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• Folk dance


  A dance form created by locals of a specific country to showcase or demonstrate its way of life
• Folk dance


  • Passed from generation to generation
• When dancing became part of our lives in the Philippines


  No exact date
• Folk dances in the Philippines


  • Performed during festivals and remembrances of past military victories
  • Still performed during celebrations of birth and weddings in modern times
• Many modern folk-dance festivals still feature ancient dances performed in colorful costumes used during the tribal period of the Philippines
• Classification of Philippine folk dances

  • Dances of Cordillera Groups
  • Spanish-Influenced Dance
  • Muslim Dances
  • Dance of the tribal or lesser-known groups
  • Dance of the countryside
• Festival


  • Performed by people with the same culture, heritage and belief
  • Exhibits people's culture by showing their way of life through movements, costumes, and intricate dance steps and routines
• Sociocultural Philippine Dance festivals

  Essentially, all festivals help preserve a community's culture
• Ballet


  Liza Macuja-Elizalde (The face of the Philippine Ballet)
• Catherine De Medicii

  1547
• Ballet Comique De La Reine


  1581
• King Louis XIV – Royal Academy of Dance


  1661
• Ballet evolved during the next 200 years after the 1800s
• Alice Reyes, Eddie Elejar and Jaime Zobel De Ayala – Ballet PH


  1969
• Common types of ballet in the Philippines

  • Modern Ballet
  • Opera Ballet
  • Folkloric Ballet
• Famous Filipino Ballerina Dancers

  • Alice Garcia Reyes
  • Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
  • Maniya Barredo
• Alice Garcia Reyes


  Mother of Contemporary Dance in the Philippines
• Jazz dance


  • Trace its roots from Africa
  • Characterized by Pulsating, Energetic Body Movements, Low knee-bent postures, and lots of handclapping
  • Known for its isolated moving body parts and syncopated rhythm
• Jazz dance


  Influenced from Africans and Europeans
• Types of Jazz dance


  • Latin Jazz – combination of salsa and samba
  • Afro-Jazz – shows traditional African ethnic origin combined with modern
  • Street Jaz – known as urban jazz
• Ballroom dancing


  Combination of physical activity, mental stimulation, and social interactions that gives positive effect on the dancer's body
• Ballroom dance traced back to Europe, where it was primarily a social activity for the upper class


  16th century
• The ballroom dance began to be formalized and standardized

  19th century
• Fred Astaire


  Iconic figure in ballroom (Hollywood actor and dancer)
• Types of ballroom dance

  • Latin American Dance (chacha, rumba, pasa doble, samba)
  • Basic dance steps in ballroom (tango, swing, waltz, foxtrot, and quickstep)