PATHFIT 4

(FINAL PERIOD)
 LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Through a power point presentation, the BSED/BSNED 2

students can:

• determine the origin of Subli dance by tracing its brief

history;
• identify the characteristics of dance when in comes to
the music, style and technique, time signature of the
dance;
• perform the basic skills of Subli dance.
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⚫ the oldest form of the
dance and the earliest form
of communication
⚫ the traditional dance of a
given country which evolved
naturally and spontaneously
with everyday activities
e.g. occupations, customs,
festivals, rituals
⚫ it is handed down from
generation to generation
⚫ it has more or less a
fixed movement in their
pattern but may differ in
various areas or provinces
Cordillera Dances

Bendian – Benguet Tribe

Manmanok
Banga – Kalinga Tribe – Bago
Tribe

Salisid – Kalinga Tribe

Maria Clara Dances

Balse – Marikina, Rizal

Aray – Ermita, Manila Habanera –

Botolan, Zambales
Estudiantina - Manila
Rural Dances
Sakuting -
Abra

Binasuan –
Bayambang, Pangasinan Sayaw Sa
Bangko –
Pangapisan,
Maglalatik – Lingayen,
Biñan, Laguna Pangasinan
⚫ The term subli owes its
meaning to two tagalog
words "subsub" meaning to
fall with the head and "bali"
which means broken.
Hence, the dancers appear to
be lame and crooked
throughout the dance.
⚫ It is a folkdance in the
Philippines which is
considered to be a favorite
of the people of the barrios
of the municipality of
Bauan, Batangas.
⚫ It is a ceremonial worship
dance performed in homage
to the Holy Cross referred
to in the vernacular as
Mahal Na Poong Santa
Cruz.
Subli originated some three
hundred years ago in the barrio of
Dingin, Alitagtag, Batangas.

According to a research made by

Dr. Elena Mirano, the word "subli"
came from the old Tagalog word
"sobli" meaning "salisi" or
"exchange of place". Subli is the
dance portion of a devotion
performed in honor of the Mahal
ng Poong Santa Cruz.
⚫ It is a religious ritual composed of both songs
and dances.
⚫ The music has no melody, only drum beats for
the dances and chants.
⚫ It consists of a long sequence of prayers in verse,
songs, and dances, performed in fixed sequences.
⚫ It could go on for several hours as participants
perform different sets of dances and chants.
⚫ The music has a rhythmic melody to dance
with.
⚫ One performance is equivalent to 2 – 3 minutes.
⚫ Performed during competitions or dance
presentations.
⚫ The stances, gestures, and movements
of the male dancers are freewheeling
and dramatic, consisting of leaping,
striking the ground with wooden
bamboo clappers held in both hands
known as kalaste, and other movements
suggesting the martial arts.
⚫ The female dancers circle on half-toe,
performing the talik, small refined
gestures with wrists and fingers, their
fingers grazing their small-brimmed
hats and alampay, a triangular scarf
worn loosely over the shoulder, that
are the essential parts of their
costume.
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