Dance

• Dance


  Patterned and rhythmic bodily movements which is usually performed in music
• Dance and Culture


  Dance often occurs at rites of passage, or ceremonies performed<|>Dance may also be a part of courtship, it provides important occasions for young people to socialize<|>Rhythmic movements may make the work go more quickly and efficiently<|>The modern field of dance therapy developed as a means to help people express themselves and relate to others
• Elements of Dance


  • Space - floor patterns, shapes of moving body, and designs in space made by the limbs
  • Time - tempo, the length of a dance, rhythmic variations and the attitude toward filling time, from taking one's time to making quick stops and starts
  • Body - the use of body weights, overcoming gravity to execute light, graceful movements, surrendering to gravity which is heavy or limb movements or exerting the body's weight against gravity with strength
  • Energy - the flow of energy in your body, tense, restrained or bound movements or freely flowing motions
• Types/Kinds of Dance


  • Natural or Untutored Dance
  • Solo or Group Dance
  • Ethnic dance
  • Court dance
  • Ballroom dance
  • Theatrical dance
  • Modern dance
• Natural or Untutored Dance

  Being a natural impulse, dance can be enjoyed both by the trained and the untrained dancer<|>The untrained may derive personal pleasure having to obey no rules, but will be restricted by the lack of technique, a vocabulary of movement<|>A trained body, however, is a more articulate instrument than an untrained one
• Purposes of Dance


  • Art
  • Ritual
  • Recreation
• Francisca Reyes-Aquino is considered the mother of Filipino folk dance
• Leonor Orosa-Goquingco is known as the "Mother of Philippine Dance Theater" and "Dean of Filipino Performing Arts Critics"
• Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula was awarded the National Artist for Dance in 1988
• Alice Reyes founded the Alice Reyes and Modern Dance Company in 1969
• Alice Reyes


  • Comes from a family of performers
  • Her father Ricardo Reyes was "Mr Folk Dancer" and a pianist
  • Her mother Adoracion was voice teacher
  • Her sisters Denisa Reyes and Edna Vida are also dancer-choreographers
  • Her sisters Betty and Cecile are musicians
• Alice Reyes' education and career

  1. Graduated from Maryknoll (now Miriam College) with a degree in History and Foreign Affairs in 1964

  2. Began teaching in the school

  3. Took a graduate course at nearby Ateneo de Manila University

  4. Earned various scholarships, including a grant from the John D. Rockefeller III Fund

  5. Completed her master's degree in Fine Arts major in dance at Sarah Lawrence College
• Alice Reyes


  • Exposed to dance at an early age, having danced with her father when she was barely 14
  • Became a dancer and choreographer for a number of TV shows and productions
  • Performed in various parts of the world
• Alice Reyes' career


  1. In 1969, she founded the Alice Reyes and Modern Dance Company, which performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines

  2. Organized dance workshops

  3. Served as artistic director of Ballet Philippines from 1970 to 1991
• Alice Reyes' choreographies


  • Tales of the Manuvu
  • Rama Hari (worked on with Ryan Cayabyab)
  • Used Filipino and Asian themes and music
• Alice Reyes was awarded the Gawad CCP para sa Sining and in 2012, the Gawad Buhay Outstanding Choreography for Dance for Rama Hari
• Alice Reyes was recognized as a National Artist for Dance in 2014
• Origin of Philippine Dances

  • Folk
  • Ritual
  • Ethnic
• Types of Philippine Dances

  • Tinikling
  • Singkil
  • Sakuting
  • La jota moncadena
  • Carinosa
  • Karatong subli
• Ethnic Philippine Dances


  • Banga
  • Dugso
  • Pagdiwata
  • Salip
• Novelty Philippine Dances


  • Sasakyan kita - gladys and the boxers
  • Spaghetti song- sexbomb
  • In or out- sandara park
  • Pamela one- vhong navarro
  • Jumbo hotdog- maskulados
  • Itaktak mo- joey de leon
  • Kembot- amber rowley
  • Otso otso- bayani agbayani
  • Totoy bibo- vhong navarro
  • Kikay - viva hot babes
  • Bulaklak- viva hot babes
  • Boom tarat tarat- willie rivellame
  • Boom panes- vice ganda
• Festivals in Antique Province

  • Banigan Festival (Libertad)
  • Tugbong Festival (Pandan)
  • Tatusan Festival (Caluya)
  • Patuyaw Festival (Sebaste)
  • Madia-as Festival (Culasi)
  • Maninihon Festival (Tibiao)
  • Batabat Festival (Barbaza)
  • Pahinis Festival (Laua-an)
  • Bugas sa Lusong Festival (Bugasong)
  • Panubason Festival (Valderrama)
  • Udyakan Festival (Patnongon)
  • Biray Festival (Belison)
  • Hambaru Festival (San Remigio)
  • Buruyloganay Festival (Sibalom)
  • Tiringbanay Festival (San Jose)
  • Sumakwelan Festival (Hamtic)
  • Panaet Tarambayaw (Tobias Fornier)
  • Urukay Festival (Anini-y)
  • Binirayan Festival (Antique Province)