The Cariñosa is a Philippine folk dance of Hispanic origin.

It is closely

associated with the island of Panay and the Visayas region in general. The

word Cariñosa is from the Spanish cariñosa meaning the affectionate one.

Most Filipina women can be described as karinyosa.

This is a courtship dance that portrays acts of flirtation between a man and a

woman. The dancers perform steps resembling hide-and-seek movements.

The woman holds a handkerchief or sometimes a fan.

HISTORY OF CARIÑOSA

The cariñosa is a popular folk dance that was introduced to the country by the

Spaniards when they arrived in the 16th century. It belongs to the Maria Clara

suite of Philippine folk dances. These are so named in honour of Maria Clara,

who was the main character in Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere, ('Don’t Touch

Me’), about the colonisation of the Philippines by the Spanish. In it, Maria Clara

is portrayed as a noble and loyal woman, who after the publication of the novel

in the 19th century became the female symbol of virtue for Philippina women.

Geography

It is believed that Panay Island, located in the Visayan Islands group was the

original home of the cariñosa. The Spanish first arrived on the island in 1569.

The dance soon spread around the Philippines, giving rise to different versions

in different regions, such as in Bicol, where both dancers carry handkerchiefs.

The music is Spanish-influenced, with three-quarter rhythms that resemble a

bolero or a waltz in both speed and style. Ensemble orchestras comprising

banjos, mandolins, strings and drums are typical. The orchestras were once

mainly composed of men, however more and more women are starting to take

part.
Misconceptions

During the Ferdinand Marcos Sr. regime, the cariñosa was named the national dance of the

Philippines. To this day school text books still claim this; however, the

Philippine government maintains it is another dance called "tinikling," which is

a native dance. Today, the cariñosa is performed at social gatherings and

festivities.

COSTUME

Originally, the Cariñosa was danced with Maria

Clara dress and Barong Tagalog

MUSIC

The music of Carinosa. It is 3/4 in rhythm like some of the Spanish dances. The

Philippine Rondalla are playing this music of the dance where it is an ensemble

or an orchestra of string instruments in the Philippines similar to the Spanish

musicians in Spain that comprises bandurrias, mandolins, guitar, basses,

drums, and banjos. Mostly men are playing rondalla instruments but women

may also take part.

Figures of Cariñosa

The 1st figure is the “Three Steps and Point”.

The 2nd figure is “Pointing”.

The 3rd figure is “Back-to Back”.

The 4th figure is the “Hide-and-Seek with Fan”.

The 5th figure is “Kneeling and Fanning”.

The 6th figure is “Hide-and-Seek with Handkerchief”.

The 7th figure is “Flirting with Handkerchief”.

The 8th and last figure are “Flirting”.

WHAT IS SOCIAL OR BALLROOM DANCE?

Social dancing is partner dancing that is informal, relaxed, and danced

for the enjoyment of the partners - rather than to meet the criteria of a dance

school or an audience. Social dancing is danced for enjoyment, socialization,

recreation and health. It is usually done to inroduce people with one another

during a formal and social gathering or to welcome a guest to a social

gathering.

Many of the social dances like polka and mazurka started as folk dance while some deliberately designed for its
purpose,

such as the waltz, regoudon and polonaise (nimor 2006).Social dancing has no

standardized teaching or learning curriculum.

Ballroom dancing is meant to be danced in ballrooms, and social

dancing is suited for dancing on small or crowded floors, such as dance floors

found in restaurants and pubs. If ballroom dancers wish to use their dancing

skills in social dance environments, they do need to change and adapt their

style and steps.

COMMON SOCIAL DANCE TERMS

➢ Amalgamation – combination of two or more patterns or movements.

➢ Ball Change–is a transfer of weight from the ball of one foot to the other

foot.

➢ Basic Figure – is a standardized step pattern, which together with other

patterns constitute the basics of a dance.

➢ Chasse - is composed of three changes of weight with a close on the

second and may be performed sideward or forward.

➢ Choreography – The art of creating dances or compilation of steps,

patterns and movements, which make up the dance or a dance routine.

➢ Close – is to move the free foot next to supporting foot with one change of

weight.

➢ Combination – is a group of consecutive patterns and choreography. It

is similar to amalgamation but it sometimes involves a slightly more

advanced set patterns.

➢ Continuity Movement– the continous passing of the test from one step

to the next.

➢ Contrary Body Movement - is the action of turning the opposite hip and

shoulder toward the direction of the moving leg. It is used to begin all

turning movements.

➢ Cuban Motion–is a discreet but expressive hip movement achieved by

bending and straightening the knees with carefully timed weight transfer.

➢ Dance Sports – is the official name given to cometitive ballroom dancing.

➢ Figure– is a standardized step pattern that, together with the other

patterns constitute the dance.

➢ Grapevine – is a combination of step, cross-over, step and close (moving

sideward)

➢ Hip Motion – is a very general term to mean any type of hip movement

used in Latin Dancing.

➢ Leading–is effective communication of intended actions by the leader

through the use of the leader’s own body movements and through one or

more physical or visual connections to the followers.

➢ Line of Dancing – is a type of non-partner dancing where everyone

starts in the line and learns a set of patterns that repeats over and over

again through the music.

➢ Natural Turn – is any dance pattern that turns to the right.

➢ Progressive Dance – is a dance in which couples move along the line of

direction around the dance floor, as opposed to a spot dance.

➢ Step – is frequently used to mean the same as figure or pattern.

➢ Variation – is a varied or more advanced pattern than the corresponding

basic figure, which still contains the same main elements.

Ballroom DanceHolds/Positions

1. WRAP POSITION
2. SHOULDER WAIST POSITION
3. CHALLENGE POSITION
4. SWING OUT POSITION
5. FACING POSITION
6. CONVERSATION POSITION
7. INSIDE HAND JOINED POSITION
8. ESCORT POSITION
9. REVERSE VARSIVIENNE POSITION
10. VARSIVIENNE POSITION
11. RIGHT PARALLEL SWING POSITION
12. LEFT PARALLEL SIDE CAR POSITION
13. REVERSE OPEN POSITION
14. SEMI OPEN POSITION
15. OPEN POSITION
16. CLOSED POSITION
17. PIGEON WING POSITION
18. BUTTERFLY POSITION
19. PROMENADE POSITION
20. BACK CROSS POSITION