COMMON TERMS USED IN FOLK DANCING Flashcards
girl at the right side, hold R arm of the partner with her left hand, free hands down at the sides
ABRASETE
BOTH ARMS AT ONE SIDE, either right or left, shoulder, chest or waist level
ARMS IN LATERAL POSITION
arms are SIDE HORIZONTAL, elbows bent at the right angles, forearms parallel to head, palms forward or facing inward, FISTS LOOSELY CLOSED
REVERSE T
to TURN PALMS OF HANDS UP AND DOWN ALTERNATELY, hands at waist level in front, elbows close to waist
BILAO
weight on one foot, HIT THE FLOOR WITH THE BALL OR HELL of the other foot and lift that foot from the floor to any direction
BRUSH
the couples OCCUPYING THE WIDTH of the hall when dancers are in square formation (head couple)
CABECARAS
like the motion of the HANDS OF THE CLOCK, right shoulder is toward the center of an imaginary circle. when facing center, movement is toward the left
CLOCKWISE
the REVERSE DIRECTION OF CLOCKWISE, left shoulder toward the center. movements are toward right when facing center of circle
COUNTER CLOCKWISE
the couple OCCUPYING THE LENGTH of the hall when dancers are in square formation (side pairs)
COSTADOS
partners FACING EACH OTHER or standing SIDE BY SIDE join their left hands together and the right hands together; either right over left or left over right
CROSSED ARMS
to DISPLACE QUICKLY with one foot
CUT
partners ADVANCE FORWARD, pass each other’s right or left side, step across to the right or left move backward without turning around, pass each other left or right side to proper places
DO-SIDO (DOS-ADOS)
the FOOT NOT BEARING THE WEIGHT of the body
FREE FOOT
the HAND NOT PLACED ANYWHERE, or not doing anything
FREE HAND
to place one forearm in front and the other AT THE BACK OF THE WAIST
HAYON HAYON
a SPRING from ONE FOOT landing on the same foot in place or in any direction
HOP
the foot NEARER THE PARTNER when partners stand side by side
INSIDE FOOT
partners TURN AROUND clockwise (with right elbows almost touching) or counter clockwise (with left elbows touching) using WALKING OR ANY KIND OF DANCE STEP
JALEO
a spring on one foot or both feet LANDING ON BOTH FEET in any direction
JUMP
moving the hand from the WRIST either in clockwise or counter clockwise direction
KUMINTANG
a spring on one foot, LANDING ON THE OTHER FOOT in any direction
LEAP
the FOOT AWAY from one’s partner stand side by side
OUTSIDE FOOT
the HAND AWAY from one’s partner stand side by side
OUTSIDE HAND
a foot in a CERTAIN POSITION WITHOUT PUTTING WEIGHT ON IT; the sole of the foot rests on the floor
PLACE
to TURN WITH THE BALL, HEEL OR WHOLE FEET, on affixed placed or point
PIVOT
to TOUCH THE FLOOR LIGHTLY with the toes of one foot, weight of the body on the other foot
POINT
partners with the feet together BOW to each other, to the audience, opposite dancers, or the neighbors
SALUDO
CROSSING the right (left) foot in front of the left (right) foot BEND the body slightly forward and cross the hand down in front with the right (left) hand over the left (right) hand
SAROK
a DANCE FORMATION like a square unit formation composed of two or more pairs
SET
to GLIDE foot smoothly along the floor
SLIDE
to bring the foot forcibly and NOISILY on the floor
STAMP
to ADVANCE OR RECEDE by moving one foot to another resting place with a complete transfer of the weight from one foot to the other foot
STEP
the foot that BEARS THE WIGHT OF THE BODY
SUPPORTING FOOT
to TAP slightly with the ball or toe of the free foot keeping the weight of the body on the other foot. There is no transfer of weight
TAP
