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(Grade 9)
FESTIVAL
DANCES
3rd Quarter
What is Festival Dance?
Festival dances are 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.
Dance
Movemen
ts
Review of the Basic Dance Movements
Locomotor Movements:
1. Step - This is the basis of all locomotor movements.
It prepares you to move in any direction you wish to go. It
is defined as transfer of weight from one foot to the
other.
Folk
Dance
Steps
Basic Folk Dance
Steps
Festivals became one of the factors in the
progress of a certain community. Celebration of
such festivities strengthens the unity in the
community despite the diversity of cultures. These
events produce a big crowd for each celebration,
resulting in the upliftment of the economy. This is
because of its tourism leading towards the
improvement of Filipino’s quality of life.