UNIT 3

INTRODUCING THE PHILIPPINE FOLK

DANCES
 INTRODUCTION
 Dancing is considered an excellent fitness workout. It provides not only physical
benefits but also mental and social benefits.

 Regular dancing exercises help in improving the endurance of the muscles of the body.
The constant movements of the body when one dances allows stretching or extension
of the muscles of the body, thus, making them more flexible.

 Dancing also strengthens the core muscles to balance the body. Regular and
consistent dance workouts boost the body's coordination and reflexes.
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 In terms of mental and social benefits, dancing sessions give people

opportunities to mix up with other people.

 It provides relief from mental tension and stress as it diverts the

attention of dancers to a more relaxing activity.

 It also improves one's memory as dancers must memorize and recall

steps and patterns in dance routines.
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Physical Fitness Assessments in Dancing

 Good dancers must have certain levels of fitness in both the health-related fitness
components and skill- related parameters of fitness.

 One component of physical fitness in which dancers must have high scores is the
flexibility test or the modified sit and reach.

 Balance and coordination are also two important parameters to be successful in

dancing.
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A Review of the Skill-Related Fitness Components That Are Essential in Dancing:

1. Balance is the ability to maintain an

upright position while standing and
moving. This could be tested by
using the Stork Balance Stand Test.
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2. Coordination is the linking of

senses through the brain to the
different parts of the body to produce
a smooth, quick, and efficiently
controlled movement.
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3. Agility is the ability to change and

control the direction and position of the
body while maintaining a constant and
rapid motion. This is especially
important in the dancing of Tinikling.
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WHAT IS FOLKDANCE?

 Folk dance is a traditional dance that is developed by a

group of people from a certain country or region. It
reflects the culture of this group of people.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLK DANCES?

 Folk dances are important in understanding culture and history.

 They are traditional dances that embody the history and culture of a
group of people.

 People dance to express their ideals and aspiration.

 They use dance to express their joy as well as their sorrow.

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLK DANCES?

What is the importance of folk dances?

 Folk dances also reflect the well-known qualities of a group of people in a

particular community.

 They also depict creative expressions of certain community beliefs and

practices.

 Folk dances also showcase other arts like the design of the costumes and the
props and the music created to match the rhythm of the dance steps.
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ARMS IN REVERSE “T” POSITION

 Both arms are at the side and elbows are bent at the right
angles while the forearms are parallel to the head.

 Palms are forward or facing inward and fists are loosely

closed.
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CHASING

 Dancers will execute successive close steps with one foot

leading (1 step in every count.
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CLOCKWISE

 One will move like the direction of the clock arms in circle
formation or any part of the body.
COUNTERCLOCKWISE

 This is the opposite movement of the clock hands in a circle formation

or any part of the body.
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KUMINTANG

 This is the movement of the hand rotating from the

wrist either in a clockwise or counterclockwise
direction. Hands can be closed or opened while
rotating.
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LATERAL POSITION

 Both arms are at one side, either on the right or

left side.
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TRANSFER WEIGHT

 It is the shifting of weight from one foot to the

other foot when stepping or misaligning the
waist like in doing hip-swaying movement.
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WEIGHT ON BOTH FEET

 Body weight is equally distributed on both feet

while standing.
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SALUDO or BOWING

 This is also called curtsy or salute. By bending the

knees, a dancer shows respect and recognition to the
audience, to their partners, or to neighboring
dancers.
WHAT ARE THE PHILIPPINE FOLKDANCES?

NATIONAL DANCES
 These are the national dances throughout the Philippines.

Examples: Carinosa
Kuratsa
Balitaw
Rigodon
Pandanggo
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REGIONAL OR LOCAL DANCES

 These are dances found in a certain region or town.

Examples: Maglalatik in Binan

Alcamfor in Leyte
Rogelia in La Union
Esperanza in Nubua, Camarines Sur
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FESTIVAL DANCES
 These are dances that are performed to show gratitude
for a bountiful harvest to honor a patron saint.
Examples: Kadayawan in Davao City
Sinulog in Cebu
Dinagyang in Iloilo
Sublian in Batangas
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TINIKLING
 Originated in Leyte, one of the islands in the Visayas.

 The word “tinikling” came from the long-legged bird, called “tikling”

 The movement of the dancers imitate the walking movements of the tikling birds as they
step on grass and tree branches and as they try to avoid the bamboo traps set by the
farmers.
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TINIKLING
 In the dance, two bamboo players sit facing each other on the ground.

 Both are holding the ends of the bamboo poles, which is about nine feet
long each.

 The dancers performs along the sides and between two bamboo poles.
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TINIKLING
 The bamboo players tap the bamboos twice in place and slide them on the
ground before they strike each other.

 Skills in dancing tinikling is shown in moving between these bamboos and in

keeping the feet from being caught when the poles are struck together .