Festival Dance Flashcards
It is celebrated in Cebu City for the past 32 years on the third Sunday of January to honor Santo Niño. Dance rituals are performed to tell the story of Philippines’ pagan past and acceptance of Christianity.
Sinulog Festival
It is celebrated in Aklan every third Sunday of January to honor the infant Jesus and to commemorate a peace pact between two warring tribes back in 1210.
Ati-Atihan Festival
Type of Festival that honors a religious figure or a patron saint.
Religious Festival
Type of Festival that is celebrated for the thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest or industry production
Secular or Non Religious Festival
Cultural dances performed to the strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture.
Festival Dances
lifting the foot and putting it down in a different place
Step
shifting one’s weight from one foot to the other
Walk
with longer strides and in faster speed than walking
Run
springing on foot or both feet and landing on both feet
Jump
a pendular movement above an axis
Swaying
springing on one foot and landing on the same foot
Hop
moving a part of the body around a long axis
Twisting
Step, Close (1, 2)
Close Step
Heel place, Close (1,2)
Bleking step
Step, Close, Step (1 and 2)
Change Step
