LESSON 1: PHILIPPINE Classification of Philippine
Festival dances – suitable for
FOLK DANCE Dances
Definition: 1. General Classification
• Folkdances are traditional dances A.) Geographical extent of origin
of a country which were evolved
B.) Nature
naturally and spontaneously in
C. Movements
connection with everyday activities
and experiences of the people who
developed them. A.) Geographical extent of origin
• Folk dancing is the heartbeat of the 1. National Dances – found
people.
throughout the islands with
• Folk dances are traditional social little or no modification.
expressions of the ideals, mores, Examples:
feelings, and thoughts of a people or Rigodon, Carinosa, Jota,Balitaw,
group of people through body Pandanggo
movement.
• Dancing is the outburst of people’s 2. Local dances – found in
feelings. certain locality.
Examples:
*Tinikling –Leyte, Maglalatik – Binyang,
Values of Dancing Esperanza – Nabua, Subli – Batanggas,
Biniganbigat – Abra
•Physiological and neuro-muscular
development of the organic
systems of the body. B.) Nature
•Cultural- depicts the culture of 1. Occupational – depicting
people.
action of certain occupation,
•Social and recreational industry, or human labor.
Examples:
*Planting, Harvesting,
Type of Folk dances
Pounding, Winnowing,Pabirik,
•National – traditional dances of a Mananguete,
given country.
3. Comic dances – depicting
•Regional – local. funny movements for
•Character – created by individual or entertainment.
group.
Examples:
* Kimbo-
OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING kimbo,Makonggo,Kinoton
PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES
4. Game dances – with play
• To foster patriotism and nationalism through
the study of our dances. elements (dance mixers).
• To arouse better appreciation of Philippine
music and folk dances. Examples:
* Lubi-lubi, Pavo
• To provide through dancing, a healthful form of
relaxation and recreation.
5. Wedding dances –
• To develop a graceful and rhythmic performed during wedding
coordination of body movements that will feast. Panasahan, etc.
improve posture.
• To preserve for posterity, folk dances and
6. Courtship dances
music indigenous to the different regions of the
Philippines. depicting love-making.
• To demonstrate the growth of Filipino culture
through the evolution of Philippine dances. Examples:
* Hele-hele, Bago Quiere,
Maramion, Tadek, Daling-daling
7.
special occasion or any social
gathering.
Examples:
*Pandanggo, Habanera, Jota,
Surtido.
8. War dances – showing
imaginary combat or duel.
Examples: Sagayan, Palu-palo,
etc.
C. Movements
1. Active – with fast energetic
movements.
Examples:
Tinikling, MaglalatiK, Sakuting,
Polkabal, etc.
2. Moderate –
Examples:
Carinosa, Tagala, Habanera,
Purpuri, etc.
3. Slow –
Examples:
Pasakat, Amorosa, Tiliday,
Kundiman, etc.
4. Slow and Fast –
Examples:
Putritos, Ba-Ingles, Habanera,
Botolena, Alcamfor, etC
Characteristics of Philippine
Folk Dances
• In general, dances stand apart.
• There is little, if any, bodily contact.
• Most of the dances are done by pairs or couples.
• Hand movements play an important part.
• Most dances are in long formation.
• Most dances begin and end with “saludo.”
• Dances from the lowlands have more foreign elements
than those found in uplands.
• War dances are found among non-Christian tribes.
OBJECTIVES OF TEACHING
PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES
• To foster patriotism and nationalism through the study
of our dances.
• To arouse better appreciation of Philippine music and
folk dances. • To provide through dancing, a healthful
form of relaxation and recreation.
• To develop a graceful and rhythmic coordination of
– body movements that will improve posture.
• To preserve for posterity, folk dances and music
indigenous to the different regions of the Philippines.
• To demonstrate the growth of Filipino culture through
the evolution of Philippine dances.
Do’s in Folk Dancing:
• Dance in natural, simple and direct
manner.
• Dance with ease and smoothness.
• Use the proper costume for the dance.
• Follow directions and dance instructions
as closely as possible.
• Dance with feeling and expression.
Don'ts in Folk Dancing:
• Do not exaggerate the dance steps.
• Do not make the dances too dainty and
graceful like ballet.
• Don’t make entrance and exit long.
• Don’t make steps too elaborate and
complicated.
• Don’t call a dance a folk dance unless
steps come from traditional dances.
LESSON 2: FUNDAMENTAL OF
RHYTHM
ELEMENTS OF RHYTHM
1. Underlying Beat or Pulse
Beat. - is the steady continuous
sound that is heard or felt
throughout any rhythmical
sequence.
-The constant steady pulsation is
called the pulse beat.
-It is the steady sound which serves
as the constant measure upon
which all rhythmic structure or
relationship depends.
- The underlying beat determines the
time signature of a piece of music
or movements.
2. Measure.
- Refers to the identical
grouping of
underlying beats.
3. Rhythmic Pattern.
- This refers to a definite
grouping of sounds or beats
related to the underlying beat.
- It is also called the melody
pattern because the rhythmic
pattern follows the words or
melody.
4. Phrasing.
- A musical phrase is a group of
measures that gives the feeling
of unity.
- The end of a phrase may
suggest a change in direction or
movement.
5. Accent.
- Is the force or emphasis given to
any one beat in a series of pulse
beats in a measure.
6. Tempo.
- This is the rate of speed of the
movement, music or
accompaniment.
7. Intensity.
- Is the quality of movement or
music.
- It refers to dynamics or force such
as heavy or light.
LESSON 3:
CLASSIFICATION OF
NATURAL MOVEMENT
*The basic natural movement include
the action to move.
*An action is any human movement
included in the act of dancing, like
dance steps, facial movements,
partner lifts, gestures, and even
everyday movements like
locomotor such as walking,
running and hopping.
*The non-locomotor movements
that can be seen every day are
stretching, bending and lifting.
*Dance is made up of streams of
movements and pauses, so action
refers not only to step and
sequences, but also to pauses and
moment of relative stillness.
Basic natural movements
are classified into two:
 Locomotor
 Non-Locomotor
1.) Loco motor movements
- refers to body
movements that move the
body from one place to
another. They cause the
body to travel.
*Walking - A series of step in any
direction.
*Running- A fast walk, weight is
being transferred from one foot to
another with weight carried forward
on the ball of the floor.
*Jumping- spring on one foot or both
feet and landing on both feet.
*Hop- Spring in one foot and land on
the same foot.
*Leaping- spring on one foot and
landing on the other foot
Uneven - rhythm does not go along
the music and its dancing positions
are different form even rhythm.
*Skipping- is done with a step and a
hop using the same foot.
*Gallop- Stepping on one foot and
cutting on the other, either sideways
or forward.
2.) Non-Locomotor movements
-are also sometimes called axial
movements. They are movements of
certain body parts, or even the whole
body, without causing the body to
travel.
*Curve or Bend- done by
straightening or extending any part of
the body from the joint.
*Lift or Raise-elevating the part of the
body, usually for the arm and leg.
*Twisting or Contort
-Moving part of the body around a long
axis, usually head and body.
*Swing- movement of body part that can
push ahead and in reverse or side to
side. Swing right arm then left arm.
*Turn or Rotate- movement of the body
around a vertical or even hub, full, half
or quarter turns. First. Turn to clockwise
direction face right. Second face at the
right side. Third, face at the back then
on fourth face audience.
*Arm circling- to move continuously
from one point to another.
RESISTIVE ACTIONS
1. Pushing – an effort to move an
object, real or imaginary, in space
away from the body against
resistance.
2. Pulling – an effort to bring an
object, real or imaginary, in space
toward the body against resistance.
3. Lifting – change of body level or
any part of the body or an object,
real or imaginary, from a lower to a
higher level.