COMMON TERMS USED IN FOLK DANCING

Question 1

girl at the right side, hold R arm of the partner with her left hand, free hands down at the sides

Answer 1

ABRASETE

Question 2

BOTH ARMS AT ONE SIDE, either right or left, shoulder, chest or waist level

Answer 2

ARMS IN LATERAL POSITION

Question 3

arms are SIDE HORIZONTAL, elbows bent at the right angles, forearms parallel to head, palms forward or facing inward, FISTS LOOSELY CLOSED

Answer 3

REVERSE T

Question 4

to TURN PALMS OF HANDS UP AND DOWN ALTERNATELY, hands at waist level in front, elbows close to waist

Answer 4

BILAO

Question 5

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

Answer 5

BRUSH

Question 6

the couples OCCUPYING THE WIDTH of the hall when dancers are in square formation (head couple)

Answer 6

CABECARAS

Question 7

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

Answer 7

CLOCKWISE

Question 8

the REVERSE DIRECTION OF CLOCKWISE, left shoulder toward the center. movements are toward right when facing center of circle

Answer 8

COUNTER CLOCKWISE

Question 9

the couple OCCUPYING THE LENGTH of the hall when dancers are in square formation (side pairs)

Answer 9

COSTADOS

Question 10

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

Answer 10

CROSSED ARMS

Question 11

to DISPLACE QUICKLY with one foot

Answer 11

CUT

Question 12

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

Answer 12

DO-SIDO (DOS-ADOS)

Question 13

the FOOT NOT BEARING THE WEIGHT of the body

Answer 13

FREE FOOT

Question 14

the HAND NOT PLACED ANYWHERE, or not doing anything

Answer 14

FREE HAND

Question 15

to place one forearm in front and the other AT THE BACK OF THE WAIST

Answer 15

HAYON HAYON

Question 16

a SPRING from ONE FOOT landing on the same foot in place or in any direction

Answer 16

HOP

Question 17

the foot NEARER THE PARTNER when partners stand side by side

Answer 17

INSIDE FOOT

Question 18

partners TURN AROUND clockwise (with right elbows almost touching) or counter clockwise (with left elbows touching) using WALKING OR ANY KIND OF DANCE STEP

Answer 18

JALEO

Question 19

a spring on one foot or both feet LANDING ON BOTH FEET in any direction

Answer 19

JUMP

Question 20

moving the hand from the WRIST either in clockwise or counter clockwise direction

Answer 20

KUMINTANG

Question 21

a spring on one foot, LANDING ON THE OTHER FOOT in any direction

Answer 21

LEAP

Question 22

the FOOT AWAY from one’s partner stand side by side

Answer 22

OUTSIDE FOOT

Question 23

the HAND AWAY from one’s partner stand side by side

Answer 23

OUTSIDE HAND

Question 24

a foot in a CERTAIN POSITION WITHOUT PUTTING WEIGHT ON IT; the sole of the foot rests on the floor

Answer 24

PLACE

Question 25

to TURN WITH THE BALL, HEEL OR WHOLE FEET, on affixed placed or point

Answer 25

PIVOT

Question 26

to TOUCH THE FLOOR LIGHTLY with the toes of one foot, weight of the body on the other foot

Answer 26

POINT

Question 27

partners with the feet together BOW to each other, to the audience, opposite dancers, or the neighbors

Answer 27

SALUDO

Question 28

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

Answer 28

SAROK

Question 29

a DANCE FORMATION like a square unit formation composed of two or more pairs

Answer 29

SET

Question 30

to GLIDE foot smoothly along the floor

Answer 30

SLIDE

Question 31

to bring the foot forcibly and NOISILY on the floor

Answer 31

STAMP

Question 32

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

Answer 32

STEP

Question 33

the foot that BEARS THE WIGHT OF THE BODY

Answer 33

SUPPORTING FOOT

Question 34

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

Answer 34

TAP