Philippine Folk Dance PDF

Health Optimizing Physical Education 3 PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE HEHERSON MEL J. AGACIA Subject Teacher  FOLK DANCE  indigenous dances of any specific ``Folk`` or the common people.  traditional customary or recreational dance forms of a given countr...

Health Optimizing Physical Education 3 PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE HEHERSON MEL J. AGACIA Subject Teacher  FOLK DANCE  indigenous dances of any specific ``Folk`` or the common people.  traditional customary or recreational dance forms of a given country which have evolved naturally and were handed down across generation.  related to every pe ormance in our daily lives,  Ethnic dances or Ethnological dances pe ormed in primitive tribes and have retained their close kinship with religious ritual and community custom.  Different Types of Ethnic Dances  Ritual Dances are dances that depict ritual ceremonies. Examples are Dugso (Bukidnon) and Pagdidiwata (Palawan)  Life Cycle dances are dances relating to the cycle of human life such as bi hing, cou ship, wedding, and Funeral. Examples are Binasuan (Pangasinan) and Daling-daling (Muslim cou ship dance from Sulu)  Occupational dances are dances that exhibit work and occupation of the dancer. Examples are Mag-Asik (Cotabato) and Mananagat (Cebu) dances  FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO  Mother of Folk Dance in the Philippines folk dances maybe classified according to  geographical extent of origin, nature, speed of movement, formation, and distinguishing feature. Lately, folkloric specialists merge regional and functional classifications to so out the different dance materials (Lopez,2006)  THE THREE MAJOR REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES 1. Tribal dances from the Cordilleras include non-Christians dances from the Cordilleras. 2. Lowland Christian dances are dances coming from places with Western influences as that of the Tagalogs, Ilocanos, Pampaguenos, Pangasinense, Bisayans, and Bicolonas.These dances are influenced by Hispanic and European cultures. 3. Muslim dances are dances from the people of the Southern Islands of the Philippines such as in Mindanao  Philippine folk dances, regardless of their classification, may be recognized as: 1. Life cycle dances are dances that serve as rituals as one passes to a different stage in lifesuch as from bir th to childhood to adulthood; from singlehood from marriage; and from life to death. 2. Festival dances are dances that are either religious or secular and related to the celebration of recurring events of special significance. 3. Occupational dances are dances that depict the means of the livelihood of the Filipino people. Wherein dancers po ray different steps in rice growing to winnowing (Aquino, 1979) 5. Game dances are derivations of local folk games. 6. Joke and trickster dancer include jokes or tricks played by a dancer on another or a group of dancers who is one of them. The intention is to render that individual ‘to a physical or mental indignity or discomfo ’ (Lopez, 2006) 7. Mimetic or Drama dances are dances that mimic animals, inanimate objects, or other people. The Itik-Itik dance from Surigao is an example of a mimetic dance as it imitates the movements of a duck. 8. War dances are dances that express feud enmity featuring two male dancers engage in physical combat with spar tan- like intensity. 9. Social amenities dances are dances that express social