P.E. Grade 8: Sua Ku Sua Folk Dance

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P.E. Grade 8 Questions

• Folk dances are developed by a group of people in a region, reflecting their traditional life.
• Dancing is a great exercise and a fun recreational activity for people of all ages.
• The traditional pants worn by male dancers in Sua Ku Sua, similar to those of females but with darker colors and bolder designs, are called sawal.
• The traditional long-sleeved loose blouse with a deep plunging keyhole neckline worn by ladies in Sua Ku Sua dance is called Barawasi.
• The Sua Ku Sua dance imitates the Pomelo Tree.
• Sua Ku Sua is classified as a mimetic courtship dance from Jolo, Sulu, using fans to represent the swaying pomelo leaves.
• Sua Ku Sua Folk Dance originates from Jolo, Sulu.
• Fans are used as implements in the Sua Ku Sua dance.
• The typical attire worn in countryside dances consists of Barong Tagalog and Maria Clara.

Sua Ku Sua: Nature and Background

• The Tausug of Jolo, Sulu, are known as fierce warriors and are remarkable seafarers and farmers.
• Sulu has extensive orchards with coconut and Pomelo trees, with fields for rice and root crops.
• Pomelo fruits are an important income source for the people of Sulu.
• The Sua-Ku-Sua dance was inspired by the community's dependence on Pomelo fruits for livelihood.
• Dance movements in Sua Ku Sua are compared to gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive fruits, fragrant flowers, representing a lady.
• During Sua Ku Sua, couples sing and flap two white fans to represent leaves rustling in the wind.
• Performers, especially women, in Sua Ku Sua dance with faces thickly covered in finely ground rice powder, and eyebrows and sideburns enhanced with soot.

Countryside Dance

• Countryside dance is known as the most recognizable folkdance
• It is closest to the Filipino heart, are the dances from the rural Christian lowlands.
• Those dances illustrate the fiesta spirit and demonstrate a love of life.
• They express a joy in work, a love for music, and pleasure in the simplicities of life.
• Standard attire in the Rural Suite includes colorful balintawak and patadyong skirts for women, and camisa de chino with colored trousers for men.

Dances of Muslim Groups

• Some dances of muslim groups are Kakulangan, Pag-Apir, Asik, Janggay, Pindulas, & Pangaliyag.

Note

• Pag-lakad does not belong to the dances of Muslim Groups

Influences on Folk Dances

• Some of the regional and national folk dances have been influenced by neighboring countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Cambodia, Burma, and Japan.

Health Grade 8 Questions

• Third-hand smoke is smoke that has settled with dust and furniture.

Three Kinds of Smoke

Mainstream Smoke

• Mainstream smoke is that produced by cigarettes and directly inhaled by the smoker.

Sidestream Smoke

• Sidestream smoke, also known as secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke, directly emanates from the lighted end of cigarette pipes.
• Sidestream smoke is considered more dangerous than mainstream smoke.

Third-Hand Smoke

• Third-hand smoke is smoke left for a long period on furniture after cigarette smoking, also called residual tobacco smoke.
• This smoke form settles with dust, may last for months, and contains harmful chemicals and carcinogens.

Nicotine

• Nicotine is the addictive chemical in cigarettes that temporarily makes a person feel good.

Side Stream Smoke

• Side stream smoke is what Mark takes action on when people around him smoke; and tried to move away to avoid smelling or inhaling their smoke.

Drug Dependence

• Drug dependence means Luffy has developed a condition where he needs a drug-like alcohol for the body to function normally.

Addicted to Alcohol

• If Zayn has been addicted to alcohol for over 3 years; Soon after he stops drinking, he experiences nerve damage and Liver cirrhosis; He's case is an example of long-term effect.

Truths about Gateway Drug Abuse

• Children participating in sports is not related to abuse of gateway drugs,
• All of the following relates to children with:
  • certain conditions in their home
  • children's peers abuse drugs
  • weak ties to family and parents or abuse drugs

Increasing Drug Doses

• Robin has the tendency to increase the dose of the drug and needs more alcohol to feel its original effects, this is known as tolerance.

Addicted to Smoking

• If Korina has been addicted to smoking for over 5 years, she begins to feel trouble on breathing or shortness of breath (dyspnea). Based on this information, Korina is suffering from a lung disease.

Combined Drugs and Alcohol

• Alcohol combined with other drugs causes impairments in the physical and mental functioning of the body, the effects of the drugs and alcohol are usually multiplied.

Alcohol Negatives

• if Romy is scheduled for a job interview, and is struggling to keep calm, the best option would be to stay at home and stay sober, due to the fact alcohol can negatively affect the normal sleep cycle, and he may make poor decisions.

Public Smoking

• Section 5 of RA 9211 prohibits smoking in public places

Location Ban

• The following places ban smoking in public:
  • Centers of youth activity such as schools and universities;
  • Recreational facilities;
  • Elevators and stairways;
  • Locations with fire hazards, gas stations or where flammable storage is located;
  • Hospitals, private and public and surrounding building grounds;
  • Medical clinics, dental or optical;
  • Health centers and nursing homes;
  • Dispensaries and laboratories;
  • Public transport, terminals, restaurants and conference halls;
  • Food preparation areas

What not to do with a found beer

• When you stumble upon a can of beer, do not get it and say the possible negative effect of drinking