LESSON 6 - DANCE TERMS & MOVEMENTS COMMON TO FALK DANCES
Topic 1 - Common dance terms for Arms and
Hands :
1) Abrasete - girl at the right side of the boy.
2) Bilao - hands in front.
3) Free Hand - hand not doing anything.
4) Hapay - a Tagalog dance term.
5) Hayon-Hayon - to place one forearm in front.
6) Inside Hand - hand need the partner.
7) Jaleo - partners stand side b
y side.
8) Kumintang - turning the hand from the wrist.
9) Kunday-Kunday -similar to Kumintang.
10) Lateral Arm Position - to place both arms on
one side of body.
11) Arms and Reverse “T” - Arms are side
horizontal.
12) Outside Hand - hand away from the partner.
13) Salok - to scope the arm downward upward.
14) Sarok - cross the right (left) foot in front of left
(right) foot.
15) Masiwak - to turn the hand from the wrist
half-way.
Topic 2 - Common dance terms for the foot:
1) Brush - with weight in one foot.
2) Cut - a quick change of weight displacing.
3) Draw - free foot is pulled.
4) Free foot - foot doesn't support the weight.
5) Inside foot - foot near the partner.
LESSON 9 - DANCE LYRICAL AND MODERN/HIP-HOP DANCE
6) Outside foot - foot away from the partner.
7) Place - put the foot flat on the floor.
8) Pivot - tuning the ball.
9) Slide - to glide the sole of one foot.
10) Panadgak - with body weight on L (R) foot.
11) stamp - to bring down the forcibly.
12) Step - a simple transfer of weight.
13) Supporting foot - foot that carries the weight.
14) Tap - toe or ball of free foot.
15) Touch - same as point.
Topic 3 - Fundamental dance positions of the
arms and feet :
- Arms in 1st position - the arms make a circle in
front.
- Arms in 2nd position - arms slightly rounded.
- Arms in 3rd position - the R (L) arms makes a half
circle.
- Arms in 4th position - the R (L) arms makes half
circle l.
- Arms in 5th position - the arms are rounded
above slightly.
Topic 4 - Other terms :
1) Bow or saludo - to honor partner.
2) Cabeceras - dances in square position.
3) Costados - dancers in square formation.
4) Clockwise - moving to the left.
5) Counter clockwise - the reverse direction.
6) Do-si-Do or Dos-a-Dos - two people walk.
7) Cross-over - two couples.
Topic 1 - Lyrical dance :
Lyrical dance - is a dance styles that embodies various aspect of ballet, jazz, acrobatics, & modern dance.

Topic 2 - Modern/hip-hop dance :

Modern dance - is one of the most beautiful creative talents known to the world.
- is the most pure and simple form of movement to music.
- it was developed in 20th century, in US and Germany.

Hip-hop - the first dance associated with hip hop was breaks dancing.
- it includes a wide range of style notable breaking, locking, & poppingwhich was created in 1970’s in US.

🔸Modern dance moves :

1) Laterals - arm over the supporting leg comes straight up.
2) Spiral - is a torso twist that begins in the pelvis.
3) Stag leap - is a very high jump in a split.
4) Stag turn - the supporting knee is slightly bent.
5) Primitive squat - is a hop that lands in a deep second-position.
6) Flat back - is actually a series of moves.
7) Hinge - the dancer balances on the balls of the feet.
8) The contruction - the action begins in the pelvis.
9) The release - the moves travels up the spine.
10) The high release - rather than ending with the spine.