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Filipino Folk and Ethnologic Dances

This document discusses ethnologic and folk dances from the Philippines. It provides descriptions of various indigenous Philippine folk dances including tinikling (a dance that mimics the movements of birds), alcamfor (a couples dance from Leyte involving a scented handkerchief), banga (a dance from Kalinga illustrating warrior grace), and sayaw ed tapew na bangko (a dance from Pangasinan where couples show off skills on a bench). The document outlines the origins and characteristics of these and other traditional Philippine folk dances.

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Filipino Folk and Ethnologic Dances

This document discusses ethnologic and folk dances from the Philippines. It provides descriptions of various indigenous Philippine folk dances including tinikling (a dance that mimics the movements of birds), alcamfor (a couples dance from Leyte involving a scented handkerchief), banga (a dance from Kalinga illustrating warrior grace), and sayaw ed tapew na bangko (a dance from Pangasinan where couples show off skills on a bench). The document outlines the origins and characteristics of these and other traditional Philippine folk dances.

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Ethnologic

Dance
Ethnologic Dance
This kind of dance is native to a
specific race or group.
They are associated with national
and cultural groups.
Includes religious rituals and folk
dances

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FOLK DANCE
FOLK DANCE
FOLK DANCE
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FOLK DANCE
× A form of social dancing that has become part
of the customs and tradition of people.

× Most folk dances were developed among


people in villages and were passed on from
generation to generation in a particular region
(Sachs, 1978).

× Each folk dance has its own pattern.


Similarities, however, exists among dances of
particular country and among dances of
different countries where cultures have
intermingled (Santiago & Esclabanan, 1979).
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FOLK DANCE
Published books about Philippine folk dances are:
× Philippine Folk Dances and Games (1927) by
Francisca Reyes
× Philippine National Dances (1946) by Francisca
Reyes
× Philippine Dance by Reynaldo G. Alejandro

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Filipino Folk
Dances
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tinikling
× It is named after the long-
legged bird tikling.
× This originated during the
Spanish occupation in the
Philippines—particularly on
the island of Leyte.
× All attired in native apparel,
the balintawak and barong
tagalog, the onlookers
cheer as a couple dance
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alcamfor
× Alcamfor or alkamfor is a couples’
dance from Leyte.
× The word alkamfor comes from the
Spanish alcanfor, meaning camphor. In
the Philippines, it refers to mothballs.
× In this dance, the girl holds a
handkerchief laced with camphor. She
flirts with the man by waving her
Want big impact?
scented
Use big image. handkerchief in front of his

face.
banga
× Literally means claypot,
used as water or food
containers
× Originated in Kalinga of
the Mountain Province.
× This dance illustrates the
grace of a tribe otherwise
known as fierce warriors.

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bilaan
× The Bilaan or B`laan are a tribal
community of Southern Mindanao,
mostly Cotabato
× The name of this indigenous group
comes from the words Bla and An,
meaning Opponent People.
Dance: Blit B'laan
× aWant
courtship
big impact? dance of the imitating the
movements
Use big image.
of the male and female
birds during mating season.
itik-itik
× It originated in Cantilan,
Surigao del Sur
× Discovered by National Artist
for Dance Francisca Reyes-
Aquino.
× Combination of dance called
Sibay and the tune of Dejado
× Interpreting the playfulness
of ducklings wading in the
river.
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jota caviteña
× This is a dance that shows
strong Spanish influence.
Costume is elaborately
embroidered “Maria Clara”
and “Barong Tagalog”.
× It is dance with the use of
castanets that provide
clacking sound.

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pandanggo sa
sambalilo
× a flirtatious dance from
Bulacan
× Shows a barrio swain and
his lady love play and
dance with a native hat
× The boy tries to show off
by picking the hat from
the ground without using
hands
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sayaw ed tapew
na bangko
× a.k.a “Sayaw sa Banko”
× originated in Pangasinan
× couples “showing off” their
skills while dancing on top of a
long and narrow bench

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singkil
× famous dance of Maranao
people in Lake Lanao
× baed on the epic legend
Darangen
× an intricate dance where the
dancers' feet dart
precariously in and out of a
complicated patterm of
clacking bamboo poles

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the
×
ifugao dance
a.k.a. “Kaloob”
× a mountain tribe dance
with the accompaniment
of gangsa (brass gong)
× danced at weddings,
planting and harvest
rituals, funerals and rites
of passage
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Thanks for
listening!
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