Introduction

Philippine Folk Dance

Ms. Andrea P. Villapando, LPT
What is DANCE?

A form of expression of oneself through

rhythmic movement
What is FOLK DANCE?
- The oldest form of dance and the earliest form of communication
- The traditional dance of a given country which evolved naturally and spontaneously
with everyday activities.
Example:
1. Occupations
2. Customs
3. Fewstivals
4. Rituals
What is FOLK DANCE?

- It is handed down from generation to generation.

- It has more or less a fixed movement in their pattern, but may
differ in various areas or provinces.
5 MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE

1. CORDILLERA DANCES
2. SPANISH INFLUENCED DANCES
3. MUSLIM DANCES
4. TRIBAL DANCES
5. RURAL DANCES
CORDILLERA DANCES

- DANCES REFLECTS RITUALS WHICH

CELEBRATE THEIR DAILY LIVES - A
GOOD HARVEST, HEALTH, PEACE,
WAR AND OTHER SYMBOLS OF
LIVING.
- BONTOC, IFUGAO, BENGUET,
APAYAO AND KALINGA TRIBES
- A PEOPLE WHOSE WAY OF LIFE
EXISTED LONG BEFORE ANY
SPANIARD OR OTHER FOREIGNERS
STEPPED FOOT ON THE
PHILIPPINES.
- INSTRUMENTS ARE GONG AND
GANZA
GONGS AND GANZA
CORDILLERA DANCES
CORDILLERA DANCES
RAGRAGSAKAN
SPANISH INFLUENCES DANCES

- DANCES REFLECTS
CHRISTIANITY, AND EUROPEAN
ART AND CULTURE.
- PHILIPPINE ARISTOCRATS
CREATED FILIPINO
ADAPTATIONS OF EUROPEAN
DANCES.
- JOTAS. FANDANGOS,
MAZURKAS, WALTZES
- DANCES BY YOUNG
SOCIALITES TO THE STRINGED
MUSIC OF RONDALLA
THE RONDALLA
SPANISH INFLUENCED DANCES
SPANISH INFLUENCED DANCES
MUSLIM DANCES

- INFLUENCED BY MALAY, JAVANESSE

AND MIDDLE EAASTERN TRADERS
(ISLAM)
- MYSTICISM, ROYALTY AND BEAUTY
- USES INTRICATE HAND AND ARM
MOVEMENT
- THE FINGERS EXPRESSED FEELINGS
AND EMOTIONS
- USES SHIMMERING COSTUMES
MUSLIM DANCES
MUSLIM DANCES
TRIBAL DANCES
- ALSO KNOWN AS ETHNIC DANCES;
ETHNIC MINORITIES FOUND IN
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES (T’BOLI, BILAAN,
MANOBO, BAGOBO)
- INTRICATE CRAFTSMANSHIP IN
METAL, CLOTHING AND JEWELRY
- REFLECTS RITUALS AND ANIMALS,
BELIEF IN SPIRIT” AND NATURE OR
“ANITO”
- ANIMAL SOUNDS, HUMAN
SINGING, INDIGENOUS MATERIALS.
TRIBAL DANCES
RURAL DANCES

- REFLECTS THE SIMPLE LIFE OF

THE PEOPLE IN THE BARRIO
- DEPICTS COMMON WORK, DAILY
ACTIVITIES OF THE PEASANTS.
- SHOWS GAIETY AND LAUGHTER,
FESTIVITIES
- PERFORMED IN FIESTAS TO
HONOR PATRON SAINTS
- GIVER HOMAGE TO THE
BARRIO’S NAMESAKE FOR A
GOOD HARVEST, HEALTH AND
PERSEVERANCE
- INDIGENOUS MATERIALS,
CLAPPING, RONDALLA,
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
RURAL DANCES
RURAL DANCES
 12 MOST POPULAR PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES
1. Tinikling – A Philippine folk dance that originated in Leyte
2. Itik-Itik – A cultural dance in the Philippines that originated in Surigao del Sur
3. Maglalatik – An example of Philippine folk dance that originated in Biñan, Laguna
4. Binasuan – Binasuan is a tribal dance in the Philippines that originated in Pangasinan
5. Singkil – Singkil is a Mindanao folk dance that originated in Lake Lanao
6. Kappa Malong-Malong – A tribal dance in the Philippines that originated from the Maranao
tribe in Mindanao
7. Cariñosa – A local dance in the Philippines that originated in Panay Island
8. Sayaw sa Bangko – A traditional folk dance in the Philippines that originated in Pangasinan
9. Pandanggo sa Ilaw – An ethnic dance in the Philippines that originated in Lubang Island,
Mindoro
10.Pandanggo Oasiwas – A folk dance in the Philippines that originated in Lingayen, Pangasinan
11.Kuratsa – A type of folk dance in the Philippines that originated in Samar Island
ACTIVITY

CHOOSE TWO TYPE OF FOLK DANCE THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEN
DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR GROUP AND BE READY FOR CLASS REPORTING.

1. HISTORY
2. COSTUME USED
3. SAMPLE VIDEO OF THE DANCE