Ethnologic

Dance
 Ethnologic Dance
This kind of dance is native to a
specific race or group.
They are associated with national
and cultural groups.
Includes religious rituals and folk
dances

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FOLK DANCE
FOLK DANCE
FOLK DANCE
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FOLK DANCE
× A form of social dancing that has become part
of the customs and tradition of people.

× Most folk dances were developed among

people in villages and were passed on from
generation to generation in a particular region
(Sachs, 1978).

× Each folk dance has its own pattern.

Similarities, however, exists among dances of
particular country and among dances of
different countries where cultures have
intermingled (Santiago & Esclabanan, 1979).
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FOLK DANCE
Published books about Philippine folk dances are:
× Philippine Folk Dances and Games (1927) by
Francisca Reyes
× Philippine National Dances (1946) by Francisca
Reyes
× Philippine Dance by Reynaldo G. Alejandro

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Filipino Folk
Dances
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 tinikling
× It is named after the long-
legged bird tikling.
× This originated during the
Spanish occupation in the
Philippines—particularly on
the island of Leyte.
× All attired in native apparel,
the balintawak and barong
tagalog, the onlookers
cheer as a couple dance
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 alcamfor
× Alcamfor or alkamfor is a couples’
dance from Leyte.
× The word alkamfor comes from the
Spanish alcanfor, meaning camphor. In
the Philippines, it refers to mothballs.
× In this dance, the girl holds a
handkerchief laced with camphor. She
flirts with the man by waving her
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scented
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face.
 banga
× Literally means claypot,
used as water or food
containers
× Originated in Kalinga of
the Mountain Province.
× This dance illustrates the
grace of a tribe otherwise
known as fierce warriors.

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 bilaan
× The Bilaan or B`laan are a tribal
community of Southern Mindanao,
mostly Cotabato
× The name of this indigenous group
comes from the words Bla and An,
meaning Opponent People.
Dance: Blit B'laan
× aWant
courtship
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movements
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of the male and female
birds during mating season.
 itik-itik
× It originated in Cantilan,
Surigao del Sur
× Discovered by National Artist
for Dance Francisca Reyes-
Aquino.
× Combination of dance called
Sibay and the tune of Dejado
× Interpreting the playfulness
of ducklings wading in the
river.
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 jota caviteña
× This is a dance that shows
strong Spanish influence.
Costume is elaborately
embroidered “Maria Clara”
and “Barong Tagalog”.
× It is dance with the use of
castanets that provide
clacking sound.

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pandanggo sa
sambalilo
× a flirtatious dance from
Bulacan
× Shows a barrio swain and
his lady love play and
dance with a native hat
× The boy tries to show off
by picking the hat from
the ground without using
hands
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 sayaw ed tapew
na bangko
× a.k.a “Sayaw sa Banko”
× originated in Pangasinan
× couples “showing off” their
skills while dancing on top of a
long and narrow bench

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 singkil
× famous dance of Maranao
people in Lake Lanao
× baed on the epic legend
Darangen
× an intricate dance where the
dancers' feet dart
precariously in and out of a
complicated patterm of
clacking bamboo poles

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 the
×
ifugao dance
a.k.a. “Kaloob”
× a mountain tribe dance
with the accompaniment
of gangsa (brass gong)
× danced at weddings,
planting and harvest
rituals, funerals and rites
of passage
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listening!
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