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What are the basic steps in Philippine folk dance?
| STEPS | ACTIONS |
|---|---|
| SLIDE STEP (step draw) | step (L) close (R) … (either way) |
| HOPPING | hop (L) or (R)… |
| POLKA | hop (L) step (R) close (L) step (R) hop (R) step (L) close (R)… |
| STEP-HOP | step (L) hop (L) step (R) hop (R) |
What are the basic steps in dancing Binasuan?
Because the music is in three-quarter time, your steps should go like this: step, kick, tap, step, kick, tap.
What are the common dance steps used in Sakuting dance?
Dancers use one and two sticks throughout the performance to tap the floor and each other’s sticks. Dance steps are a combination of marching and small forward or sideways shuffle steps while circling and interchanging positions with other dancers.
What are the movements performed by the dancers in the different folk dances?
Folk dance steps are usually quite simple variations on walking, hopping, skipping, and turning. (See above Folk dance.) Depending on the particular dance form, these steps may be long, slow, and gliding or short, fast, and springing.
What is the purpose of Binasuan dance?
Function. Binasuan dance is a colorful, lively art that is often performed at celebratory occasions in the Filipino culture, such as weddings and parties. Sometimes, dancers will compete over who can complete the most skillful moves, while balancing their glasses, for the entertainment of the audience.
What is the dance classification of Pangalay?
Pangalay is a traditional Tausug dance characterized by elaborate body postures and gestures and the graceful arm and hand movement of the dancer, amplified by the use of janggay or metal claws. The dance is performed to the music of the kulintangan, gandang, agong and gabang.
Who are the dancers in the surtido dance?
It is a cobbling together of Spanish, Mexican, and French influences along with indigenous elements. Surtido (literally, assortment) is performed by several pairs of dancers, with the head pair called cabeceras and the side pairs, costados, guiding the other dancers in varied quadrille formations.
How did surtido Cebuano come to the Philippines?
Some Filipino influences that they inserted are inspired by their way of living, traditions and beliefs. Surtido Cebuano is another kind of folk dance that was inspired by the Spanish. It is a Visayan Folk dance particularly in the province of Bantayan, Cebu. Surtido Cebuano is a square dance that has Spanish, Mexican and French influence.
What kind of dances do they do in Ilocos Norte?
Vintareña—it is a dance performed by one or two couples in social gatherings like baptismal, wedding, birthday, or thanksgiving parties. Kutsara Pasuquiña—it is a dance during birthday parties and festivities. Ilocana a Nasudi (Chaste Ilocano)—it is a dance that portrays a chaste and virtuous Ilocana. This dance may be performed by four pairs.
Where did Balse dance take place in Marikina?
Balse was a popular dance in Marikina, Rizal during the Spanish period. It was usually performed after the lutrina, a religious procession. The participants in the procession gathered in the house or yard of the hermana or sponsor for light refreshments.