NATIONAL ARTIST FOR DANCE

Question 1

Is acknowledged as the Folk Dance Pioneer

This Bulakeña began her research on folk dances in the 1920s making trips to remote barrios in Central
and Northern Luzon.

Answer 1

Francisca Reyes Aquino

Question 2

Her research on the unrecorded forms of local celebration, ritual,
and sport resulted into a 1926 thesis titled “Philippine Folk Dances and Games,” and arranged specifically for use by teachers and playground instructors in public and private

Answer 2

Francisca Reyes Aquino