P. E. Quarter 3 G7

• Folk Dance


  Dances created and performed collectively by the ordinary people. Traditional dance of a given group of people.
• Regional dance


  Dance particular to one locale or area
• National dance


  Dance performed all over the country
• Forms of Philippine Folk Dances

  • Rural Dances
  • Spanish Influence Dances
  • Mindanao Dances
  • Cordillera Dances
  • Ethnic/Tribal Dances
• Rural Dances


  • Best known and close to the Filipino heart, from the rural Christian lowlands, illustrate the fiesta spirit and demonstrate a love of life
• Rural Dances


  • Bulakalakan, Sayaw sa Bangko
• Spanish Influence Dances


  • Introduced by the coming of the Spaniards in the 16th century, named in honor of the legendary Maria Clara
• Spanish Influence Dances


  • Pandango, Tinikling, Cariñosa
• Mindanao Dances


  • Mindanao and Sulu were never conquered by Spain, the dances in Muslim however predated the Muslim influence, Singkiwas introduced after the 14th century based on the epic legend of Darangan of the Maranao
• Mindanao Dances


  • Singkil, Pangala, Kappa Malong
• Cordillera Dances


  • Dances of mountain tribes in Northern Luzon, such as Kalinga and Ifugao people, "Cordillera" a name given by the Spanish Conquistadors when they first saw the mountain rangers
• Cordillera Dances


  • Banga, Bendayan
• Ethnic/Tribal Dances


  • Dances of the cultural minorities that live in the hills and mountains throughout the Philippine Archipelago, considered dances as a basic part of their lives
• Ethnic/Tribal Dances


  • Binanog, Rinampo
• Dance


  A movement organized in time, space and energy for the purpose of expression, communication and personal satisfaction. A way of expressing emotions by movement.
• Body Movements


  • Axial/Non-Locomotor Movements
  • Locomotor Movements
• Axial/Non-Locomotor Movements


  • Abduction
  • Adduction
  • Circumduction
  • Flexion
  • Extension
  • Vibration
• Locomotor Movements


  • Walk
  • Run
  • Jump
  • Slide
  • Hop
  • Leap
  • Gallop
  • Skip
• Fundamental Dance Positions - Feet

  • 1st Position
  • 2nd Position
  • 3rd Position
  • 4th Position
  • 5th Position
• Fundamental Dance Positions - Arms

  • 1st Position
  • 2nd Position
  • 3rd Position
  • 4th Position
  • 5th Position
• Cariñosa


  A romantic Philippine dance that originated in the Panay island, introduced by the Spanish during the 15th century colonization
• Figures of Cariñosa


  • Three steps and point
  • Pointing
  • Back-to-back
  • Hide-and-seek with fan
  • Kneeling and fanning
  • Hide-and-seek handkerchief
  • Flirting with handkerchief
  • Flirting