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Benefits of Dance
● Prehistoric
● Strengthens cardiovascular fitness
- Shamans
● Increase muscular strength and
● Ancient Civilization
● endurance
● Middle Ages & the Rennaissance
● Improves motor control
● 21st Century
● Builds confidence and better social
Dances - as an art form, tradition, self- expression and ● skills
recreation despite their differences have elements in ● Relieve stress
common. ● Promotes culture

Elements of Dance Types of Dance (sayaw ni Abao)

Body / Bodily Shapes - is the medium used by the
dance artist in expressing his / her craft.
Symmetrical shape - balanced shape, movements are
practically identical or similar
Asymmetrical shape - are unbalanced shape,
movements of two sides of the body do not match for
completely different form each other.
Action - It is any bodily movement involved in dancing.
It can be in a form of gestures, facial expression and
movement skills.
Basic Movement Skills
● Non-locomotor movement
● Locomotor movements
Space - the area the performers occupy and where they
move.
● Traditional - are dances that reflect the
country's cultures such as folk, ethnic or
ceremonial.
● Modern & Contemporary - performed as an art
expression
-evolved from the choreography of ballet
● Ballroom - performed in a pair or group of pairs
for socializing or competition
● Cheer dance - a group dance that is intended to
give support to a sports team.
● Hip-hop - -a modern style of dancing performed
by a group
● Festival -an extravagant dance performance
performed in the streets as part of the
celebration.
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(LUZON TRADITIONAL FOLK DANCES)

Spatial Elements Banga

● Direction - means "pot"

● Size - Igorot and Kalinga
● Level - dancers lift and balance up to 8 pots while
● Focus dancing

Time - The movement in timing may be executed in Idaw

varying tempo (speed). - "bird"
Beat/Pulse - Performers move with the tempo of an - tribal dance of Bontoc
underlying sound - hunting ritual of the tribe

Energy - The types and levels of energy can be Idudu

incorporated in the dance choreography to make the - tribal dance of the Itneg / Tinggian people
dance art dynamic. (Abra, Cordillera)
- portrays a day in a life of a family
Ragsaksakan - originated from Surigao del Sur

- "fun" Mananguete
- performed by Kalinga women
- "coconut wine tapper"
- successful hunt or a peace between tribes
- from Tolambugan, Lanao
Sayaw sa Bangko - portrays the process of making coconut wine

- originated in Lingayan, Pangasinan

- involves acrobatics
(MINDANAO TRADITIONAL FOLK DANCES)
- balancing on top of a chair
Kini-Kini
Subli
- "Royal walk"
- "Subsub" (falling on head)
- From Maranao women
- "bali" (broken)
- shows the women's social status
- dance from Bauan, Batangan
- performed usually on May as worship to the Pangalay
Holy Cross of Alitagtag
- "fingernail"
Maglalatik - Tausug people of the Sulu Archipelago and
eastern coast Bajau of Sabah
- "magbabao"
- performed during weddings or other events
- dance from Binan, Laguna
- portrays a war for coconut meat (latik) Asik
- usually performed by men
- solo slave dance from Mindanao
- ready to give herself to the master?
(VISAYAS TRADITIONAL FOLK DANCES)

Tinikling W4
- from Leyte Province Modern & Contemporary Dance
- from "tikling" bird movements
- performed as an art expression
Gapnod - evolved from the choreography of the ballet.
- music is varied, and sometimes there are no
- means "flotsame"
music at all
- dance from Negros Oriental
- reenactment of the discovery of the image St. Modern Dance
Anthoy of Padua
- involves artistic and expressive movements
La Berde - involves the movement of most parts of the
body
- means "green"
- has choreography of jumps and acrobatics
- dance from Talamban, Cebu
Contemporary Dance

- patterns itself from the

Kuradang
- choreography ballet (stretching, pulling up, and
- originated in Bohol tiptoeing)
- upbeat wedding dance - influenced by jazz and classical dances
- have an unpredictable rhythm
Itik-Itik

- movements of flying ducks (itik)

 Ballroom & Social Dance - performed by all boys
- originated from the Princeton University
- performed in pair or group of pairs for
socializing or competition
- "ball" which means a large room "ballare"
Elements of Cheer dance
which means to dance
- popular during the 18th and 19th century ➢ YELL/CHANTS
➢ JUMPS
➢ STUNTS
Types of Ballroom & Social Dance ➢ PYRAMIDS
➢ TUMBLE
a. Smooth- Waltz, Tango, Quickstep
➢ FORMATION
b. Latin- Swing, Cha cha, Salsa
Stunts

➢ flyers
Etiquettes of Ballroom Dance ➢ bases

1. Always move in a counter-clockwise direction.

2. Apologize when you bump with others. Side Note:

3. fast paced-dancers shall be on the outmost part of
the dance floor.
4. All genders shall be invited to dance.
5. You don't have to dance with only your partner.
6. The men shall assist as the women go back to their
seats.
7. Even if there is no live band, you shall always
applause.
- The cheer dancers who are usually lifted and
tossed.
- An element of cheer dance that involves high
jumps succeeded by a rotational body
movement.
- An element of cheer dance that involves
shouting prideful messages.
- The cheer dancers who usually lift and toss
other cheer dancers.

8. Maintain hygiene and cleanliness. Hip-Hop/Street Dance (I love paenes)

Examples of Ballroom Dance - MODERN STYLE OF DANCING PERFORMED BY A
➢ Waltz GROUP.
➢ Tango Types of Hip-hop/ Street Dance
➢ Foxtrot
➢ Quickstep ➢ BREAKDANCING
➢ Cha Cha ➢ LOCKING
➢ Samba ➢ POPPING
➢ Rumba ➢ BOOGALOO
➢ Paso Doble ➢ KRUMPING
➢ Jive ➢ LYRICAL HIP-HOP

W5 FESTIVAL DANCES

Cheer Dance/Cheer Leading - EXTRAVAGANT DANCE PERFORMANCE

- USUALLY PERFORM IN THE STREETS
-intended to give support to a sports team

Brief History:
 In 2019, the usual week-long
celebration was held for a whole
Examples of Festival Dances
month, from August 1 to 31.
➢ Sinulog Festival ➢ Masskara Festival
○ The Sinulog Festival is a traditional ○ held every 4th Sunday of October in
celebration in Cebu City held every Bacolod, Philippines.
third Sunday of January to honor the
Santo Niño (Child Jesus).
➢ Ati-Atihan Festival
○ is a Philippine festival held annually in
January in honor of the Santo Niño
(Holy Child or Infant Jesus) in several
towns of the province of Aklan, Panay
Island. The biggest celebration is held
during the third Sunday of January in
the town of Kalibo, the province’s
capital.
➢ Dinagyang Festival
○ Philippines held on the 4th Sunday of
January, or right after the Sinulog in
Cebu and the Ati-Atihan Festival in
Kalibo, Aklan.
➢ Panagbenga Festival
○ annual flower occasion in Baguio. The
term is of Kankanaey origin, meaning
"season of blooming". The festival, held
in February, was created as a tribute to
the city's flowers and as a way to rise up
from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon
earthquake
➢ Moriones Festival
○ a lenten festival held annually on Holy
Week on the island of Marinduque,
Philippines. The "Moriones" are men
and women in costumes and masks
replicating the garb of biblical Imperial
and Royal Roman soldiers as
interpreted by locals.
➢ Pintados Festival
○ cultural-religious celebration in
Tacloban based on the body-painting
traditions of the ancient tattooed
"pintados" warriors. it was merged
with the Kasadyaan Festival which is
always held on June 29.
➢ Kadayawan Festival
○ The Kadayawan festival was previously
held every third week of August,
highlighting the 11 tribes of Davao City.