Dance Flashcards
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- is a tribal dance from kalinga and cordillera. The natives of kalinga perform this dance in most of their social events.
Palok
is dance in cordillera where performers portray hunters shielding their chickens from famishing hawk. The hawk ends up entrapped and dies in the hands of hunters.
Banog
is a dance originated from sorsogons kasanggayan festival every third week of October. It is a courtship dance originated from imitating the courtship and lovemaking of doves that showed during the dance where men attempt to please women.
Pantomina
was originated in Abra. This dance interprets a mock fight between ilokano Christians and non-Christians with training sticks and props.
Sakuting
is a dance named after the capital city of PH manila, where an adaptation of castellan hota float with the clacking of bamboo castnets played by the dancers themselves.
La Jota Manilena
is a word that describe affectionate, friendly and lovable woman. This dance performed in flirtatious manner with fans and handkerchiefs to assist the dancers hide and seek movements.
Carinosa
a literary piece that features the colonial situations of the filipino during Spanish regime. This dance is a mix of Spanish gracefulness and costumized native props such as bamboo cast nets and Asian fan.
Maria Clara
is considered the national folk dance with a pair of dancers hopping between two bamboo poles held just above the ground and struck together in time to music which originated from leyte province.
Tinikling
is a mock war dance originally performed in Binan, Laguna. It demonstrates a fight between the moros and the Christians over the prized latik or coconut meat during the Spanish rule. This also shown to pay tribute to the town’s patron saint, san isidro Labrador.
Maglalatik
is a step imitating the movements of an “itik” a duck it walks with choppy steps and splashes water on its back while attracting its mate.
Itik-itik
is commonly performed during festivals in bohol and other visayan towns. This dance portrays a young playful couple attempt to get each other’s attention. It is performed in a moderate waltz style.
Kuratsa
comes from term “subli” is from two tagalog words “subsub” maning failing on head and “bali” means broken.
Sublian
comes from the Spanish dance “fandango” characterized with lively steps and clapping while following a varying ¾. This requires excellent balancing skill to maintain the stability of three tinggoy, or oil lamp placed on head and at the back of each hand.
Pandango sa ilaw
was priginated from spain, this dance is commonly performed at format affairs like inaugural balls where prominent members of the government participate and enjoy.
Rigodon
was originated in panggasinan province “ meaning with the use of drinking glasses”, this vibrant dance basically shows off balancing skill of the performers.
Binasuan
is a courtship dance from kalinga and cordillera that symbolizes a rooster trying to attract the attention of a hen. The dance starts when each of them are given a piece of cloth known as “ayob” or “allap”
Salisid
is a tribial dance from kalinga and cordillera. This is a traditional thanksgiving dance by the kalinga tribe performed to celebrate good harvest such as birth of first born child, victor in balles in weddings.
Lumagen
is a tribial dance from abra and condillera regions. This stages a common family life in isneg or tinguin society. It illustrates the family as the main foundation of the tribes community.
Idudu
is a dance from Ifugao which is regularly staged during festivals in lagawe. It uses three kinds of gong instruments such as ordinary gongs, tobtob and hibat.
Dinuyya
is a ritual dance agusan which originated from Bagobo tribe living in the central uplands of Mindanao. This dance imitate the movements of a hen, her banog, baby chicks and a hawk.
Binaylan
is a tribial dance from leyte. This dance depicts the birth of the first men and woman who came out of a bamboo tree.
Malakas at Maganda
is a unique fighting dance from sulu in a form of martial arts by the Tausug tribe. Performers demonstrate a battle between hawk and a cat.
Barung-talo
is a muslim dance from palawan.
Karatong
is a tribial dance from south Cotabato, where in the dancers performs simulation of movements of birds.
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