This chapter features two folk dances: La Cucaracha from Mexico and Red River Valley, a square dance from the United States. By performing these dances, students will experience aspects of American lifestyle and traditions conveyed through daily activities like dancing. The chapter objectives are to introduce students to selected folk dances from America, teach the basic dance steps and terms, understand the meaning and symbols of the dances, and accurately perform the dances with proper costumes, music, and formations.

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2. Chapter IV Foreign Folk Dance From America Introduction Objectives Lesson 1 La Cucaracha Lesson 2 Red River Valley Chapter Evaluation <<Back

4. In this Chapter, two folk dances will be featured, the La Cucaracha from Mexico and the Red River Valley from United States of America which is a square dance. You will feel the lifestyle of the American as you do the dance because it shows the tradition of the American in their daily life . Chapter IV <<Previous