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Grade and Section: ___________________________________ Quarter: SECOND
Subject: Contemporary Philippines Arts from the Region Module No.: 5

I. Title/ Subject Matter

Contemporary Performing Arts (Dance: The Power of Movement)
II. Learning Objectives / Learning Competencies
 Identify the individual and group of dancers in the different regions
 Describe the characteristics of contemporary dance in the different regions; and
 Perform a contemporary dance number in class
III. Discussion/ Lesson Proper
Brincatian, make a short prayer before you start.

Dance in the Philippine regions is dominated by the new creative interpretations of traditional and folk
dances which are performed by members of the community during festivals such as the Sinulog in Cebu and
Dinagyang in Iloilo.

Contemporary dance is a performing art that involves rhythmic body movements within a given space,
choreographed following the musical beat. It is performed either by dance performers in front of an audience or by
everyone on the dance floor. Wherever it is performed, it is an expression of an idea or emotion, releasing energy or
simply taking delight in music and the dance movement itself.

There are three big names in Philippine dance described in this section: Alice Garcia Reyes, Lisa Macuja-
Elizalde, and Douglas Nierras.

Alice Garcia Reyes established the Alice Reyes Modern Dance Company with dancers from the Bayanihan
Dance Company, UE Dance Troupe, and Dance Theater Philippines. In the same year, the first summer dance
workshop at the CCP was conducted among 400 students. This was the beginning of the CCP Dance Company.
Reyes also initiated the professionalization of dance arts in the country with her persistence in raising funds for the
company so that performers can become full-time dancers with decent earnings. On June 20, 2010, Reyes was
proclaimed National Artist for Dance (Manalac 2010).

Another woman who deserves credit for bringing ballet to the ordinary people is the founder of Ballet
Manila, Lisa Teresita Pacheco Macuja-Elizalde. In 1984, she studied ballet in Europe and became a prima
ballerina of Kirov Ballet in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia).

In jazz, Douglas Nierras is the most prominent. He has more than two decades of involvement in dance
through choreography, pedagogy, and production. He is famous for his Metanoia, in which he collaborated with
musician Ryan Cayabyab to create a 34-minute ballet set to the five general parts of the Latin Mass-the Kyrie, Gloria,
Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. Critic Marge Enriquez says of Douglas Nierras, “This choreographer has evolved
into one who tackles deep, spiritual themes, interpreting them in a dramatic way. Nobody has ever gone this far to
push modern Philippine dance to greater heights.” (NCCA n.d.)

Contemporary Dancing Styles

 Disco dancing is a dance style popularized during the 1970s. Disco dancing is associated with john Travolta’s
dance style in the movie Saturday Night Fever. It is characterized by movement in the hip and the pelvic
regions of the body and raising of arms to the beat of the disco music. Its music production involved mixing
engineers because it required many tracks of vocal and instruments that are compiled into a composition of
disco sound with its distinctive disco mix. The rise of the disco came with the use of records to create a
continuous mix of songs which was operated by the disc jockey.

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 Hip-hop, which originated in America, refers to street Dance styles performed to hip-hop music. It
includes dance styles such as breaking, locking, and popping. A number of movies and television shows
have stories evolving around hip-hop, such as The Grind, Rize, Street Dance, Saigon Electric, and Step
Up. What distinguishes hip-hop from other dance styles ;is that it is often “freestyle” or improvisation.

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IV. Assessment / Activity

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