Latin

Dances
Lecture by Krimar B. Pineda
Wednesday, April 26th at 8:30 am-10:00am
Lecture Agenda
01 Folk dance

02 Country-Western dance

03 Bollywood dance
 What is Folk
Dance?
Folk dance celebrates the cultural
roots of a particular group of people.
Folk dance is typically performed as a
form of ritualistic entertainment at
social gatherings.
Folk dance
These traditional dances were often
performed during special occasions,
social gathering and ritualistic
entertainment such as weddings,
funerals, and religious festivals.
Common Attributes of Folk
dance
Perfomed by nonprofessionals Perfomed to traditional music

Perfomed in traditional dress Perfomed during holidays or other

celebrations
 Tinikling Dance
This Philippine folk dance, originated during the
Spanish Colonial era, is widely known and is based on
the movements of the tikling bird, which dodges
bamboo traps in rice fields. It involves dancers dancing
through bamboo poles which open and close to a faster
and faster rhythm.
Philippines
Carinosa Dance
Carinosa is a traditional Philippine folk dance that dates
back to the Spanish colonial period. It is a courtship
dance between a man and a woman, which is
characterized by its graceful and playful movements. It
is often performed during fiestas and other special
occasions.
Fandango
Fandango is a traditional Spanish couples’ dance accompanied by
clapping, castanets, or guitars. In the eighteenth century, the
Fandango was popular amongst the aristocracy.

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 Sirtaki
The Sirtaki is a traditional Greek line dance where the
dancers perform with their hands over each others’
shoulders to form a long human chain. The dance starts
out slow, and gets progressively faster.
Greek
Tarantella
The Tarantella is an Italian folk dance named for the
town it originated in—Taranto, Italy. It is a light, upbeat
dance characterized by quick steps, and performed in
6/8 time. It started as a couples’ dance, but can also be
danced with multiple couples.
Italian
 Jewish
The Hora
The Hora is often recognized as the Jewish wedding dance, but it is also
danced in Romania, Bulgaria, Israel, and other countries. The dancers join
hands and move in a circle around the bride and groom, who are sometimes
seated in chairs and hoisted up into the air as the patrons continue dancing
around them.

South Slavic
Kolo
South Slavic folk dancers from countries like Serbia, Slovenia,
and Croatia, do a dance called the ‘Kolo,’ where dancers hold
hands and move in a circle as they do an intricate step dance.
Irish Ceili
The Ceili dance is a traditional Irish dance that involves fast, precise
footwork, while the torso remains still. This dance originated in the 1500s,
and is typically performed to traditional Irish music, often incorporating the
fiddle.

Square dance
Originating in England, this traditional American dance involves four pairs
of dancers arranged in a square, and is typically accompanied by country
music. Each couple stands on each side facing the square’s center,
performing specific moves in a set order. Early forms of square dancing
include the Cotillion, the French Quadrille, as well as a number of English
country dances.
American
 Weapon Dance
Sometimes referred to as sword dances, this genre of folk
dance contains the use of a sword or stylized versions of
weapons—traditionally used in combat in order to
simulate, recall, or reenact combat or the moves of
combat in the form of dance, usually for some ceremonial
purpose.

Sword dance
 Country-
Western Dance
It is widely known as a form of social dancing
and encompasses many dance forms and styles
of dance. which are typically danced to
country-western music, and which are
stylistically associated with American country
and/or western traditions.
 Subtypes of Country
dancing

Country Two Step Country Line

Dancing

Country swing

Country Cha cha

Country West Coast swing
Bollywood
dance
The word ‘Bollywood’ is the name given
to the Indian film industry, originally
deriving from ‘Bombay’ (now ‘Mumbai’)
and ‘Hollywood’.
 Bollywood Dance
Bollywood dancing is a colourful,
dynamic and highly theatrical dance
style seen in Indian films. It combines
classical forms of dance including
traditional Indian, folk, salsa, belly-
dance while also incorporating more American
contemporary western forms such as
hip hop, jazz and funk.
 Bollywood Dance
Costu
mes
The costumes of Bollywood dance often have intricated and elaborate gold or silver
patterns that are highlighted by gold and silver jewelry such as:

ring bracel earrin tikk bind

Dance is a way to tell
stories, to remember our
past and to celebrate life.
Through dance, we can bridge the gap between generations
and cultures, and create a shared experience of joy and
understanding.
 Thank your
for
listening!

Lecture by Krimar B. Pineda

Wednesday, April 26th at 8:30 am-10:00am