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Philippine Folk Dance: Basic Movement Skills

Basic movement skills in traditional Philippine folk dances include hopping, leaping, pivoting, shuffling, and brushing steps. Hopping involves springing into the air from one foot and landing on the same foot. Leaping is transferring weight from one foot to the other by pushing off and landing on the ball of the other foot. Pivoting is a travelling turn executed with thighs locked and feet apart. Shuffling is a triple step similar to a polka without any lift. Brushing involves sweeping or scuffing the foot against the floor. Western influences incorporated swaying, waltzing, and tap dance moves into Philippine folk dances.

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Philippine Folk Dance: Basic Movement Skills

Basic movement skills in traditional Philippine folk dances include hopping, leaping, pivoting, shuffling, and brushing steps. Hopping involves springing into the air from one foot and landing on the same foot. Leaping is transferring weight from one foot to the other by pushing off and landing on the ball of the other foot. Pivoting is a travelling turn executed with thighs locked and feet apart. Shuffling is a triple step similar to a polka without any lift. Brushing involves sweeping or scuffing the foot against the floor. Western influences incorporated swaying, waltzing, and tap dance moves into Philippine folk dances.

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PHILIPPINE FOLK

DANCE
BASIC MOVEMENT SKILLS
Basic Movement Skills among primitive Philippine people include a variety of
hopping, leaping, pivoting, shuffling and brushing steps.

Description
Hopping- Perhaps one of the most basic and energetic moves of folk dance,
hopping steps are often used in choreography. Springing into the air from one
foot and landing on the same foot
Jumping- movement without a point of support or spring into the air off both
feet and land on both feet
Leaping- a transfer of weight from one foot to the other. Push off with a
spring and land on the ball of the other foot, letting the heel come down Bend
knee to absorb the shock
Pivoting- a travelling turn executed with thighs locked and feet apart in
extended fifth position
• Shuffling- a triple step similar to a Polka step with no lilt for example
step forward left and bring the right foot up to the heel of the left foot.
• Brushing- To brush, sweep or scuff the foot against the floor
• Kumintang- a simple, classic gesture of rotating the hand and wrist
and movement of arms which was believed to have been inspired by
arnis.
• Sarok or Salok is an elaborate bow which must have been inspired by
the woman activity of fetching water from a well.
The western influence brought the sway balance, waltz and tap dance
steps.
Sway- a tilt of the chest to the side, without lowering the torso
stretching from side upwards.
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