Philippines Folk Dances for grade 7 students for physical education

1. Philippine
Folk Dance
GRADE 7: PHYSICAL EDUCATION by
dearcedeliii

2. The Philippines has many popular folk dances
which have evolved and changed as they have
been passed down from generation to
generation. Although a particular dance might
be performed slightly differently from one
region to the next, it
remains true to its roots. Here are some of the
most popular dances from the region.
Philippine Folk Dance

3.  A folk dance that originated in Bayambang,
Pangasinan.
 The word “binasuan” means “with the use of
drinking glasses.”
 The glasses are filled with rice wine, which
makes any misstep a messy mistake.
 People dance binasuan at weddings and
festivals.
LUZON: Binasuan

4. LUZON: Binasuan

5.  Originally performed in Binan, Laguna as a mock-
war dance that demonstrates a fight between the
Moros and the Christians over the prized latik or
coconut meat during the Spanish rule, this dance
is also shown to pay tribute to the town’s patron
saint, San Isidro Labrador.
 It has a four-part performance such as the
palipasan and the baligtaran showing the intense
battle, the paseo and the escaramusa the
reconciliation.
LUZON:Maglalatik

6. LUZON: Maglalatik

7.  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 simulates fireflies at dusk and at night.
 The word pandanggo is from the Spanish fandango, a dance
in ¾ time.
 The phrase sa ilaw is Tagalog for “in light” and it refers to the
three oil lamps that a dancer has to balance — one on the head
and one on the back each hand.
 The oil lamp is called tinghoy.
LUZON:Pandanggo sa Ilaw

9.  - (“dance on a bench”) is a folk dance from the
Pangasinan province of the Philippines.
 It is performed by a couple on a narrow bench,
inching and hopping from one end to another.
 Dancer show skill in staying up the bench as they
exchange places by moving their way around or the
girl thrown in the air while the boy moves to the other
end.
 They do not compete but rather complement each
other so that no one falls.
LUZON: Sayaw sa Bangko

11.  originated some three hundred years ago in
the barrio of Dingin, Alitagtag, Batangas.
 According to a research made by Dr. Elena
Mirano, the word "subli" came from the old
Tagalog word "sobli" meaning "salisi" or
"exchange of place".
 Subli is the dance portion of a devotion
performed in honor of the Mahal ng Poong
Santa Cruz.
LUZON: Subli

13.  (meaning the loving or affectionate one) is a
Philippine dance of Hispanic origin from the Maria
Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where the fan
or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it
places the couple in romance scenario.
 This dance is the courtship between two
sweethearts.
 The dance originated in Panay Island in the
Visayan Islands and was introduced by the
Spaniards during their colonization of the
Philippines.
VISAYAS: Cariñosa

15.  Kuratsa is one of the traditional dances in Leyte and
Samar province.
 It is widely danced especially during fiesta, family
reunions, and weddings.
 It is referred to as a courtship dance where dancers
imitate courtship movements of rooster and a hen
in a creative way.
 Strictly speaking, the Kuratsa must be done the
amenudo-way; that is, only one couple dances it
at a time.
VISAYAS: Kuratsa

17.  The dance's movements imitate the movement of
the tikling bird as it walks around through tall grass
and between tree branches.
 People perform the dance using bamboo poles.
 The dance is composed of three basic steps which
include singles, doubles and hops.
 The dance originated in Leyte among the Visayan
islands in the central Philippines as an imitation of
the Visayan islands in the central Philippines as an
imitation of the tikling bird dodging bamboo traps set
by rice farmers.
VISAYAS: Tinikling

19.  A Filipino folk dance that mimics the movement of a
duck (Itik) as it walks with short, choppy steps and
splashes water on its back. It originated in Surigao
del Norte.
 A tale says that a young woman named Kanang, the
best dancer in the province, was asked to perform
during a baptism reception.
MINDANAO: Itik-Itik

21.  originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the
shores of Lake Lanao.
 It is derived from a story in the Darangen, the
Maranao interpretation of the ancient Indian epic,
the Ramayana.
 The name of the dance itself means "to entangle
the feet with disturbing objects such as vines or
anything in your path".
MINDANAO: Singkil