FESTIVAL DANCES IN

THE PHILIPPINES AND

THE BASIC STEPS IN
FESTIVAL DANCES
 WHAT IS FESTIVAL?

A festival is an extraordinary event

celebrated by a community and centering
on some characteristic aspect or aspects
of that community and its religion or
cultures.
 WHAT IS A FESTIVAL DANCE?

Festival dances are cultural dances done

by a community of people who share the
same culture to the beats of instruments
and main percussion.
 WHAT ARE THE NATURE OF
FESTIVAL DANCES?
FESTIVAL DANCES MAY BE:

•Religious
•Secular or Non Religious
 RELIGIOUS
In honor of a certain religious
icon.

SECULAR/NON RELIGIOUS
Thanksgiving or celebration of
peoples industry and bountiful
harvest
 WHY WE FILIPINOS DO
FESTIVALS?
Festivals in the Philippines can be
religious, cultural, or both. Several of
these are held to honor the local
Roman Catholic patron saint, to
commemorate local history and
culture, to promote the community's
products, or to celebrate a bountiful
harvest.
 EXAMPLES OF
DIFFERENT FESTIVAL
DANCES IN THE
PHILIPPINES
ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL
LOCATION: KALIBO, AKLAN, PANAY

The Ati-Atihan festival is one of

the oldest festivals of the
Philippines, formerly celebrated
about 800 years ago. It is a
celebration of Santo Nino (the
infant Jesus) and starts with an
opening mass in church on the
third Sunday of January.
KAAMULAN FESTIVAL
LOCATION: MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON

The Kaamulan Festival is a blend of a

thanksgiving ritual, a peace pact between
tribes, a datukship ritual, and a wedding
ceremony. This festival is an authentic and
ethnic event reflecting on the vibrance of
tribes and their traditions. It is hosted by
seven ethnic Filipino tribes- Bukidnon,
Talaandig, Tigwahanon, Manobo,
Umayamnon, Matigsalog, and Higaonon. It
originated from the word ‘amul’, meaning ‘to
gather’. The tribes gather to showcase their
tribal costumes, dances, and products.
DINAGYANG FESTIVAL
LOCATION: ILOILO CITY

Dinagyang’ is a Hiligaynon word meaning

‘merrymaking’. It hosts a celebration of the
Santo Nino and the pact between the Datus
and the locals after the arrival of Malay
settlers. This festival is a beautiful time to
witness the street life of the country.
Hosted on the fourth Sunday of January,
there is a competitive street dancing contest
featuring tribes, barangays, and schools.
PAHIYAS FESTIVAL
LOCATION: LUCBAN, QUEZON

The Pahiyas Festival reflects

Filipino creativity in its
decorations and festivities. It
celebrates the patron saint of
farmers for a good harvest- San
Isidro Labrador. A parade of locals
in costumes, giant paper-mache,
and designed floats is hosted. The
interesting part is the decorations.
 KADAYAWAN FESTIVAL
LOCATION: DAVAO CITY

Kadayawan’ is a native expression in

the Dabawon tongue, derived from the
word ‘madayaw’ meaning ‘good,
valuable, and superior’. This festival is
a festival of thankfulness and relates to
thanksgiving traditions. The locals pay
tribute to their indigenous people and
express gratitude for a plentiful harvest.
MASSKARA FESTIVAL
LOCATION: BACOLOD CITY

If you’re a party person, the Masskara

Festival of the Philippines is not to be
missed. The meaning behind the
celebration and the celebration itself-
both top each other off. It began in
1980 as a way to escape from the
reality of the situation. The locals put
on smiling masks despite hardships
and brought the masked metaphor to
life.
PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL
LOCATION: BAGUIO CITY

The Panagbenga Festival is hopeful

and the prettiest in the country. It
celebrates the rising up of Baguio
City after the 1990 Luzon
earthquakes. The Kankanaey term
‘Panagbenga’ means ‘A Season of
Blossoming’. The entire city is
decorated with blooming and colorful
flowers.
PINTADOS FESTIVAL
LOCATION: TACLOBAN CITY

The Pintados Festival is the most

anticipated festival since 1987,
probably because of its raw cultural
richness. This festival showcases the
native people who lived here before
the Spanish, and how they lived their
life.It symbolizes the brave warriors of
the past and is celebrated with music,
dance, and the vibrant colours of
green and blue.
 BASIC STEPS IN
FESTIVAL DANCES
A. Locomotor Movements:
These are movements that allow you to move from one point in space to another.
It is canned from two words, "locos" which means place and "motor" which means
movement.

B. Non-Locomotor movements.
These are movements that are performed in one point in space without
transferring to another point. They don't allow you to move from one place to the
other.
 1. Step - This is the basis of all
locomotor movements. It prepares you to
move in any direction you wish to go. It
is defined as transfer of weight from one
foot to the other. Try one! Stand with
LOCOMOTOR your weight equally distributed to both
MOVEMENTS of your feet. Now, let your right foot
carry it all. You got it! That's what you
call a step.
 2. Walk - Series of steps executed by both of
your feet alternately in any direction. In
executing a walk, observe that there's this
moment when both feet are in contact with the
ground while one foot supports the weight
LOCOMOTO andtransfers it to the other.

R 3. Run - Series of walks executed quickly in

MOVEMENT any direction wherein only one foot stays on
the ground while the other is off the ground.
S
 4. Jump - This movement is simply described by
having both feet lose its contact with the ground.
There five ways to do it:
-Take off from one foot and land on the same;
-Take off from one foot and land on the other;
LOCOMOTOR -Take off from one foot and land on both feet:
Take off from both feet and land on one foot; and
MOVEMENTS -Take off from both feet and land on both.
 1. Flexion - It is the act of decreasing the
angle of a joint. Another term for flexion is
to bend. If you bend a joint, like your
elbow or knee, you are performing flexion.
NON-
LOCOMOTOR 2. Extension This is the opposite of
MOVEMENTS. flexion. You are extending if you are
increasing the angle of a joint. Stretching is
another word for extension.
 3. Contraction – A muscle movement done
when it shortens, narrows and tightens
using sufficient amount of energy in the
execution.
NON-
4. Release – A muscle movement opposite
LOCOMOTOR
to contraction done when it let goes or let
MOVEMENTS.
looses of being held into a shortening
movement.
 5. Collapse - To deliberately drop the exertion
of energy into a body segment.

NON-
6. Recover - The opposite of collapse. This is
LOCOMOTOR to regain the energy exerted into a body
MOVEMENTS. segment
 7. Rotation - To rotate is to move a
body segment allowing it to complete a
circle with its motion. It's not only
NON-
limited to circumduction which is done
LOCOMOTOR
in ball and socket joints. Rotation can
MOVEMENTS.
also be done in wrists, waist, knees and
ankles.
 8. Twist-To move a body segment from an
axis halfway front or back or quarter to the
right or left as in the twisting of the neck
allowing the head to face right or left and the
NON- like.
LOCOMOTOR
MOVEMENTS. 9. Pivot To change the position of the feet or
any body part that carries the body's weight
allowing the body to face in a less than 360
degrees turn.
 10. Turn To move in a turning
movement with a base of support,
NON-
usually a pointed foot, the other raised,
LOCOMOTOR
while equilibrium is maintained until
MOVEMENTS. the completion of the turn..
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