Dance

• Philippine Folk Dance -refers to traditional and cultural dances that have originated and evolved in the Philippines
• WHAT ARE THE 6 SAMPLE OF LUZON FOLK DANCES?

  • Carinosa
  • Abaruray
  • Binasuan
  • La jota Minilena
  • Salip
  • Maglalatik
• Carinosa - A flirtatious Philippine group dance in the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in a hard-to-get romance scenario.
• Abaruray - This dance is known in the Philippines in several names, such as “Hapayan”, “Tagayan”, "Pandango sa Baso”, and “Abaroray”. In any social gathering in the remote "barrios” of the Philippines, it is customary to offer wine to the visitors. The offering is usually made by a young lady. She goes around with a glass and a bottle of native wine offering a drink to the visitors.
• Binasuan- It is classified as a "glass dance" because the dancers balance three glasses or cups filled with rice wine in each hand while performing intricate footwork and graceful movements. The dance is typically performed at celebratory events and festivals.
• La jota Manilena- A dance named after Manila, the old capital of the Philippines. The dance is an adaptation of the Castilian Jota where dancers use bamboo castanets and clack them to provide music. The costumes are inspired by Spanish culture.
• Salip- Their dances celebrate important events in life such as birth, wedding, victory in war and thanksgiving. A Kalinga wedding dance is an important celebration.
• Maglalatik - a mock war dance between the Muslims and the Christians that originated from Binan, Laguna, Philippines. The dance is about a fight for the latik or coconut meat during the Spanish era. Today, this dance is performed in honor of the town's patron saint, San Isidro Labrador
• WHAT ARE THE 4 SAMPLE OF VISAYA FOLK DANCE?

  • Mananagat
  • Mananguete
  • Kuradang
  • Kuratsa
• Mananagat- is a mimetic dance that depicts fisherman at sea. Dancers in long-line formations mimic women scooping water from the banca (canoe) with bamboo shells and men wielding wooden paddles.
• Mananguete - reenacts the stages of making tuba (coconut wine). The dance starts with movements that mimic the sharpening of the sanggot (scythe) and then proceeds to the cleaning of kawit (bamboo container), climbing of the coconut tree, extracting of the sap, and finally, the tasting of the tube. a mimetic dance that depicts the movements of wading and flying itik (ducks). Dancers mimic the short swaying gait of waddling feet and the intense energy of close-crop flapping wings.
• Kuradang - also known as curacha, is a lively wedding dance popular in Bohol, where it is performed to the accompaniment of rondalla, an ensemble of string instruments.
• Kuratsa - a courtship dance and often performed at weddings and other social occasions. The dance has three parts. The first part, the pair performed a waltz. In the second part, the music sets a faster pace as the man pursues the woman around the dance floor in a chase
• WHAT ARE THE THREE SAMPLE OF MINDANAO FOLK DANCE?

  • Singkil
  • Karasaguyon
  • Pangalay
• Singkil - lso known as the Princess Dance or the Royal Maranao Fan Dance, the dance is based on the Maranao interpretation of the ancient Indian epic, the Ramayana
• Karasaguyon- classified under Tribal dance. it originated from Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. "Karasaguyon” of the T'boli portrays a polygamous male in the process of picking his next wife from among four sisters vying for his attention
• Pangalay - This dance is classified under Muslim/Moro dance. It is a popular festival dance in Sulu, during wedding celebrations among the affluent families. They may last for several days or even weeks depending on the financial status and agreement of both families. Dancers perform this dance to the music of the kulintangan, gabbang, and agongs during the wedding feast.