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• Rhythm - is the regular recurrence of accented and unaccented beats.
• Dramatized Rhythms – The choreographer puts appropriate body movements/actions to dramatize nursery rhymes, poems, stories or songs.
• Singing Games – The participants play as they sing a song.
• Dance – The participants create body movements in rhythm, usually in time with music.
• Military Dances – They are the form of exercises intended to make the body sturdy, active and well in preparation for war.
• Domestic dances -This serve as a form of relaxation and amusements
• Mediatorial dances – These are used for religious purposes.
• Folk dances – where all dances steps and rhythmic patterns evolved into a culture. This form of dances are traditional and social expressions of the ideals,mores,feelings and thoughts of people or group of people through their body movements.
• Modern dance or social dance - This form of dances was started by Martha Graham and other dance choreographers who followed her. This form of dance expresses complex emotions and abstract ideas.
• Pop dances or Popular dances – The now generation dances. They might be the dance movements popular today but later they are passe or not popular anymore. Movements and rhythmic beats are more intense, fast, and complicated.
• 4/4 Time Signature indicates that there are 4 beats in one complete beat. The Different notes with in a measure should have only 4 beats.
• ¾ Time Signature indicates that there are 3 beats in one complete beat. The different notes with in a measure should receive only 3 beats.
• 2/4 Time Signature indicates that there are 2 beats in one complete beat. The different notes with in a measure should receive only 2 beats.
• BEAT is the underlying pulse of a rhythm.
• COUNT is a pulse beat on a time limit.
• BAR is a vertical line across a staff dividing it into equal measure of time
• Note Pattern is refers to the different notes or set of notes with or without rest found in every measure that is used for certain dance step.
• GANGSA – It is a brass rounded instrument beaten on the outer surface with a short padded stick.
• TUNGALI OR TULALI – A nose flute blown by a single nostril.
• BUNKAKA OR BIBIL – It is a bamboo percussion with split fork ends.
• KALGHANG – It is a bamboo zither.
• SALIBAW AND GIMBAL – They are drums made from hollowed-out logs with one end covered by animal hide.
• National Dances – traditional dances found throughout the islands with little or no modification of the common basic movements or patterns.
• Local Dances – dances found only in certain locality, place town, province or region.
• Occupational Dances – Dance movement depicting action of certain occupation, industry, human labor and character.
• Religious Dances – These dances interpret religious practices and ceremonies. They are performed to drive away evil spirits, ask for favor, give thanks and favor granted.
• Courtship Dances – These dances interpret love theme.
• Wedding Dances –It is performed by newly weds, by the in-laws or friends of the groom and bride.
• Festival Dances – the dance interpretation of a barrio fiesta, celebrations, and bountiful harvest.
• War Dances – Interpretation of imaginary combat or duel.
• Comic Dance – The dance show funny and humorous movement to amuse the expectators.
• Game Dances – The dance that have some play elements and usually for recreational activity or dance mixers.
• Social Dances – These are the dances usually done during social gatherings.