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• Festival dances may be religious or secular in nature
• Festivals add to the merry-making and festivities where they are celebrated
• Festival dances


  • They draw the people's culture by portraying the people's ways of life through movements, costumes and implements inherent to their place of origin
• Sinulog


  Derived from the Cebuano adverb 'sulog', which roughly means to "like water current movement"—the inspiration for the festival's famous two steps forward, one step backward dance
• Ati-Atihan


  Means 'to be like the Atis' (Aetas), the dark-skinned indigenous people who are said to be the first settlers in the country
• Dinagyang


  Derived from the Ilonggo term 'dagyang' meaning 'merrymaking'
• Panagbenga


  Derived from a Kankanaey term that means 'season of blooming' or 'time for flowering'
• Kadayawan


  Derived from the Dabawenyo friendly greeting, "Madayaw!"
• Masskara


  A combination derived from 'mass' (a multitude of people) and 'cara' (a Spanish word for face), is also a play on the Filipino word maskara, which translates in English to mask
• Rehiyon-Rehiyon Festival is an annual celebration held on the 8th of December which pays tribute to the migrants who have chosen to stay in Marikina and signify their acceptance of the city as their new home
• MassKara


  A combination derived from 'mass' (a multitude of people) and 'cara' (a Spanish word for face), is also a play on the Filipino word maskara, which translates in English to mask—a defining feature of the festival
• The masks are always painted with smiling faces to reflect Bacolod's moniker as the City of Smiles
• Rehiyon-Rehiyon Festival


  An annual celebration held on the 8th of December which pays tribute to the migrants who have chosen to stay in Marikina and significantly contributed to its progress
• The festival shows the different cultures of the different residents of the locals. Our city was trying to unite them in one big event
• Sprain


  An injury that occurs when you roll, twist, or turn your ankle in an awkward way. This can stretch or tear the tough bands of tissue that help hold your ankle bones together
• Cramp


  A sudden and involuntary contraction of one or more of your muscles
• Heat exhaustion


  A condition which symptoms may include heavy sweating and a rapid pulse, a result of your body overheating. It is one of three heat related syndromes with heat cramps being the mildest and the heatstroke being severe
• Always remember to perform dance steps safely
• Locomotor movements

  • Step
  • Walk
  • Run
  • Jump
• Non-locomotor movements

  • Flexion
  • Extension
  • Contraction
  • Release
  • Collapse
  • Recover
  • Rotation
  • Twist
  • Pivot
  • Turn
• Get your Heart Rate (HR) before and after activity
• Try to come up with five figures of 16 counts each in 10 minutes
• Festival dance is an event ordinarily celebrated by the community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and it's religion or culture
• Sinulog festival is the mother of all festivals
• Ati-Atihan festival is found in Aklan
• Panagbenga festival is found in Baguio
• Moriones festival is found in Marikina
• Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture