Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION XII
DIVISION OF SULTAN KUDARAT
Bagumbayan Municipality High Schools

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Name: Grade & Section:

PHYSICAL
Subject: EDUCATION 8 Teacher:
Quarter: 4 Week: 1 LAS: 1 MELC Code: PE8PF-IVa-34 Score:
Objectives: Describe the Nature and Background of the dance
Regional and National Dances with Asian Influence
A. What’s New?
With the effect of acculturation, indigenous dances of the Philippines may have
been modified since the culture of other countries has influenced our very own
dances. This is evident in the western style adopted in our folk dances. Along with
this are the influences of our Asian neighbors that have enriched our national
dances to a large extent. It is for this reason why there is a need for you to
understand our cultural root by learning our dances.

B. What Is It?
1. Binislakan

Lingayen in Pangasinan means having to

look backward and upward. It was derived from
“Li-King-Tung”, a Chinese word given to the name
Lingayen, the capital of Pangasinan, by the
Chinese settlers of this place a long time ago. The
barrio folks who lived at Almazin, a small place
between barrio Pangasinan (Pulong) and Maniboc
danced this to commemorate the stay of Limahong, a
Chinese pirate who built his kingdom here.
The dancers look backward or upward in some of
the movements; hence, the name Lingayen. They also
use two sticks to produce rhythms imitating the
chopsticks used by the Chinese in eating, so the dance is
also called Binislakan, which in Pangasinan means, with
the use of sticks.
Dance Researcher: Francisca Reyes
Meaning: With the use of sticks
Dance Culture: Christian Lowland
Place of Origin: Pangasinan
Country of Influence: China
Ethno-Linguistic Group: Pangasinense
Classification: Social Dance

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2. Sua-ku-sua

The Tausug of Sulu, Southern Philippines, though

known as fearsome warriors are also better known as sturdy
seafarers and hardy farmers. Extensive orchards are planted
with coconuts and pomelos and fields with staples like rice
and root crops.
At harvest time, pomelo fruits are gathered in big
baskets before they are sent away. The Tausugs depend
strongly on the income the pomelo bring them and this
relationship is romanticized by comparing the sua’s gentle
leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits and fragrant
flowers to the virtues of a lady. Put to music, it is this song
that is sang by couples while flapping two white fans each
resembling leaves rustling in the wind in the Sua-Ku-Sua
Dance.
Sua-ku-sua performers, some men but especially
women come to the festivities with face thickly covered with finely ground rice
powder and Dance Researcher: Ramon A. Obusan their eyebrows
and sideburns Meaning: My Pomelo Tree enhanced with
soot- all for Dance Culture: Muslim-lowland beauty’s sake.
Place of Origin: Jolo, Sulu
Country of Influence: China, Malaysia and
Indonesia
Ethno-Linguistic Group: Tausug
Classification: Courtship dance

3. Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai)

Sabah is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg

people of the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah. This dance is the
most distinctively Asian of all the Southern Philippine dances
because dancers must have dexterity and flexibility of the
shoulders, elbows, and wrists – movements that strongly
resemble those of “kontaw silat,” a martial art common in the
Malay Archipelago. The Pangalay is performed mainly during
weddings or other festive events. The male equivalent of the
Pangalay is the Pangasik and features more martial
movements, while a pangalay that features both a male and
female dancer is called Pangiluk.
The original concept of the Pangalay is based on the pre-
Islamic Buddhist concept of male and female celestial angels
(Sanskrit: Vidhyadhari, Bahasa Sūg: Biddadari) common as
characters in other Southeast Asian dances.
Dance Researcher: Francisca Reyes Aquino
Meaning: Fingernail
Dance Culture: Lowland Muslim (Coastal)
Place of Origin: Sulu
Country of Influence: Thailand, Malaysia, Burma,

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Ethno-Linguistic Group: Tausug
Classification: Social Dance

4. Sakuting
This is a dance of the ethnic people
living in the western side of the Cordilleras
way back before the coming of the
Americans to our country. During the
Christmas, young boys and girls
accompanied by their elders would go to the
lowlands, especially in Abra and Ilocos Norte
to dance in front of the houses and ask for
gifts. These young children hold sticks, one
on each hand and strike them together to
make their Dance Researcher: Francisca Reyes Aquino
dance more Meaning: Refers to rhythmic sticks producing
lively. The the accompaniment for the dance.
homes would Place of Origin: Abra and Ilocos Norte
give them Country of Influence: China
money,
Classification: Recreatinal and Social Dance
homemade
delicacies and other things.
These dancing groups later reached
as far as the coastal towns of Ilocos region as years went by. The rhythmic sounds produced by
the stick attracted other children and also adults and they also learned the dance.
“Sakuting“ is an ethnic term which refer to the rhythmic sticks producing the
accompaniment for the dance.

C. Learning Activities
 Activity 1
Below are jumbled letters which when arranged correspond to regional
and national dances. Can you identify each? On a page in your activity notebook
put numbers from 1 to 5. Write each formed word on the space provided before
each number and try to share your knowledge about it.
_______________1. GANAPYAL- This dance is the most distinctively Asian of all the
Southern Philippine dances
_______________2. LABISNIKAN- It was derived from “Li-King-Tung”, a Chinese word
given to the name Lingayen, the capital of Pangasinan, by the Chinese settlers
of this place a long time ago.
_______________3. ASU UK ASU- It means “my pomelo tree”

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 _______________4. GIKNATUS- This is a dance of the ethnic people living in the western
side of the Cordilleras way back before the coming of the Americans to our country.

 Activity 2

Write TRUE if the statement is correct but if it’s false, change the underlined word/s
or group of words to make the whole statement true.
_____________1. Tiklos refers to a group of peasants who agree to work for each other to
prepare the soil for planting, or do any odd job on the farm.
____________2. Binislakan is a social dance from Abra which was influenced by the
Chinese.
____________3. Pangalay, which is better known as the “Lemon Tree” dance originated
from Jolo, Sulu.
____________4. In dancing Sua-Ku-Sua, fans transform into tiny sails, face mirrors,
butterflies, shields and leaves.
____________5. Pangalay is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of
the Sulu Archipelago.

D. References
 Hiyas Philippine Folk Dance Company: Barrio Fiesta Suite
 Filipino Songs Atbp.: Philippine Folk Dance History
 Campers Point: Philippine Dance
 Philippine Folk Dances Volume 1 by Francisca Reyes Aquino
 Philippine Folk Dances Volume 2 by Francisca Reyes Aquino
 Philippine Folk Dances Volume 3 by Francisca Reyes Aquino
 Philippine Folk Dances Volume 4 by Francisca Reyes Aquino
 Philippine Folk Dances Volume 5 by Francisca Reyes Aquino
 MAPEH for a Better You by Jocelyn V. Bautista, Ma. Rosario C. Franco,
Josefino N. Carlos, Danilo S. Duyan, Emilio S. Jacinto, Jr. Rosanna A
Diana, Alvenia P. Palu-ay, Hazel P. Copiaco and Gloria M. Gacoscosim.
 The History of Filipino Folk Dance | How.com
http://www.ehow.com/about_6558571_history-filipino-folk-
dance.html#ixzz27RKkEfja November 28, 2012
  The History of Filipino Folk Dance | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/about_6558571_history-filipino-folk-
dance.html#ixzz27RK6wqx1 November 28, 2012
  The History of Filipino Folk Dance | eHow.com
http://www.ehow.com/about_6558571_history-filipino-folk-
dance.html#ixzz27RKzSk8d November 28, 2012

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Writer: Alvin D. Bunao, Wuieeff A. Berina, Eisel E. Garing (Chua Intergrated

School, Busok NHS, Bai Saripinang NHS)
Editor: Joey E. Cathedral, HT-III; Nelly S. Beliran, Principal-I
Evaluator: Melanie A. Segura, MT-II
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