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 Elements of Dance
1. Dancers
The most important element of
dance.
2. Choreography
Also called as dance director, does the
overall design of the dance.
3. Design
The planned organization or pattern of
movements in time and space.
4. Subject
It is the message of the dance.
5. Movements
Classified into steps, gesture,
and facial expressions
 Elements of Dance
6. Techniques
The style or way of executing the
movement.
7. Properties
Thing carried by the dancer as they
perform
8. Costumes
Things worn by dancers during their
performance.
9. Set Design
The setting or background that indicates
the place of action for the dancer.
10. Other Theatrical Elements
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Francisca Reyes
Aquino
"Mother of Philippine
Dancing"
 Early Life
Aquino was born on March 9, 1899
at Lolomboy, Bocaue, Bulacan. She was the eldest of
three children of Filipe Reyes and Juliana Santos Reyes
Education
Her early education was received in the Meisic
Elementary School, Tondo Intermediate School and
Manila High School in Tondo, Manila
She obtained her High School Teacher’s Certificate
(H.S.T.C.) in 1923 and her Bachelor of Science in
Education degree in 1924 from the University of the
Philippines (U.P.).
 Family
Her first husband named Ramon P. Tolentino, Jr.
and had a one child named Cecilia

After her first husband death she have her

2nd Husband named Serafin Aquino, the secretary-
treasurer of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.
 Notable Works
Her notable works is her thesis The Philipine
Folk Dances and Games that made the
teachers and playground instructors from
both public and private institutions in mind.

She also published books including

Philippine National Dances (1946),
Gymnastics for Girls (1947), Fundamental
Dance Steps and Music (1948), Foreign Folk
Dances (1949), Dances for all
Occasion (1950), Playground
Demonstration (1951), and Philippine Folk
Dances, Volumes I to VI.
 Contributions
Francisca Aquino taught  dances including
Alahoy, Apat Apat, Ba-Ingles, Basulto,
Binadyong, Himig Sa Nayon, Kalapati, Lubi-Lubi,
Maglalatik, Manang Biday, Polka sa Nayon,
Tiklos, and Tinikling.

In her mid 70’s, she received the highest honor any

Filipino artist could hope for – the National Artist Award,
which was conferred on her on June 12, 1973. She was the
first woman to be conferred this prestigious award. She is
called the legendary, (Mother of Philippine Dancing) .
 Leonor O.
Goquingco
"Mother of Philippine
Theater Dance"
§ Known as “Cristina Luna” has been dubbed as 
the Trailblazer
§ Mother of Philippine Theater Dance
§ Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics

Born
July 24, 1917, Jolo, Sulu, Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),
Region 15.
  She is the second child of pioneer
physicians Sixto Orosa and Sevedna
Luna, and the elder sister of critic
Rosalinda Orosa.
 Died
July 5, 2005 due to cardiac arrest following a
cerebro-vascular accident at the age of 87

Family
Married to Benjamin Goquingco and
have three children, two of whom-
Rachelle and Regina-are both dancers.
A founding member of the Philippine
Ballet Theater
 Education
Orosa-Goquingco graduated
valedictorian of her high school class,
Finished Bachelor of Science in
Education, Summa Cum Laude, at St.
Scholastica's College.
Took graduate courses in theater craft,
drama, and music at Columbia
University and Teachers College in New
York City, USA.
 Notable Works
Produced Filipinescas : Life, Legend and
Love in Dance in 1960.

Published a book” The Dances of the

Emerald Isles: A Great Philippine Heritage”
in 1980

Choreographies:
The Firebirds 
The Clowns
Noli Dance Suite
 Contributions
· Pioneered the blending of folk dance and
ballet
· In 1958 she founded the Filipinesca Dance
Company.
· Orosa-Goquingco was inclined not only to
classical ballet but also to Indian and
Spanish, as well as modern, dance.
· She is noted for her courage in breaking
traditions in dance despite public
indifference.
She was proclaimed National Artist in
Dance on 27 March 1976
Ramon Arevalo
Obusan
"The Old Man Scholar"
 Early Life
Obusan was born on June 23,
1938 at Albay, Legaspi City ,
Bicol Region (Region V)

Education
Course: BS in
Fisheries  (University of the
Philippines) Anthropology
(University of the Philippines);
inspired by his teacher, Dr.
Espiridion Arsenio Manuel
Notable Works
• Vamos a Belen! Series (1998-2004)
Philippine Dances Tradition
• Noon Po sa Amin, tableaux of
Philippine History in song, drama and
dance
• Obra Maestra, a collection of Ramon
Obusan's dance masterpieces
• Unpublished Dances of the Philippines,
Series I-IV
• Water, Fire and Life, Philippine
Dances and Music--A Celebration of
Life
• Saludo sa Sentenyal
• Glimpses of ASEAN, Dances and
Music of the ASEAN-Member Countries
• MJ (Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group):
Philippines Costumes in Dance
 Contribution
Obusan is credited for his work in
promoting Philippine traditional dance
and cultural work.  In 1971, Obusan
founded the Ramon Obusan Folkloric
Group (ROFG), which was acclaimed
for its faithful and authentic Filipino
folk dance performances. In 1982, he
was designated as Artistic Director of
the first Asian Dance Company. On the
same year, he directed a documentary
for the Cultural Center of the
Philippines (CCP) entitled “Sayaw”,
which won the grand prize award in
the “International Video Dance
Competition” in France.
 Contribution
In 1992, he was given the Patnubay ng
Kalinangan awarded by the City of
Manila for his contributions to the
preservation of traditional Filipino
dances. In 1993, he was conferred the
CCP Gawad Para Sa Sining Para Sa
Sayaw for his researches in Philippine
Folk Dances and other art forms. In
1998, Obusan was commissioned by the
Department of Tourism in designing
floats themed with historical
significance during the parade for the
centennial celebration of the country’s
independence.
Lucrecia Reyes
Urtula
 Life
She was born on June 29,1929 in
Iloilo,Philippines.

She is the daughter Antonia

Faustino and Col. Leon S. Reyes.
She married Dalmacio Urtula.
She took ballet lessons in Baguio
and also apprenticed under
Francisca Reyes-Aquino.
 Education
She studied at Phillipines
Women's University.
She graduated Educational
course major in Physical
Education in 1950.

Notable Works
SINGKIl
- a bayanihan signature number
on a Maranao epic poem.
VINTA
-a dance honoring filipino sailing
prowess
Notable Works
TAGABILI
- a tale of tribal conflict
PAGDIWATA
- a four-day harvest festival
condensed in a six minute breathe
taking spectacle
SALIDSID
- a mountain wedding dance
Idaw, Banga and Aires de
Verbena
Contribution
She became part of the
Bayanihan Philippine Dance
Company. Lucrecia was also its
choreographer and dance
director. In her tours with the
group, Reyes-Urtula started
choreographing not just stage but
also film and television.
Contribution
Lucrecia also served as artistic
director for dance at the Folk Arts
Theater, conceptualized and
managed the Philippine Folk
Dance Society, among others. She
was awarded National Artist for
Dance in 1988.
Alice Reyes
 Early Life
Born in October 14 1942 into a
musical family in Manila— her mother
Adoracion was a noted voice teacher,
while her father Ricardo was once
called Mr. Philippine Folk Dancer—Reyes
seemed predestined for a life in dance.
 Education
She toured early on with her father,
and trained at a young age with Rosalia
Merino while studying at Maryknoll
College, now, Miriam College and later
with Leonor Goquingco (Nati,onal Artist
for Dance) and Ricardo Cassell at the
Philippine Women’s University.
Notable Works
Amada (1969)
At a Maranaw Gathering (1970) 
Itim-Asu (1971)
Tales of the Manuvu (1977)
Rama Hari (1980)
Bayanihan Remembered (1987)
 Contribution
The biggest contribution of Alice
Reyes to Philippine dance is the
development of a distinctly Filipino
modern dance idiom. Utilizing inherently
Filipino materials and subject matters
expressed through a combination of
movements and styles from Philippine
indigenous dance, modern dance and
classical ballet she has successfully
created a contemporary dance
language that is uniquely Filipino