Preliminary Flashcards
Every person responds to rhythm through-
Body movement
They are merely physical response of an individual, expressing his emotional and mental response to rhythm.
Rhythmic activities
It is a sign of life and as old as mankind.
Dance
It is rhythmic and expressive body movements usually coordinated into a pattern and adapted to musical accompaniment.
Dance
It is perhaps the oldest of the arts, reflecting man’s age-old need to communicate joy or grief by using the most immediate instrument at his disposal-hid body. It consists of rhythmic movements, considered as a non-verbal communication, as means for social interaction and self-expression.
Dance
It is also an expressive folk art which shows man’s traditional and contemporary feelings. It also reflects many societies in many stages of life and in every country in the world.
Dance
Dance is classified into different forms such as:
Creative rhythmic Folk dance Social dance Modern jazz/modern dance Creative dance
It gives life to every movement
Music
Almost all important occasions in the life of primitive men were celebrated by-
Dancing
They are created from man’s basic movements.
Dance steps
Some of the more important features of the dance are rhythm or the relatively fast or slow repetition and variations of movements:
Design/Arrangement of movements according to a pattern
Gestures
Dynamic/Variation in the force and intensity of movements
Technique/Degree of body control and mastery of basic steps and positions
The word “dance” comes from the _____ word “ _____” which means to ____
Greek
Danson
Stretch
It is made up of stretching and relaxing.
Dancing
The term “sayaw” which easily lead to one, that derives from the word “_____“which means _____
Saya
Happy
It brings dance closer to people especially to the young generation. It has greatly affected the development and enhancement of dance productions.
Modern technology
Through this, dance performance, it is upgraded benefiting dance artists, instructions or trainors, choreographers and dance enthusiasts.
Modern technology
Meaning of dance:
- Physical expression of rhythm and music.
- Union of movement rhythm and arts of life
- Pure expression of the dancer’s thoughts and feelings
- Union of mind and body expressions the intangible thought, the medium of time and space
- Man’s primitive and natural self-expression.
Scope of Dance
Character Dance (Tap Dance) Folk Dance Classical Dance (Ballet) Ballroom Dance Modern Dance
It influences the diversity of our cultural beginnings and the drama of our everyday lives. It blends the exotic customs and culture of many countries and races-
Spanish Indonesia Malay Indian Chinese American
The Philippine archipelago had been inhabited by three racial groups even before the coming of Magellan in 1521:
Pygmies
Indonesians
Malays
They were the descendants of the Pygmies
Negritos and Proto-Malays
They possess natural grace, an inborn love for music and dance. Dancing was considered a religious activity among them.
Filipinos
Examples of popular Philippine folk dances:
Binasuan Rigodon Itik-Itik Pandanggo sa Ilaw Sublian Maglalatik Kuratsa Tinikling Maria Clara Cariñosa La Jota Manileña Sakuting Pantomina
Originated in Pangasinan Province “meaning with the use of drinking glasses”
Binasuan
This vibrant dance basically shows off balancing skill of the performers . Glasses filled with rice wine are placed on the head and on each hand carefully maneuvered with graceful movements. This dance is common in weddings, fiestas and special occasions.
Binasuan
Originated from Spain, this dance is commonly performed at formal affairs like inaugural balls where prominent members of the government participate and enjoy
Rigodon
This comes from the Spanish dance “fandango” characterized with lovely steps and clapping while following a varying 3/4 beat.
Pandanggo sa ilaw
It requires excellent balancing skill to maintain the stability of three tinggoy, or oil lamps, placed on head and at the back of each hand. This famous dance of grace and balance originates from Lubang Island, Mindoro.
Pandanggo sa Ilaw
The term “subli” is from two tagalog words “subsub” meaning falling on head and “bali” which means broken. Hence, the dancers appear to be lame and crooked throughout the dance.
Sublian
This version is originally a ritual dance of the natives of Bauan, Batangas, which is shown during fiestas as a ceremonial worship dance to the town’s icon, the holy cross.
Sublian
Commonly performed during festivals in Bohol and other Visayan towns, this dance portrays a young playful couple’s attempt to get each other’s attention.
Kuratsa
It is performed in moderate waltz-style
Kuratsa
According to history of this dance, a young woman named Kanang (short for Cayetana) happened to best performer in the province of Surigao del Norte. At one baptismal reception, she was asked to dance the Sibay, and began improvising her steps in the middle of her performance I mitigating the movements of an “itij”, a duck, as it walks with hoppy steps and splashed water on it’s back while attracting its mate. Because of its unusual steps and fascinating interpretation, the audience began imitating her.
Itik-itik
It’s considered the national folk dance with a pair of dancers hopping between two bamboo poles held just above the ground and struck together in time to music.
Tinikling
Originated from Leyte Province, this dance is in fact a mimic movement of “tikling birds” hopping over trees, grass stems or over bamboo traps set by farmers.
Tinikling
Dancers perform this dance with remarkable grace and speed jumping between bamboo poles
Tinikling
Originally performed in Biñan, Laguna as a mock-war dance that demonstrates a fight between the Moros and the Christians over the prized latik or coconut meat during the Spanish rule, this dance is also shown to pay tribute to the town’s patron, San Isidro Labrador.
Maglalatik
It has a four-part performance such as the palipasan and the baligtaran showing the intense battle, the paseo and the escaramusa-the reconciliation.
Maglalatik
Moro dancers wear red trousers while the Christian dancers show up in blue. All dancers are male; with harnesses of coconut shells attached on their chests, backs, thighs and hips.
Maglalatik
It is the main female character in Jose Rizal’s Noli Ne Tangere-a literary piece that features the colonial situation of the Filipinos during the Spanish regime. She was characterized as a Filipina woman of virtue and nobility.
Maria Clara
This dance is a mix of Spanish gracefulness and customized native props, such as bamboo castanets and Asian fan.
Maria Clara
Female dancers where _____ dress that typifies the European style, while men are in barong tagalog, a traditional Filipino embroidered long-sleeve shirt made of pineapple fiber.
Maria Clara
It is a word that describes an affectionate, friendly and lovable woman.
Cariñosa
This dance is performed in flirtatious manner with fans and handkerchief to assist the dancers’ hide-and-seek movements.
Cariñosa
It is a dance named after the capital city of the Philippines, Manila, where an adaptation of Castillian Jota afloats with the clacking of bamboo castanets played by the dancers themselves. The costume and the graceful movements of the performers noticeably inspired by Spanish culture
La Jota Manileña
Originated in Abra, this dance interprets a mock fight between Ilokano Christisns and non-Christians with training sticks as props.
Saluting
It is traditionally performed during Christmas with training sticks as props
Sakuting
It is traditionally performed during Christmas at the town plaza or from house-to-house as a caroling show. As a return, the dancers receive presents or money locally known as “aguinaldo”
Sakuting
Meaning “Dance of Doves”
Pantomina
