Folk Dance

• Folk Dance


  A recreational or ceremonial dance performed usually by members of the community to which the dance is traditional
• Psychological and neuro


  Muscular development of the organize system of the body
• Cultural


  Depicting the culture of the people
• National Dances


  • Rigodon
  • Cariñosa
• Regional Dances


  • Tinikling – Leyte
  • Subli – Batangas
  • Maglalatik – Batangas
  • Biniganbigat – Abra
  • Kin-aras – Ilocos
  • Rogelia – La Union
• Character


  Created by individual or group
• Occupational Dances


  Depicts actions of certain occupation, industry or human labor
• Pabirik


  Depicts the different stages of gold panning
• Rice Festival


  A dance with the largest number of dancers from planting to harvesting
• Religious or Ceremonial dances


  • Dugso
  • Pinung-pino
  • Kuracha
• Dugso


  A dance to drive away evil spirits/ thanksgiving for good harvest
• Pinung-pino


  A dance performed asking for a child
• Kuracha


  A dance performed to give thanks for a bountiful harvest
• Courtship Dances


  • Cariñosa
  • Daling-daling
  • Rogelia
• Wedding Dances


  • Sinurog
  • Pandag-pandag
• Sinurog


  A dance wherein the male dancers beat drums, shout and perform stunts or anything to drive evil spirits that may harm or make the newlyweds unhappy
• Pandag-pandag


  A dance performed only by the bride or groom. As they are dancing, the friends and relatives of each side throw coins or hang paper bills to the dresses of the newlywed couple
• Festival Dances


  • Kuratsa
  • Habanera, Surtido
• Comic Dance


  • Makonggo
  • Kinoton
• Makonggo


  Dancers imitate the movements of monkey
• Kinoton


  Dancers imitate the movements of person bitten by ants
• War Dances


  • Sagayan
  • Maglalatik
• Game Dances


  • Pabo
  • Lubi-Lubi
• Active


  • Tinikling
  • Maglalatik
• Moderate


  • Cariñosa
  • Tagala
• Slow


  • Pasukat
  • Ti liday
• Slow and Fast Combination


  • Puritos
  • La Jota Moncadena
• Square or Quadrille


  • Rigodon
  • Lanceros
• Long Formation


  • Lulay
  • Sakuting
• Set


  Consisting of two or more pairs as a unit partners facing each other or standing side by side