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Physical Education 8
Fourth Quarter

Just like any other sports or games, dancing is also a physical activity that can
promote lifelong fitness and wellness. It is a good source of exercise that could help develop
grace and poise. It can even help in maintaining good health as it highlights health-related
fitness components such as cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility, and strength.

This self-learning materials will introduce you to the different regional and
national folk dances of the Philippines with influences from other Asian countries. We are
part of the ongoing history of trade and industry and that part and parcel are influences
retained in us like textiles, color of fabrics, and design reflected in the costumes of the
dance.

Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of how regional and national dances
promote the fitness, health and wellness in the family

Performance Standard:
The learner skillfully performs regional and national dances.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. Undertake physical activity and physical fitness assessments (PE8PF-IVa-h-23)
- define folk dance;
- identify the different basic steps in folk dance; and
- promote folk dancing as a physical activity for the family.

What I Know
Pre-Assessment

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer. Do it in your activity notebook.

_____________1. Which step is a combination of step and hop in one count?

A. gallop B. slide C. step D. skip
_____________2. What step is to spring on one foot and land it on the other foot?
A. gallop B. leap C. step D. skip
_____________3. What step is the basis of all locomotors movements defined as transfer of
weight from one foot to the other?
A. gallop B. slide C. step D. skip
_____________4. What step is a combination of step and a cut in one count?
A. gallop B. slide C. step D. skip
_____________5. What is a form of dance developed by a group of people that reflects the
traditional life of people of a certain community?
A. Folk dance C. Modern dance
B. Contemporary dance D. Retro dance

RECALL

Directions: Rearrange the jumbled letter to form word related to dances. Write your
answers on your paper.

1. A process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and
behaviors of another group. _________________________ (CUCOLTURANATI)
2. A great exercise and a fun recreational activity for people of all ages
________________ (ADNEC KFLO)
3. Created extemporaneously, without planning ____________ (IOPISRMATIVON)

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4. The totality of social transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions,

all other products of human work and thought ______________________
(LETUCUR)
5. The rate of speed from fast to slow_____________________________ (OPMET)

LESSON 1: Physical Activity through Folk Dancing

What’s New
Folk dance is a popular dance, considered as part of the tradition or custom of a
particular people.

The following dance terms and dance steps are basically used in Sua Ku Sua which
is one of the Philippine dances with foreign influences that will be discussed for the next
module.

You are to master all these dance steps which will be used later in your performance
test. Study them carefully and demonstrate the dance step with one of your family
members.

• Padyak- To stamp or tap with one foot and the weight of the body is on the other
foot
• Saludo- It means bow.
• Set- a dance formation of two or more couples
• Bend- To move the body or part of the body around wide axis
• Leap- To spring one foot and land on the other foot
• Skip- A combination of step and hop in one count
• Gallop- A combination of step and a cut in one count. To cut is to displace the
weight-bearing foot with the other
• Step- This is the basis of all locomotor movements. It is defined as transfer of
weight from one foot to the other.
• Slide- To glide over the floor with one foot leading. It may be performed alternately
by your right and left foot

Study and analyze the following table. The information given will be needed in your
dance performance in Sua Ku Sua.

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Benefits of Folk Dancing

• Folk dance is a great exercise and fun recreational activity for people of all ages.
Anyone can learn to folk dance, as in formal dance experience is necessary.
• Dancing can be magical and transforming. It can breathe new life into a tired soul;
makes a spirit soar; unleashes locked-away creativity, unites generations and
culture; inspires new romances or rekindle old ones; triggers long-forgotten
memories; and turns sadness into joy, if only during the dance.
• Physical level, dancing can give you a great mind-body workout, researchers are
learning that regular physical activity in general can help keep our body, including
your brain, healthy as you age. Exercise increases the level of brain chemicals that
encourages nerve cells to grow and dancing that requires you to remember dance
steps and sequences boosts brain power by improving skills.
• Dancing is an excellent form of stress relief. Dance like any form of exercise,
produces natural antidepressants such as endorphins that can help improve life.
• The steady, slow exercise involved in dance lessons comfortably raises the folk
dancing are gained by other forms of exercise or even meditation like stress
reduction.

What I Have Learned

Activity 1: “Perfect Match”

In your activity notebook, match Column A with Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

Dance Step Step Pattern

1. Stamping A. slide, close
2. Waltz step B. step and hop
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3. Waltz turn C. heel-place, close

4. Change step D. step and cut
5. Touch Step E. step, step, step and so on
6. Pivot turn F. pivot and turn heels, pivot and turn toes
7. Parallel Tortiller G. Step, ball and turn, step,
8. Mincing H. ball and turn and so on.
9. Gallop I. Step close Step
10. Bleking J. Execute 2 waltz steps to make a turn
11. Skip K. Step R; step L close to R in rear; step R
12. Slide (glide) L. Stamp(R) (L) and close to supporting foot(L)
(R)

Post Test

_________1. What is the step pattern of Change step?

A. Heel-place, close B. step-close-step C. step and hop D. step and cut
_________ 2. What is a form of dance developed by a group of people that reflects the
traditional life of people of a certain community?
A. Folk dance
B. Contemporary dance
C. Modern dance
D. Retro dance
_________3. Which step is known as the combination of step and a cut in one count?
A. Bleking
B. Stamping
C. Parallel Tortillier
D. Gallop
_________4. What is the step pattern of Pivot turn?
A. Step, ball turn, step, ball turn and so on
B. Step R, Step L close to R in rear, step R
C. Stamp (R) (L) and close to supporting foot (L) (R)
D. Step, step and so on
_________5. Which statement is incorrect about the benefits of folk dancing?
A. Folk dance is an excellent form of stress.
B. Folk dance can give you a great mind-body workout.
C. Folk dance is a great exercise and fun recreational activity for people of
all ages
D. Folk dancing is gained by other forms of exercise or even meditation like
stress reduction.

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LESSON 2: Regional and National Dances with Asian Influence

What to know
Philippine folk dances speak so much about the heartbeat of our people for they
tell about our customs, ideas, beliefs, superstitions, and events of daily living in a certain
community. Just by looking at the costumes, props, and implements of a certain group
or tribe would tell you of the origin of the dance. The kind of music being used readily
also tells about the influences brought about by trade and settlement of our neighboring
countries such as China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Japan to
name a few. Truly evident is the effect of acculturation in the country as manifested by
the kinds of costumes, props, music, and dance steps that are used and integrated in to
some of our regional and national folk dances. The use of gongs, kulintangs and the
incorporation of pentatonic scale to our musical compositions are just concrete proofs of
acculturation in the country. These are the reasons why Philippine folk dances contribute
to the very rich culture of the country.

The following historical backgrounds and context of the dance literatures of

Binislakan, Sakuting, Sua-ku-Sua and Pangalay would give you a clear picture of the
nature and background of these regional and national folk dances. This will help you
understand its significance and cultural value, including the beauty and complexity of
the people’s lives living in those places.

Study these dances carefully and imbibe in you their importance to the
development of cultural values.

Content Standard:

The learner demonstrates understanding of how regional and national

dances promote the fitness, health and wellness in the family.

Performance Standard:

The learner skillfully performs regional and national dances.

At the end of this module, you, as a learner, are expected to…

• discuss the origin of folk dances by its costume and music (PE8RD-IVc-1)
• execute rhythmic patterns of Sua Ku Sua dance, and
• promote folk dancing as a physical activity for the family

RECAP

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer. Do it in your activity notebook.

___________1. Which step is a combination of step and hop in one count?

A. gallop B. slide C. skip D. step
__________ 2. What step is to spring on one foot and land it on the other foot?
A. leap B. slide C. step D. skip
___________ 3. What step is the basis of all locomotor movements and defined as
transfer of weight from one foot to the other?
A. gallop B. slide C. step D. skip
__________ 4. What step is a combination of step and a cut in one count?
A. gallop B. slide C. step D. skip
___________ 5. What is a form of dance developed by a group of people that reflects the
traditional life of people of a certain community?
A. Contemporary dance C. Modern dance
B. Folk dance D. Retro dance

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Regional and National Dances with Foreign Influence

The Nature and Characteristics of Dances

Philippine folk dances tell about our customs, ideas, beliefs,

superstitions, and events of daily living in a certain community. Just by looking
at the costumes, props, and implements of a certain group or tribe would tell you of the
origin of the dance. The kind of music being used readily also tell about the influences
brought about by trade and settlement of our neighboring countries such as China,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Japan to name a few. The use
of gongs, kulintangs and the incorporation of pentatonic scale to our musical
compositions are just concrete proofs of acculturation in the country. These are the
reasons why Philippine folk dances contribute to the very rich culture of the country.

BINISLAKAN (Lingayen) Dance

Researcher :Francisca Reyes

Meaning : With the use of sticks
Dance Culture : Christian Lowland
Place of Origin : Pangasinan
Country of Influence : China
Ethno-linguisticGroup : Pangasinense
Classification : Social Dance

Background

Lingayen in Pangasinan means having to look backward and upward. It was

derived from “Li-King-Tung”, a Chinese word given to the name Lingayen, the capital of
Pangasinan, by the Chinese settlers of this place a long time ago. The barrio folks who
lived at Almazin, a small place between barrio Pangasinan (Pulong) and Maniboc danced
this to commemorate the stay of Limahong, a Chinese pirate who built his kingdom here.

The dancers look backward or upward in some of the movements; hence, the name
Lingayen. They also use two sticks to produce rhythms imitating the chopsticks used by
the Chinese in eating, so the dance is also called Binislakan, which in Pangasinan means,
with the use of sticks.

SUA-KU-SUA Dance
Researcher :Ramon A. Obusan
Meaning :My Pomelo Tree
Dance Culture :Lowland Muslim (Coastal)
Place of Origin :Jolo, Sulu
Country of Influence :China, Malaysia and
Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group :Tausug
Classification :Courtship Dance

Background/Context

The Tausug of Sulu, Southern Philippines, though known as fearsome warriors are
also better known as sturdy seafarers and hardy farmers. Extensive orchards are planted
with coconuts and pomelos and fields with staples like rice and root crops.

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At harvest time, pomelo fruits are gathered in big baskets before they are sent away.
The Tausugs depend strongly on the income the pomelo brings them and this relationship
is romanticized by comparing the sua’s gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits
and fragrant flowers to the virtues of a lady. Put to music, it is this song that is sang by
couples while flapping two white fans each resembling leaves rustling in the wind in the
Sua-Ku-Sua Dance. Sua-ku-sua performers, some men but especially women come to the
festivities with face thickly covered with finely ground rice powder and their eyebrows and
sideburns enhanced with soot- all for beauty’s sake.

PANGALAY
Dance Researcher :Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Meaning :Finger nail
Dance Culture :Lowland Muslim (Coastal)
Place of Origin :Sulu
Pangalay (also known as Daling
Country of Influence : Thailand, Malaysia,
Burma and Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group : Tausug
Classification : Social Dance

Background/Context

Pangalay (also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah is the traditional

“fingernail” dance of the Tausūg people of the Sulu Archipelago and Sabah. This dance is
the most distinctively Asian of all the Southern Philippine dances because dancers must
have dexterity and flexibility of the shoulders, elbows, and wrists – movements that strongly
resemble those of “kontaw silat,” a martial art common in the Malay Archipelago. The
Pangalay is performed mainly during weddings or other festive events. The male equivalent
of the Pangalay is the Pangasik and features more martial movements, while a pangalay
that features both a male and female dancer is called Pangiluk.

The original concept of the Pangalay is based on the pre-Islamic Buddhist concept of
male and female celestial angels

(Sanskrit: Vidhyadhari, Bahasa Sūg: Biddadari) common as characters in other Southeast

Asian dances.

TIKLOS

Dance Researcher :Francisca Reyes- Aquino

Meaning :Refers to a group of peasants
Place of Origin :Panay and Leyte
Country of Influence :China, Burma and
Cambodia
Classification :Recreational Dance

Background/Context

For centuries, Tiklos has been a very important factor in the social life of the
peasants of Leyte. Tiklos refers to a group of peasants who agree to work for each other
one day each week to clear the forest, prepare the soil for planting, or do any odd job in
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the farm, including the building of a house. At noontime, the people gather to eat their
lunch together and to rest. During this period, Tiklos music is played with a flute
accompanied by a guitar and the guimbal or the tambora (kind of drum).

The music of Tiklos is also played to gather the peasants before they start to work.

Dance Properties:

Costume: Dancers are dressed in working costumes.

Music: Divided into two parts. A and B.

Count: One, two or one, ah, two, ah or one, and, two to a measure.

Formation: Partners stand opposite each other about six feet apart. When facing
audience, the girl stands at partner’s right side. One to any number of pairs may take
part in this dance.

SAKUTING

Dance Researcher :Francisca Reyes Aquino

Meaning : Refers to rhythmic sticks
producing the accompaniment for the dance.
Place of Origin :Abra and Ilocos Norte
Country of Influence :China
Classification :Recreational and Social
Dance

Background/Context

This is a dance of the ethnic people living in the western side of the Cordilleras way
back before the coming of the Americans to our country. During the Christmas, young
boys and girls accompanied by their elders would go to the lowlands, especially in Abra
and Ilocos Norte to dance in front of the houses and ask for gifts. These young children
hold sticks, one on each hand and strike them together to make their dance more lively.
The homes would give them money, homemade delicacies and other things.

These dancing groups later reached as far as the coastal towns of Ilocos region as
years went by. The rhythmic sounds produced by the stick attracted other children and
also adults and they also learned the dance.

“Sakuting” is an ethnic term which refer to the rhythmic sticks producing the
accompaniment for the dance.

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What I can Do
Activity 1: FIND ME: TIKLOS
Directions: Write the information needed. Write your answer in your notebook.

5. Classification 1.Researcher

4. Country of
influence 2. Place of Origin

3. Meaning

Activity 2: Listening While Playing (Rhythmic pattern Sua Ku Sua dance)

1. Close your eyes and listen to the recorded music of Sua-ku-Sua

(www.youtube.com- Sua ku SUa-CEU Folk Dance Troupe)
2. Feel the beat and rhythm of the music and do the following activities with your eyes
now open:
a. Clap your hands in time with the music.
b. Stamp your feet and do some rhythmic improvisations using the
same music.
c. Use any materials that could be used as percussive instruments
like beat-box and produce rhythmic sounds.
d. Use body gestures or accompany it with vocal sounds in time with
the music being played.

Rubric for Activity #1

Criteria Advanced Proficient Approaching Developing Beginning

5 4 Proficiency 2 1
3
Conducting Can show Can show Can show the Can show Cannot
Pattern/beat the correct the correct correct the correct show the
conducting conducting conducting conducting correct
pattern and pattern and pattern and pattern but conducting
can move can move can move on rarely move pattern and
on the beat on the beat the beat cannot
on the beat
all the time most of the sometimes move on the
beat but
time
attempted
to perform
Poise/ Can Can Can conduct Can conduct Cannot
Confidence conduct conduct with a good with fair conduct
with an with a very posture and posture and with
excellent good poise but with poise and posture and
posture posture few hesitation lacks poise but
and and poise confidence attempted
poise with with to perform
much confidence
confidence
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Post Test
I. Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Write your answers on your
answers sheet.

_______1. What dance is known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah with the

meaning of finger nail?
A. Pangalay C. Tiklos
A. Sua-ku-sua D. Sakuting
_______2. What folkdance came from Pangasinan which means “with the use of sticks”?
A. Sua-ku-sua C. Pangalay
B. Binislakan D. Tiklos
_______3. What is the folkdance from an ethnic term which refers to the rhythmic sticks
producing the accompaniment for the dance originated in Abra and Ilocos Norte?
A. Sua-ku-sua C. Sakuting
B. Pangalay D. Binislakan
_______4. What folk dance refers to a group of peasants who agree to work one day or do
any odd job in the farm?
A. Binislakan C. Tiklos
B. Sakuting D. Pangalay
_______5. Which folkdance originated from Jolo, Sulu pertains to “My Pomelo tree”.?
A. Sakuting C. Sua-ku-sua
B. Pangalay D. Binislakan

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LESSON 3: Sua Ku Sua – Folk Dance

What to Know
Content Standard:
The Learner demonstrates understanding of how regional and national dances
promote the fitness, health and wellness in the family

Performance Standard:
The learner skillfully performs regional and national dances.

At the end of this module, you, as a learner, is expected to:

describe the origin of folk dance through its costume and music ( PE8 RDIVc-1)
differentiate the Folk dance that both came from Sulu, and
appreciate the importance of folkdance through an activity.

RECAP
I. Directions: Fill in the blank. Write the name of the Folk Dance described in the
sentence. Write your answer in your activity notebook.

_______________1. An ethnic term which refers to the rhythmic sticks producing the
accompaniment for the dance that originated in Abra and Ilocos Norte
_______________2. Also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah with the meaning of
finger nail.
_______________3. Pangasinan Folk dance which means “with the use of sticks”
_______________4. Courtship dance originated from Jolo, Sulu meaning “My Pomelo tree”.
_______________5. Refers to a group of peasants who agree to work for each other one day
each week to clear the forest, prepare the soil for planting, or do any odd job in the farm,
including the building of a house.

Sua-Ku-Sua
Dance Researcher : Ramon A. Obusan
Meaning : My Pomelo Tree
Dance Culture : Lowland Muslim (Coastal)
Place of Origin : Jolo, Sulu
Country of Influence : China, Malaysia and Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group : Tausug
Classification : Courtship Dance

Background of Sua-Ku-Sua

Aside from fishing, the Tausugs were into farming coconut, rice, root crops,and
pomelo fruits (suha or sua). Because the fruits brought much income to the Tausugs,they
developed a close attachment to the fruit. This relationship is romanticized by comparing
the leaves, slender branches, fruits (round, greenish, and yellowish), and fragrant flowers
of the sua to the virtues of a lady.

Like most Tausug traditional performances, Sua-Ku-Sua, which is a courtship

dance, is a song-and-dance affair. During the performance, the couple waves oversized
colored fans to the beat of the kulintang (a xylophone crafted from slim bamboo slats). The
movement of the fans resembles that of rustling leaves in the wind. During celebrations,

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men and women come to the festivals with their faces thickly covered with powdered rice.
Eyebrows and sideburns are enhanced with soot for artistic effect. Sua-Ku-Sua can be
loosely translated as “Pomelo Tree”. The ku means “mine” and sua means “pomelo”.

Sua-ku-sua performers, some men but especially women come to the festivities with
face thickly covered with finely ground rice powder and their eyebrows and sideburns
enhanced with soot- all for beauty’s sake.

Dance Properties
Costume

Female
Top (Barawasi): Traditional loose blouse, long sleeves with deep, plunging keyhole
neckline. Extra panels attached to the right and left chest decorated with many tiny brass
buttons. Material: Cheap printed or plain Chinese silk or cotton.

Pants (Sawal or Kantiu): Loose Chinese pants with a 10-inch soft white band (coco curdo)
attached to a wide waist. To tuck the pants in, the white band is overlapped in front, one
side on top of the other and rolled out to form a tight belt.

Material: Cheap Chinese silk or any silky material preferably in navy blue, sunshine
yellow, grass green, red or orange colors

Shoulder band (Siyag): A separate wrap-around malong of rich material strung over the
right shoulder crossing the chest and hanging on the left side.

Headpiece:
There are three choices:
• Gold or brass filigree called tusuk;
• Paper bills pasted on slender sticks; and
• Pasteboard cut-out, the front tip 8 to 10 inches high, similar to Chinese
crowns covered with gold foil.
Accessories: Gold or imitation gold earrings, necklace, bracelets and brooches.
Suggested Footwear: Dancers are in bare foot.

Male:Top (Bajo): Short-waist collarless shirt. Open at the front with the right panel
overlapping the left, studded with many tiny brass buttons and is not intended to close the
front but used as an additional shirt decoration. It is allowed to drop on the right side.

Material: cheap printed or plain Chinese silk or cotton.

Pants (Sawal or Kantiu): Similar to the female pants but in darker colors and bolder
designs.
Accessories: Money-belt, Sarok hat, pis siyabit (rectangular hand-woven scarf tied on the
head or hung loosely over one shoulder); Kris (wavy knife) or Barong (leaf-knife).

Suggested Footwear: dancers are in barefoot

Music: 2/4 and 4/4; composed of three parts: A, B and C.

Gabbang- bamboo xylophone shaped like a small boat. Bamboo slats thinned and cut to
graduated sizes to produce three octaves of pentatonic scale

Count: 1, 2 to a measure in 2/4 time signature

1, 2, 3, 4 to a measure in 4/4/ time signature

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What I have learned

Activity 1
Directions: Write down the similarities and differences of Sua-Ku-Sua and Pangalay
Philippine Folk dances. Write your answer in your activity notebook.

Differences Similarities Differences

Post Test
I. Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Write your answer in a sheet of
paper.

_______1. What is the courtship dance originated from Jolo, Sulu which means “My
Pomelo tree”?
a. Sakuting c. Sua-ku-sua
b.Pangalay d. Binislakan
_______2. What are the countries that influence Sua- ku -Sua Folk dance?
a. China, Japan and Indonesia
b. China, Malaysia and Indonesia
c. Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia
d. Japan, Korea and china
_______3. Who is the researcher of Sua- ku- Sua folk dance?
a. Ramon Ubusan c. Francisca Reyes Aquino
b. Roman Ubusan d. Francisco Reyes Aquino
________4. What is the classification of Sua ku Sua Folk Dance?
a. social dance c. courtship dance
b. recreationl dance d. recreational and social dance
__________5. Where is the place of origin of Sua ku Sua Folk Dance?
a. Panay and Leyte c. Lingayen, Pangasinan
b. Jolo, Sulu d. Abra and Ilocos Norte

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LESSON 4: Sua Ku Sua Dance Steps

What I know

Activity 1: Jumbled letters

Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters in the last column to form a correct and new word
that is being described by the statement in the first column.
Write your answers in your activity notebook.

1. The fruit where this dance was derived. MEPLOO

2. The powder that women dancers cover in their CERI
face.
3. Female traditional long-sleeved blouse worn in RABASIWA
the dance
4. Male loose Chinese pants with a 10-inch KTIANU
soft white band worn in the dance.
5. They are the fearsome warriors are also better TUGAUS
known as sturdy seafarers and hardy farmers.

Sua-Ku-Sua: Dance Steps

SUA KU SUA
▪ is a dance that imitates the gentle leaves of a Pomelo, its attractive fruits, the
fragrance and the slender body akin to a lady. The dances have two white fans that
symbolize the leaves of pomelo tree they use to sway, which imitates the swaying
to the leaves of the Pomelo tree.

Music:
▪ 2/4 and 4/4 time
▪ divided into four parts
Count: One, Two to a measure

FORMATION:
This is danced by one couple, but any number may take part. The dancers hold
the open fans with the second and third fingers on one side towards the top, and the
thumb, fourth, and little fingers are under on the other side.
Partners stand opposite each other about eight feet apart, the girl at the right
side of her partner when facing the audience.

“Sua Ku Sua” Step throughout the Dance

▪ Point R (or L) in fourth in front (ct. 1),
▪ Slide forward with the toes of the same foot and put the weight on the whole sole
of the other foot.

ARM MOVEMENTS
▪ With an open fan held in each hand hold arms in second position or at shoulder
level
▪ turn the hands (from the wrists only) in a horizontal figure eight motion.
▪ It takes two counts to complete a figure eight motion.

MUSIC INTRODUCTION MEASURE

Partners walk to places, starting with the R foot. Take one step for every
count. The fans are held down at the sides 4
I.
Music A: Partners face each other. Music A
(a) Meet to center by taking four "sua ku sua" steps, starting with the R
foot. Arms as above moving continuously. (a) 4
(b) The girl continues moving forward by taking four "sua ku sua" steps
while the boy moves backward to his original position by taking four "sua
(b) 4
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ku sua" steps backward. Both start with the R foot. Take the same arm
movements.
(c)Starting with the R foot, girl moves backward to her proper place by (c) 8
taking eight "sua ku sua" steps. The boy takes the same steps moving
forward, following closely. Arm movements are the same.

Dance Tutorial Reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQCKYPSluVU Dance Performance
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGctrB9oiY Sua Ku Sua
Music Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlKrExQHsRA

Activity 2: Dancing Sua Ku Sua Music A

Directions: Together with your family member/s, perform the Sua Ku Sua. Wear your
proper PE inform or a comfortable clothing appropriate and suitable for the dance. Use its
fans too.
Share your performance with us! Either via social media or offline.

1. You may paste three (3) photos of you and your family dancing Sua-Ku-Sua
Music A.
2. You may share your photos and video with your thoughts and
experiences in social media. Tag your MAPEH teacher, classmates,
and family.
3. Send your Sua Ku Sua Music A dance performance video to your
MAPEH teacher via e-mail, Facebook group posting or messenger.

Photo Photo Photo

Criteria Points

Excellent performance skills 20

Dances and poses with grace. 20

Outstanding effort and enthusiasm that possess with a 20

positive attitude.
Rhythm/Tempo: Staying on count and with the beats of 20
20 the music.
Attire/Costume/Props (appropriate and suitable) 20

TOTAL 100

VALUING:
People have been doing folk dances for hundreds of years, and there is value keeping
that tradition alive. Folk dances are important because they preserve the Philippine culture
and pass it on to the next generation. They are uniting force to the Philippine people.

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SUMMATIVE TEST

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Year/Section: _____________________________ Score: ___________________________

I. Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Write the letter of the correct
answers on the space provided before the number.

_______1. What dance is known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai in Sabah with the

meaning of finger nail?
A. Pangalay B. Sua-ku-sua C. Tiklos D. Sakuting
_______2. What folkdance came from Pangasinan which means “with the use of
sticks”.
A. Sua-ku-sua B. Binislakan C. Pangalay D. Tiklos
_______3. What is the folkdance that came from an ethnic term which refers to the rhythmic
sticks producing the accompaniment for the dance originated in Abra and Ilocos Norte?
A. Sua-ku-sua B. Pangalay C. Sakuting D. Binislakan
_______4. What folk dance refers to a group of peasants who agree to work or do
any odd job in the farm?
A. Binislakan B. Sakuting C. Tiklos D. Panagalay
_______5. Which folkdance is originated from Jolo, Sulu pertains to “My Pomelo tree”?
A. Sakuting B. Pangalay C. Sua-ku-sua D. Binislakan
_______ 6. What folk dance was imitated from the Chinese chopsticks?
A. Sakuting B. Pangalay C. Sua-ku-sua D. Binislakan
_______ 7. What are the countries that influence Sua ku Sua Folk dance?
A. China, Japan and Indonesia C. Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia
B. China, Malaysia and Indonesia D. Japan, Korea and china
______ 8. What do you call to the process in which members of one cultural group adopt
the beliefs and behaviors of another group?
A. Adaptation C. Adoption
B. Acculturation D. Enculturation
________ 9. What is the classification of Sua ku Sua Folk Dance?
A. social dance C. courtship dance
B. recreational dance D. recreational and social dance
________10. What is a form of dance developed by a group of people that reflects the
traditional life of people of a certain community?
A. Contemporary dance C. Modern dance
B. Folk dance D. Retro dance

II. Directions: Read the following statements carefully. Write TRUE if the statement is
correct and FALSE if it is not.

1. Folk dance is one of a great and fun reactional activities for people of all ages.
2. One of the evident effects of acculturation in the Philippine folk dances is manifested
by the costumes, props, music and dance steps that are used and integrated in to
some of our regional and national folk dances.
3. Participation in Folk dances does not promote wellness and good health.
4. The use of white fans in Sua-Ku- Sua dance resembles the leaves rustling in the
wind of the pomelo tree.
5. The dancers of Tiklos portrayed the Filipino culture which is the manana habit.
6. Sakuting folk dance emerged from Jolo, Sulu wherein the children from the western
side of Cordillera would go to the lowlands to dance in front of the houses and ask
for gifts holding sticks on each hand and strike them together to make their dance
more lively.

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7. Sua –ku-Sua performers covered their faces with finely ground rice powder and their
eyebrows and side burns enhanced with soot-all for beauty’s sake.
8. Culture and traditions do not affect the folk dance of a certain community.
9. Dancing is also a good way to relieve our stress.
10. Asian countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Burma, Thailand and Japan
greatly influenced some of the Philippine folk dances.

R E F E R E N CE S

Physical Education and Health – Grade 8, Learner’s Module

First Edition, 2013
Authors: Renato P. Benavinte, Jr., Francis A. Domingo, Jose P. Doria, Jr., Hildo C.
Estabillo, Jr., Reynaldo G. Julian, Gerard L. Lappay, Nanette Kay D. Mercado,
Naida C. Pabelico, Mark S. Camiling, Salome S. Corpuz, Aiza Beatrice M.
Gutierrez, Judith L. Javier, Carolina L. Manalaysay, Bernadette B. Rosaroso, and
Johannsen C. Yap.

Online Resources:

www.youtube.com- Sua ku SUa-CEU Folk Dance Troupe

www.scribd.com-PE_1Q4 www.scrbd.com-008_PH_III_module www.google.com- Value and

importance of Philippine Folk Dance

Prepared by:

Imelda A. Datinguinoo

Checked and Verified by:

Jerry F. Huerto
Elmer P. Concepcion
Ernie F. Ramos

Reviewed by:
Jorgette S. Hizole

Management Team
Susana M. Bautista
Rafael G. Manalo, Ph.D.
Charity R. Agabas-
Capunitan
Jerry F. Huerto
Elmer P. Concepcion

For inquiries or comments, write or call:

Department of Education – MIMAROPA Region

Meralco Avenue, corner St. Paul Road, Pasig City, Philippines 1600
Telephone No. (02) 863-14070
Email Address: lrmds.mimaroparegion@deped.gov.ph
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