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Francisca Reyes Aquino

• Philippine National artist and Mother of Philippine


Folk Dance
• Started the collection of dances and songs as early
as 1924
• She authored six volumes of books on different
Philippine Folk dance
5 GROUPS CLASSIFICATIONS OF DANCES FOUND IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. Dances of the Cordillera Groups


BIBAKIIG- acronyms for
Bontocs
Ifugaos
Benguets
Apayao
Kalinga
Itneg
Ilonggot
Gaddang
Some of the dances :
• Takik a flirtation dance,love or wedding dance from Western Bontoc
• Pattong danced by one or two warriors
• Dinuyya a festival dance performed by men and women during
major feast from Lagawe Ifugao
• Tarektek among the Benguets, a dance imitating the woodpeckers
• Bendian a victory dance
• Turayen among the Apayaos a dance imitating a high flying bird
• Tadeck a Kalingga word for dance
• Ragragsakan a work dance of kalingga women carrying baskets
• Takiling a victory dance performed after hunting

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