Folk Dance

Question 1

Where was Polka sa Nayon Popular

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Batangas

Question 2

When was Polka sa Nayon Popular

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Spanish time, usually during town fiestas and social affairs

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Costume for Polka sa Nayon

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Women: Maria Clara
Men: Barong Tagalog

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3 Types of Folk Dance

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Traditional, Ethnic, National

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Mother of Philippine Dancing

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Francisca Reyes-Aquino

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Examples of Philippine Folk Dances

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• Life Cycle
• Festival
• Rituals and Ceremonial
• Occupational
• War

Question 7

See polka steps in ppt

Question 8

is an expression of the body, following rhythmic patterns, and is accompanied by music.

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Dance

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Benefits of Dance

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• Physical
• Social
• Mental/Emotional
• Cultural

Question 10

are the indigenous dances of any specific “folk” or the common people. They are traditional customary or recreational dance forms of a given country which have evolved naturally and were handed down across generations.

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Folk Dance

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performed in primitive tribes and have retained their close kinship with religious ritual and community custom. These dances may require a certain level of special performing skills that are symbolic in meaning, making it harder for those outside the group to understand.

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Ethnic Dance

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are dances that depict ritual
ceremonies examples of these are
Dugso (Bukidnon) and Pagdidiwata (Palawan).

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Ritual Dances

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are related to the cycle of human
life such as birthing, courtship, wedding, and funeral. Examples are Binasuan (Pangasinan) and Daling-daling (Muslim courtship dance from Sulu).

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Ethnic Dances

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exhibit work and occupation of dancers like Mag-asik(Cotabato) and Mananagat (Cebu) dances.

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Occupational Dances

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popular and widely danced throughout a given country, often a
number of regional variations

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National Folk Dance

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Filipino folk dancer and academic
noted for her research on Philippine
folk dance. She is a recipient of the
Republic Award of Merit and the
Ramon Magsaysay Award and is a
designated National Artist of the
Philippines for Dance.

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Francisca Reyes-Aquino

Question 17

three major regional classifications of Philippines folk dances

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1. Tribal Dances from the Cordilleras - nclude non-Christian dances from Cordilleras.
2. Lowland Christian Dances- dances coming from places with Western influences such as that of theTagalogs,Ilokanos, Bisayans and Bicolanas. These dances are influenced by Hispanic and European cultures.
3. Muslim Dances- dances from the people of the Southern Islands of the Philippines such as in Mindanao and Sulu. These dances are influenced by Arabic and Indo Malayan cultures.

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dances that serve as ritual as one
passes to a different stage of life such as from birth to childhood to adulthood or from life to death. Examples of the portray life cycle dances are courtship, wedding and
funeral dances.

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Life-cycle dances

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dances that are either religious or
secular and are connected with the celebration or recurring events of special significance

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Festival Dances

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dances performed as part of the rituals and ceremonies of a certain tribe or group of people.

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Ritual and Ceremonial Dances

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dances that express feud and enmity wherein two male dancers engage in physical combat with Spartan like intensity. Maglalatik (Binan, Laguna) is an example of a war dance. In this dance, the Muslim won and Christians sought conciliation in order to convert Muslim Moros to Christianity (Aquino,1979).

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War Dances

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dances that depict the means of
livelihood of the Filipino people. Palay festival, a national dance in rice-growing regions, is an example of this wherein dancers portray different steps in growing- from planting to harvest (Aquino, 1979).

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Occupational Dances