Common Dance Terms Flashcards
(24 cards)
Both arms at one side either right or left at shoulder chest or waist level
Arms in lateral position
Weight on one foot hit the floor with the ball or heel of the other foot and lift the foot from floor to any direction
Brush
Partners facing each other or standing side by side join their left hands together and the right hands together
Crossed arms
To displace quickly one foot with the other
Cut
Partners advance forward parts each other’s right( left)side step across the right move backwards without turning around past each other left side to proper places
Do si do
To place one forearm in front and the other at the back of the waist
Hayon hayon
Spring from one foot the same foot in place or in any direction
Hop
Partners turn around clockwise (with right elbows almost touching) or counterclockwise (with left elbows almost touching )using walking or any kind of dance step
Jaleo
spring on one Foot or both feet landing on both feet in any direction
Jump
Moving the hand from the wrist either in a clockwise or contact clockwise direction
Kumintang
Spring from one foot landing on the other foot in any direction
Leap
To put foot in a certain position without putting weight on it
Place
To put with the ball heel or whole foot on a fixed place or point
Pivot
To turn the hand from the wrist halfway clockwise then raise and lower wrist once or twice:ibanag term
Masiwak
To stamp in front or at the side with the right foot and tap with the same foot close to the left foot tagalog term
Panadyak
To bend the head downward and to support the forehead with the right forearm or with the crook of the right elbow while the left hand support slightly the palm of the right hand
Patay
The swing the arm done downward upward passing in front of the body as in scooping trunk is bent following the movement of the arm doing the salok a tagalog term
Salok
Partners bow to each other to the audience opposite dancers or to the neighbors with feet together
Saludo
Cross the right foot in front of the lot bend the body slightly forward and cross the hands down in front of the right hand over the left hand this is a visayan term
Sarok
To glide foot smoothly along the floor the movement may be finished with or without transfer of weight
Slide
To bring the foot forcibly and noisily on the floor with or without transfer of weight
Stamp
To tap slightly with a ball or toe of the free foot flexing the ankle joint keeping weight on the body on the other foot there is no change or transfer of weight
Tap
To make fast turns by executing small steps in place to right or left
Whirl
The mother and pioneer of the philippine folk dancing
Francisca Reyes Aquino
