ELSISURA, DAVIE A.

BPED 2-5
BPED 110A

La Jota Moncadeña

• Historical Background
La Jota Moncadeña was adapted from an old Spanish dance. It is a combination of
Spanish and Ilocano dance set to Spanish music and castanets. A more solemn
version of the dance is sometimes used to accompany a funeral procession, but it
was also performed at the festival.

• Costume
La Jota Moncadena, Jota de Manila, and La Jota San Joaquina are performed with a
pair of bamboo castanets held in each hand by the dancers. The Maria Clara style of
costume for girls and the barong tagalog with black trousers were the costume used
by all Jotas.

• Time Signature
Results further showed that the music of five Jota studied is in 3/4 time signature, but
Jotabal is a combination of 2/4 and 3/4 time signature.

• Basic Steps
Cut, waltz balance, sway balance with a close are dance steps in Jota Rizal only;
slide cut, slide step, ekis, tortillier, foot circle on air, sarok with a jump were the
dance steps found in La Jota Sevillana.
Cariñosa

• Historical Background
Cariñosa (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾiˈɲosa], meaning the loving or affectionate one) 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. Representing the courting phase of a romantic
relationship, the cariñosa (which means “affectionate one”) is a Filipino folk dance
that emerges from Panay, the Visayas and the Bicol region.

• Costume
Costume. Originally, the cariñosa was danced with María Clara gown and Barong
Tagalog for it is a Spanish dance. In addition, Filipino wore the patadyong kimona
and camisa de chino to reveal nationalism.

• Time Signature
It is 3/4 in rhythm like some of the Spanish dances. The Philippine Rondalla are
playing this music of the dance where it is an ensemble or an orchestra of string
instruments in the Philippines similar to the Spanish musicians in Spain that
comprises bandurrias, mandolins, guitar, basses, drums, and banjos.

• Basic Steps
The basic footwork is similar to the steps used in a waltz: You move around the floor
by stepping to the side with your left foot, then moving your right foot next to your
left. You finish off this series of three movements by tapping your left foot on the
floor.