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PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3
COURSE MODULE COURSE UNIT WEEK
1 3 3
CARIŃOSA A PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE (INTERPRETATION OF STEPS)
  Read course and unit objectives
 Read study guide prior to class attendance
 Read required learning resources; refer to unit
terminologies for jargons
 Proactively participate in discussions
 Participate in weekly discussion board (Canvas)
 Answer and submit course unit tasks

At the end of this unit, the students are expected to:

Cognitive:
1. Define the history of Carińosa a Philippine folk dance.
2. Identify all the steps pattern of Carińosa a Philippine folk dance.

Affective:
1. Listen attentively during discussions
2. Demonstrate tact and respect when challenging other people’s opinions and ideas
3. Accept comments and reactions of classmates on one’s opinions openly and graciously.
4. Develop heightened interest in studying Carińosa a Philippine folk dance.

Psychomotor:
1. Participate actively during discussions and group activities
2. Interpret the step pattern and timing of Carińosa a Philippine folk dance.

http://www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com/2016/02/15/philippine-folk-dances/
 Cariñosa (Philippine Dance)
Cariñosa is a Spanish word pronounced as [kaɾi
ˈɲosa], meaning the loving or affectionate one. It
is a Philippine dance of Hispanic origin from the
Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances,
where the fan or handkerchief plays an
instrumental role as it places the couple in
romance scenario. It is closely associate with the
island of Panay and the Visayas region in
general. Most Filipina women can be described
as karinyosa. This is a courtship dance that
portrays acts of flirtation between a man and a
woman. The dancers perform steps resembling
hide-and-seek movements. The woman holds a
handkerchief or sometimes a fan. More than the
tinikling, the cariñosa is considered the national
dance of the Philippines. It is introduced in the
Philippines by the Spaniards in the 16th century.
In honor of Maria Clara, a main character of Dr.
Jose Rizal's novel called " Noli Me Tangere"
when translated in English means "Touch Me
Not".

The first ever published notation of the Cariñosa dance steps was from the book Philippine Folk
Dances and Games by Francisca Reyes-Tolentino (later became an Aquino). Mrs Tolentino's
master's thesis which have the same title was revised and was later published in 1927. However,
the most common of the many Cariñosa found in the country is the one from the book "Philippine
Folk Dances v1" by Francisca Reyes Aquino, published sometime in 1940. The version integrated
all the common dance figures among the many versions throughout the land.

This is a courtship dance that portrays acts of flirtation between a man and a woman. The dancers
perform steps resembling hide-and-seek movements. The woman holds a handkerchief or
sometimes a fan.

CARIŃOSA

MUSIC
The music of Cariῆosa shows a great Spanish influence to the Filipinos. It is ¾ in rhythm.

COSTUME
Female; Balintawak style costume or patadiong and camisa.
Girl has fan hanging at the right side of waist.

Male; Barong tagalog, any color trouser.

Boy has a handkerchief in his pocket.

CARIŃOSA DANCE MECHANICS

In this dance, performers should refrain from touching each other, but the steps shows 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
partners hold the corners of the handkerchief while blocking each other’s face. Partners swap
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 CARIŃOSA STEPS

The step of Cariῆosa is similar to waltz and music is ¾ 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 by steping your right next to the
left.

STEP 1. 3 step 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 counts. 4 touch step, change position then repeat.

STEP 4. 3 step forward and back to back

4 Touch step
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 step
Change position and the first three on step 5 above.

STEP 6. 3 step forward

Boy move 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 step

STEP 7. 3 step forward

Girl gets the handkerchief from the boy
Both will move the handkerchief up and down four times
Change position then repeat the first three in step 7.

FOLK DANCE- A folk dance is a dance developed by people that reflect the life of the people of a
certain country or region.[1] Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or
dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called
"Religious dances" because of their purpose. The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are used when it
is required to emphasize the cultural roots of the dance. In this sense, nearly all folk dances are
ethnic ones. If some dances, such as polka, cross ethnic boundaries and even cross the boundary
between "folk" and "ballroom dance", ethnic differences are often considerable enough to mention .

POSITION- is the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity.

CARIÑOSA- (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾiˈɲosa], meaning the loving or affectionate one) is a

Philippine dance of colonial era origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where
the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.
https://dance.lovetoknow.com/Philippine_Folk_Dance_History

Study Questions and Performance needs to do;

 Write your opinion/rationale about the “misconception that Cariñosa folk dance became the
Philippine National Dance during Marcos regimen and it is being taught in the school but
according to the Philippine Government Tinikling stays as the Philippine National Dance up
to present.”
In essay form (word count minimum of 150)

 Practice the step pattern of Cariñosa folk dance.

Philippine Folkdance - Cariñosa by BPHE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KiJCy9WUg

https://www.tagaloglang.com/carinosa-philippines-folk-dance/

http://philippine-folk-dance.blogspot.com/2010/05/
carenosa.html

http://www.philippines.abouttravelingtheworld.com/philippines-
culture/philippine-dance/carinosa-dance/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cari%C3%B1osa