1. The History of Philippine Traditional Dance.

2. Use a venn diagram to differentiate the Philippine

Folk and Ethnic Dance.
 Ethnic Dance Folk Dance
-is a form of social dancing
-Both that became a part of a
-a dance formed originating
represented certain customs and traditions
from an ethnic culture that
the cultural, of people. .Most folk dances
expresses the aesthetics of a
racial, were developed among
particular culture. Ethnic dance
religious, and village people and were
reflects the peculiar
traditional passed down by generations
characteristics of a specific
similarities. to generations.
tribe. -"Folk" dance requires not
-Both only an ethnic identification,
dominates but a "participatory" and
simple aesthetic tradition.
rhythm and
Folk dance is a traditional dance
established
that expresses the thoughts, ideas,
the pattern of
and feelings of a group of people in
movement
connection with everyday activities
having a
and experiences of the people who
meanings
developed them
combined
MODULE 1:
Philippine Traditional (folk and ethnic)
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
• Discuss the nature of traditional dance (folk
and ethnic)
• Explore the basic steps and movement
• Execute the Folk dance “Tiklos”.
 FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO
NATIONAL ARTIST FOR DANCE
MARCH 9, 1899- NOVEMBER 21, 1983
 Philippine Traditional Dance

Early Filipinos have used

rhythmic movements to express
their emotions, beliefs, and faith.
Most of these movements are
imitations of what they see in their
environment such as swaying of
trees and the motions of animals.
In the long run, theses rhythmic
movements develop into dances
that have become part of people’s
traditions.
 Traditions are “ways of thinking,
behaving, or doing something that have been
used by the people in a particular group for a
long time. Traditional dances, or commonly
known as folk dances, are dance practices that
have been passed on or handed down from
one generation to another. These dances have
evolved naturally over time.
 Many of the dances in the past were performed as
rituals to express gratitude or make sacrifices to gods
and goddesses. Some dances were performed to
celebrate life occasion life occasions and war victories.
Today, these dances are performed to relieve the
traditions of early Filipinos.
 According to Basilio Esteban S. Villaruz, in his book Treading
Through: 45 Years of Philippine Dance (2006), Philippine dance is
generally composed of the following:

• Those that propitiate the spirits

• Those that are imitative of animals life or
activities
• Those meant for socializing and
celebrating
• Those that are inherited from colonial
masters
• Those mentioned above that have now
been performed for tourism programs for
both cultural and economic use
Pre-colonial Dances

In the Philippines, many of the

precolonial or indigenous dances are
basically Malay in origin until Western
colonizers came and influenced the native
dance tradition. Nevertheless, preclolonial
dances can be classified, according to
Villaruz (2006), as being religious, imitative
of life activities and of the movements in the
environment, and as being for socialization
Colonization-Influenced Dances

During the Spanish occupation, the lives

of early Filipinos were restructured in terms of
politics, economics, religion and culture. The
same thing happened in dance, as the
Spanish colonizers brought in their won
dances. Similar, traditional Filipino dances
were influenced by the tempo and temper of
the European dances brought by the
Spaniards. (ex. the tinikling and itik-itik
acquired the tempo of the jota and the polka
(Villaruz 2015).
Traditional Dances can be classified as:

1. religious
2. imitative of animal life and
activities
3. performed during socialization and
celebration
4. inherited from colonial masters
5. performed for tourism programs
for cultural and economic use
Classification Of Folk Dance
According To Nature of Folk
Dance According To Nature
 OCCUPATIONAL
DANCES
Are those that depict the action of a
particular occupation for example
planting and pounding.
Binatbatan Dance
• The binatbatan dance is an occupational
dance from Paoay, Ilocos Norte. It depicts
the beating of cotton pods to separate the
seeds from the fiber with the used of two
sticks called Bat bat in Ilocos.
• Abel is a cloth common among the
Ilocanos
• Dancers maneuver in and out parallel
batbat sticks each about 18 inches long.
The rhythm a speed of beating of sticks
make for a lively and colorful display.
Mag- asik
• This is a Tiruray dance for girls,
performed in Nuro, Cotabato.
• According to natives the word “ Mag-
asik” means “to sow seeds”.
• A large hand kerchief is spread in the
middle of the floor.
• The dancers go around to the clothe
with a small, heavy steps but with
graceful hand and arm movement.
 RELIGIOUS /
CEREMONIAL DANCES
Are those associated with religion, vows and
ceremonies. May be performed to drive away
evil spirits and for having recovered from
sickness, favors granted and vows fulfilled.
Dugso
• Which is originated from
Bukidnon in Notherneast
Mindanao. Dancers perform
this as an entertainment for
the deities to make them feel
more comfortable during the
fiestas that was organized for
them.
 COMIC DANCES
Are those depict funny
movement for entertainment
Kinotan

• Is a comic dance
from Ilocos Sur. It
depicts the
movement of a
person bitten by
ants
Makonggo
• Is a dance which originated in Sta. Maria,
Bulacan. A solo performer imitates the
movement characteristic of a monkey, its
gesture and grimaces. When it is in a happy,
playful or angry mood while it is playing,
eating, or resting. Only one man perform this
dance Most of his movement are his own
improvisations.
 GAME DANCES
Those that are done with
play elements.
Lubi-Lubi
• Is a Bicolano dance which
is a combination of simple
folk and social steps.
• Played with coconut
shells
• Originated in Leyte and
Samar.
 Wedding Dances
Dances that are performed
during wedding feasts.
Pagkawin
• Wedding ceremony is
called Pagkawin. The
festivity open with the
Pahanda or
presentation of dowry.
 Courtship Dances
Depict the art of courtship.
SUA- SUA

• This is a dance from Jolo, Sulu.

Literally “Sua-sua” means “small
orange plant” and is also the name of
courtship dance and its
accompanying song.
• According to Moros of the older
generation, the movements in this
dance have been modified and
modernized.
FESTIVAL DANCE
Pandanggo
• Pandanggo sa Ilaw is a very popular folk
dance in the Philippines. It is said to have
originated from Mindoro, the seventh largest
island in the Philippines.
• This dance of lights stimulates fireflies at
dusk and at night.
• The phrase “sa ilaw” is tagalog for “in light”
and it is refer to the three oil lamps that a
dancer has to balance one on the head and
one on the palm of each hand. The oil lamp
is called tingloy. Sometimes, candles in
glasses are used instead of an oil lamp.
WAR DANCES
Sagayan
• A Philippine war dance performed by both
the Maguindanao and Maranao depicting
in dramatic fashion steps their hero,
Prince Bantugan, took upon wearing his
armaments, the war he fought in and his
subsequent victory afterwards.
• Performers, depicting fierce warriors,
would carry shields with shell
noisemakers in one hand a double-bladed
sword in the other and attempting rolling
movement to defend their master.
LUZON
“We shall never forget our
heritage”
Banga Dance
This dance display the Igorot women
on their way to the river to fetch the
daily supply of water for their
families. It shows the skill and
strength of the women as they carry
the heavy laden clay pots, or banga,
full of water. Their grace and agility
while balancing the heavy pots,
sometimes five stack high is a
testament of how the Filipino
strength and determination to survive
hardship.
Idaw
• This dance has many names
and different versions. It depicts
the hunting ritual performed
before a tribal war. The
tribesmen would go out and look
up and watch out for the scared
Idaw bird which is said to lead
the tribe to victory. Considering
the Philippines as a very humid
country, the traditional clothing
was made to cover not much of
the body.
Maglalatik
The Maglalatik is an indigeous dance
from the Philippines in which coconut
shell halves that are secured onto the
dancers’ hands and on vest upon which
are hung four or six more coconut shell
halves. All- male dancers perform the
dance by hitting one coconut shell with
the other.
Sayaw sa Banko
• Sayaw sa Bangko, or Sayaw ed
Tapew na Bangko (dance on top of a
bench), is a dance which originates
from Pangasinan as researched by
Jovita Sison.
• It is performed by a couple on a
narrow bench. They dance, inching
and hopping, from one end to
another bench.
Subli
The term “subli” is from two Tagalog
words “subsub” meaning “falling on
one’s head” and “bali”, which means
“broken”. Hence the dancers appear to
be lame and crocked throughout the
dance. This version is originally a ritual
dance of the natives of Bauan,
Batangas, which is performed during
fiestas as a ceremonial worship dance
to the town’s icon, the Holy Cross.
 Visayas
“Live Long, Live Happy, Die
Proud”
Tiklos
• A Peasant dance from Leyte.
Having made a previous
arrangement, farmers or
workers get together to work
on a project. While resting at
noon, before or after lunch,
they play tiklos music and
dance. There are only four
figures to the dance so it may
be repeated with a slight
change in formation.
Tinikling Dance
• This is the most popular and best known of the
Philippine dances and is honored as the
Philippine National Dance. Dancers imitate the
tikling bird’s legendary grace and speed by
skillfully maneuvering between large bamboo
poles. The name “Tinikling” means “bamboo
dance” in English.

• Considered as one of the oldest dances from the

Philippines, Tinikling originated in the island of
Leyte in the Visayas. The bird was named “tikling”
from which the Tinikling dance got its name.
Because of creativity of the people, they imitate
the Bird’s movement between branches and
stems using bamboo poles
 Mindanao
“ Pride and Honor- Mindanao
Region”
Kini Kini

• Kini means the Royal Walk.

Maranao women perform
this dance with the scarves.
The beauty of the scarves
and the talent and grace in
which it is displayed shows
their elite social upbringing.
Singkil
• The Singkil Dance takes
its name from the bells
worn on the ankles of the
Muslim princess. Perhaps
one of the oldest of the
truly Filipino dances, the
Singkil recounts the epic
legend of the “Darangan”
of the Maranao people in
Mindanao.
 What I have learned so far?

I learned that…

I find that…

The most interesting/because….

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED SO FAR?

• In your own words, define and describe traditional dance.

• How can you describe Philippine dances based on the
categories mentioned by Villaruz?
• What are the classifications of the traditional dances in the
precolonial era?
• How would you describe the traditional dances in the
Philippines?
Reflect Upon

• How does dance help a person expresses his or

her ideals and beliefs in life?
• If you will express your ideals and feelings right
now, what kind of dance will you perform?