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Dance - It is a succession or arrangement of steps and rhythm

movements to musical or rhythmic accompaniment.
Dance Forms
Folk Dance -The traditional dance of an indigenous society that reflect social
recreational experience of peasantry in the society pertaining to all activities
people are engaged in. Folk dance deals with the usual traditions of the past by
which a multitude of national characteristics in music stops, and costume are
preserved.

Ethnic Dance -This dance reveals the peculiar characteristics of specific tribes
specially their cultural, racial, religious and traditional similarities. Even if the
movement patterns are not specific, this dance is rarely classified as folk dance.
National Dance -This refers to the type of folk dance found
most widely performed in a specific country, namely, Carinosa
and Tinikling.

Creative Dance -The premier form of dance for the purpose

of entertainment. It is the result of exploration and
improvisation of movements as the dancer or choreographer
shows feelings or emotions, ideas and interpretations.
Example: jazz , ballet and modern contemporary dance.
Gymnastic Dance -This form of dance interests most the skillful
performers specially the boys, because of the stunt elements
present. Interest is maintained by strenuous movements.
Participants experience remarkable satisfaction.

Ballroom/Social -Dance This includes the artistic and decent from

of dance used for recreation purposes. Fundamental steps are
given as preparation for ballroom/social dancing. Examples of
ballroom/social dance are cha-cha-cha, swing, rumba and reggae
Recreational Dance -A dance performed for fun and entertainment.
This includes dance mixers, square dance, and round or couple. Most
of these dances have simple dance patterns based on a combination of
walking steps. Singing Dance This is a combination of dance steps and
songs performed in rhythm. The dance steps require easy techniques
skill and needs a lot of training in order to develop the sense of rhythm.

Cheer dance Sometimes referred to as cheer leading, is team physical

activity using organized routines for the purpose of motivating a sports
team, entertating an auldience, or competition. (home of suns.star`s
cheerdance)
Festival Dance -Is an event ordinarily celebrated by
community and centering on some characteristic aspect of
that community and its religion or traditions, often
marked as a local or national holiday
Basic Steps in Folk Dance

 Point – to touch the floor lightly with the toes of one foot, weight of the body on the other foot.

 Bleking – to place the heel of the foot on the floor in front or across in front.

 Slide – to glide foot smoothly along the floor. The movement may be finished with or without transfer
of weight.

 Hop – spring from one foot landing on the same foot in the place or in any direction.
 Basic Steps in Folk Dance

 Swing– weight on one foot swing your right or left leg

 Brush – weight on one foot, hit the floor with the ball or eel of the other foot (the free foot) after which that foot is
lifted from the floor to any direction.

 Step – to advance or recede by raising or moving one foot to another resting place. There is a complete transfer of
weight from one foot to another.

 Polka – Spanish – introduced dance from German

 Dance Terminologies
Arms in Lateral Position – both arms at are in one side, either right or left, at shoulder, chest, or waist level.
Cabeceras – when dancers are in a square formation, the couples occupying the width of the hall are called “cabeceras”
Costados – when dancers are in a square formation, the couples occupying the length of the hall are called “costados”
Clockwise – like the motion of the hands of the clock, R shoulder is toward the center of an imaginary circle. When
facing center, movement s towards the
Counterclockwise – the reverse direction of clockwise, L shoulder is toward center. Movement is toward right when
facing the center of the circle.
Cut – to displace quickly one foot to with the other, thus completely taking off the weight of the body from the displaced
floor.
Free foot – the foot not bearing the weight of the body.
Free Hand – the hand not placed anywhere, or not doing
anything
Hayon-hayon –to place one forearm in front and the other at
the back of the waist.
Inside foot – the foot nearest one partner, when partners
stand side by side.
Inside hand – the hand nearest one’s partner, when partner
stand side by side.
Whirl – to make fast turns by executing small steps in place
to right or left.
Kumintang - moving the hand from the wrist either in a
clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
Leap – a spring from one foot, landing on the other foot in any
direction (forward, sideward, backward, or oblique).
Opposite – the person standing across the set.
Outside Foot – the foot away from one’s partner, when
partners stand side by side.
Outside Hand – the hand away from one’s partner, when
partners stand side by side.
Partner – girl to right of boy and boy to left of the girl.
Pivot – to turn with the ball, heel, or whole foot, on a fixed
place or point.
Salok – swing the arm downward upward passing in front of the
body as if scooping. The trunk is bent forward following the
movement of the arm doing the salok.
Saludo/Bow – patterns with the feet together bow to each other,
to the audience, opposite dancers or the neighbors.
Stamp –to bring down the foot forcibly and noisily on the floor
(Like doing a heavy step) with or without transfer of weight.
Supporting foot – the foot that bears the weight of the body.
Tap – to rap slightly with the ball or toe of the foot, flexing the
ankle joint keeping weight of the body on the other foot. There
is no change or transfer of weight
TYPES OF FOLK DANCE
 TINIKLING – A Philippine folk dance that originated in Leyte
 ITIK - ITIK – A cultural dance in the Philippines that originated in Surigao del Sur
 MAGLALATIK – An example of Philippine folk dance that originated in Biñan, Laguna
 BINASUAN – Binasuan is a tribal dance in the Philippines that originated in Pangasinan
 SINGKIL – Singkil is a Mindanao folk dance that originated in Lake Lanao
 KAPPA MALONG MALONG – A tribal dance in the Philippines that originated from the Maranao tribe in Mindanao
 CARIÑOSA – A local dance in the Philippines that originated in Panay Island
 SAYAW SA BANGKO – A traditional folk dance in the Philippines that originated in Pangasinan
 PANDANGGO SA ILAW – An ethnic dance in the Philippines that originated in Lubang Island, Mindoro
 PANDANGGO OASIWAS – A folk dance in the Philippines that originated in Lingayen, Pangasinan
 KURATSA – A type of folk dance in the Philippines that originated in Samar Island
 PANTOMINA – A type of dance in the Philippines that originated in Bicol
TYPES OF FESTIVAL DANCE
 Pahiyas Festival.
 Dinagyang Festival.
 Kadayawan Festival.
 Aliwan Festival.
 Pintados Festival.
 MassKara Festival.
 Sinukwan Festival
 Sinulog Festival.
GOODLUCK!!!