This document discusses different types of Philippine folk dances. It defines folk dances as indigenous dances created through communal efforts that are handed down over generations. It distinguishes folk dances from national dances, which are widely popular throughout a country, and ethnic dances, which require special skills. The document outlines various categories of Philippine folk dances, including tribal dances, lowland Christian dances, and Muslim dances that differ by region. It also describes life-cycle dances that mark stages of life, festival dances for religious or seasonal events, and occupational dances depicting livelihoods.
This document discusses different types of Philippine folk dances. It defines folk dances as indigenous dances created through communal efforts that are handed down over generations. It distinguishes folk dances from national dances, which are widely popular throughout a country, and ethnic dances, which require special skills. The document outlines various categories of Philippine folk dances, including tribal dances, lowland Christian dances, and Muslim dances that differ by region. It also describes life-cycle dances that mark stages of life, festival dances for religious or seasonal events, and occupational dances depicting livelihoods.
This document discusses different types of Philippine folk dances. It defines folk dances as indigenous dances created through communal efforts that are handed down over generations. It distinguishes folk dances from national dances, which are widely popular throughout a country, and ethnic dances, which require special skills. The document outlines various categories of Philippine folk dances, including tribal dances, lowland Christian dances, and Muslim dances that differ by region. It also describes life-cycle dances that mark stages of life, festival dances for religious or seasonal events, and occupational dances depicting livelihoods.
This document discusses different types of Philippine folk dances. It defines folk dances as indigenous dances created through communal efforts that are handed down over generations. It distinguishes folk dances from national dances, which are widely popular throughout a country, and ethnic dances, which require special skills. The document outlines various categories of Philippine folk dances, including tribal dances, lowland Christian dances, and Muslim dances that differ by region. It also describes life-cycle dances that mark stages of life, festival dances for religious or seasonal events, and occupational dances depicting livelihoods.
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EXAMPLES:
PE REVIEWER (Semi-final) Binasuan (Pangasinan)
Daling-daling (Muslim courtship dance from Sulu) FOLK DANCE OCCUPATIONAL DANCES Are indigenous dances of any specific Dances that exhibit work and occupation of “folk” or the common people. the dancers. They are traditional customary or EXAMPLES: recreational dance forms of a given country Mag-asik (Cotabato) which have evolved naturally and were Mananagat (Cebu) handed down across generations. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHILIPPINE CHARACTERISTICS OF FOLK DANCE FOLK DANCE (Lopez, 2006) 1. TRIBAL DANCES (The Cordilleras) - Include 1. It is traditional. non-christian dances. 2. It has an expressive behavior. 2. LOWLAND CHRISTIAN DANCES - Dances 3. Simple, basic rhythm dominates the folk dance coming from places with western influences such and establishes the pattern of movement. as that of the Tagalogs, Ilokanos, Pampangueños, 4. It is created by an unknown choreographer or Pangasinense, Visayans, and Bicolanos. These communal efforts. dances are influenced by Hispanic and European 5. It performs a function in the life of the (folk) cultures. people. 3. MUSLIM DANCES - Dances from the people FOLK DANCE of the Southern islands of the philippines such as Traditional dances found in a certain in Mindanao and Sulu. These dances are country. influenced by Arabic and Indo-Malayan cultures. NATIONAL DANCES OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS OF They are popular and widely danced PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES throughout a given country, often with 1. LIFE-CYCLE DANCES - Dances that serve as several regional variations. ritual as one passes to a different stage in life EXAMPLES: such as from birth to childhood to adulthood; Cariñosa from single hood to marriage; and from life to Curacha death. Pandango DIFFERENT DANCES THAT PORTRAY LIFE EXAMPLES OF PANDANGO DANCES: CYCLE: Pandango Ilocano a. Courtship dances Pandango Visayan b. Wedding dances Pandango Dumagueteño c. Funeral dances Pandango Ivatan 2. FESTIVAL DANCES - Dances that are either Pandango Rinconada religious or secular and relate to the celebration Pandango sa Ilaw of recurring events of special significance. ETHNIC DANCES 3. OCCUPATIONAL DANCES - Dances that These dances may require a certain level of depict the means of livelihood of the Filipino special performing skills that are symbolic in people. meaning, making it harder for those outside Palay Festival - A national dance in rice the group to understand. growing regions, is an example of an EXAMPLES: occupational dance wherein dancers portray T’boli tribe from Southern Mindanao. different steps in rice growing. Tagbanua tribe from Palawan. 4. RITUAL AND CEREMONIAL DANCE - RITUAL DANCES Dances performed as part of the rituals and Dances that depict ritual ceremonies ceremonies of a certain tribe or group of people. EXAMPLES: 5. GAME DANCE - Derivations from local folk Dugso (Bukidnon) games. Pagdidiwata (Palawan) Pukol - Dance from Aklan and Capiz in the LIFE-CYCLE DANCES Panah region. Dances relating to the cycle of human life 6. JOKE AND TRICKSTER DANCE - The such as birthing, courtship, wedding, and intention is to render that individual “to a funeral. physical or mental indignity or discomfort”. 7. MIMETIC OR DRAMA DANCE - Dances that mimic animals, inanimate objects, or other people. Itik-Itik - Dance from Surigao. 8. WAR DANCES - Dances that express feud and enmity wherein two male dancers engage in physical combat with Spartan-like intensity. Maglalatik - Is an example of a war dance as this depicts a battle between Muslims of southern Philippines and the Christian Filipinos of the lowlands over latik. 9. SOCIAL AMENITIES DANCE - Dances that express social graces, hospitality, and offerings of gifts to friends. All social ballroom dances and most of the “Filipinized” Western dances that show camaraderie merriment belong to this group.