAT THEIR BACKS ARE TOWARDS CENTER.
THEIR ARMS ARE CROSSED LEFT OVER THE
RIGHT ABOUT THEIR OWN LEFT ARM TO GO
BACK TO THEIR FORMER POSITION IN CIRCLE
AND THE REPEAT.
#7 WALTZING SIDEWARD - THE MOVEMENTS
OF FEMALE AND MALE ARE DONE
SIMULTANEOUSLY. FACE RIGHT AND STEP
RIGHT FORWARD, BRUSH LEFT FORWARD,HOP
ON RIGHT TURNING RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME.
WALTZ SIDEWARD, ARMS IN LATERAL
POSITION, MOVING SIDEWARD, LEFT, RIGHT,
LEFT, TURNING RIGHT ABOUT. REPEAT FROM
WALTZ SIDEWARD STEP IN REVERSE DIRECTION
AND POSITION.

#8 SAROK - CROSS
THE RIGHT FOOT IN FRONT
OF THE LEFT, BEND THE
BODY SLIGHTLY FORWARD
AN CROSS THE HANDS
DOWN IN FRONT OF THE
RIGHT HAND OVER THE LEFT.
#9 POINTING IN CENTER - PARTNERS FACE
FRONT STARTING WITH INSIDE FOOT OVER
OUTSIDE FOOT. SAROK WITH A JUMP TO
CENTER THREE STEP TURN TO CENTER,
FINISHING IN ONE LINE WITH GIRL IN FRONT OF
PARTNER FACING FRONT. PAUSE. MALE
TRANSFERS WEIGHT IMMEDIATELY TO LEFT
FOOT IN FRONT ALTERNATELY. STARTING WITH
OUTSIDE FOOT, TURN TO PROPER PLACES.
REPEAT BUT THIS TIME FEMALES STANDS
BEHIND MALE AFTER THE TURN IN. REPEAT.
STEPPING OUTWARD SLOWLY AND FINISHING
WITH A BOW TO THE AUDIENCE.
 Costumes
THE FEMALE DANCERS WEAR A MARIA
CLARA DRESS WHILE THE MALE DANCERS
WEAR A BARONG TAGALOG AND BLACK
PANTS.