Traditional dances can be another term for folk dance, ethnic or sometimes even for ceremonial dance. Cultural roots of the dance and reflects the people's life style it is born from cultural traditions of a certain country or region, it can be danced either solo or with partner and some are danced with formations.
Ritual dances - is also known as Religious dances
THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL DANCES IN SOCIETY dances it will always keep the society alive.
there are dances where participation is limited by age, sex, skill, or status.
Example of limited participation dances are; dances for children, dances for the older generation, dances for the teens, dances for unmarried women
Major categories of events celebrated by folk dances are courtship, weddings, funeral, recreation, self-expression, and competition.
Simple movements composed of shortphrases or patterns are repeated many times
What simple movements composed of?
Short phrases and patterns
Longways dances are lesscommon
couple dances which may vary in different formations such as quadrille, square dance, and longways country dance
solo dances movements is tend to be more difficult
Luzon is consists of different tribes such as Ifugao, Benguet, Kalinga, Bontoc, Apayo, and Igorot. Most of the dances has cultural influence from Hindu-buddhist, Spanish and ethnic tribes
There are seven traditional dances in Luzon, those are the Idaw, banga, idudu, ragsaksakan, sayawsabangko, subli, and manunubli
luzon is consists of different tribes such as Ifugao, Benguet, Kalinga, Bontoc, Apayo, and Igorot.
Idaw means bird
Idaw is a bontoc tribal dance
Idaw interprets war ceremony and hunting ritual.
Idaw is one of the bontoc tribal dance
Tribe men would go out of the forest, look up and hunt those scared Idaw birds.
The Idaw ritual is said to help them to be successful in hunting times.
The idaw ritual is said to help them to be successful in hunting times.
traditional clothing in Idaw dances was not made to cover much of tribe mens' body or similar clothing to "bahag
IDUDU is a tribal dance from Abra, Cordillera of Itneg/Tinggian people.
IDUDU is a tribal dance from Abra, Cordillera of Itneg/Tinggian people.