In your previous year level, you have the examples of local and indigenous dances.

Just like any other sports or games, dancing is also a physica l activity that can
promote lifelong 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 cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and strength.
Folk dance is a form of dance developed by a group of people that
reflects the traditional life of people of a certain country or region.
Folk dancing is a great exercise and a fun recreational activity of
all ages.

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.
With the effect of acculturation, indigenous dances of the
Philippines may have been modified because of cultural influence of
other countries.

 Acculturation – is a process in which members of one cultural

group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.