This document summarizes traditional folk dances from the different regions of the Philippines. It describes several iconic dances from Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao that developed from ancient rituals and traditions. These dances tell stories through their movements and represent cultural aspects like courtship, harvests, and nature. Traditional costumes and musical instruments accompany many of the folk dances that remain an important part of celebrations and festivals across the Philippines.

1. Philippine Folk
Dance

2. Philippine Folk Dance
• *One of the Philippine Cultures that incorporate influences
from immigrants and conquerors.
• *Developed while Filipinos were working in the fields,
celebrating feasts, harvest, birth and weddings.
• *The form of dances represents the rituals, feasts, harvest
and etc.
• *From courtship dances to those portraying various elements
of nature, many different sub-genres exist within Philippine
folk dancing.

3. Traditional Folk Dances of the Philippines
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, its remains true to its roots. It is impossible to know when
exactly dancing became a part of life in the Philippines. Many traditional
dances were designed to thank the gods for natural and agricultural events,
such as rain and harvests. The dances were performed during festivals and
remembrances of past military victories, and still are performed at
celebrations of births and weddings in modern times. Many modern folk dance
festivals still feature ancient dances performed in costume of the tribal period
of the Philippines.
There are some of the most popular dances in each regions from Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao.

4. Philippine Folk dances from Luzon
• Cariñosa
• Banga
• Maglalatik
• PandanggosaIlaw
• Balse
• Jotabal
• Makonggo

5. *Cariñosa
-a word that describes an affectionate, friendly and
lovable women. This dance is performed in flirtatious manner.
Dancers make a number of flirtatious movements as they hide
behind fans or handkerchiefs and peek out at one another. The
essence of the dance is the courtship between two sweethearts.

6. *Bangga
-The Banga or pot dance is a contemporary performance of Kalinga of
the Mountain Province in the Philippines. This dance illustrates the
languid grace of a tribe otherwise known as fierce warriors.
-This dance displays the Igorot women on their way to the river to
fetch the daily water supply for their family. It shows the skill and
strength of the women as they would carry heavy laiden cly pots (banga)
full of water.

7. *Maglalatik
-a mock war dance that depicts a fight over coconut meat, a highly-
prized food. The dance is broken into four parts: two devoted to the
battle and two devoted to reconciling. The men of the dance wear
coconut shells as part of their costumes, and they slap them in rhythm
with the music. The Maglalatik is danced in the religious procession
during the fiesta of Biñan as an offering to San Isidro de Labrador, the
patron saint of farmers.

8. *Pandanggo sa Ilaw
-The word pandanggo comes from the
Spanish dance “fandango” characterized with
lively steps and clapping while following a
varying ¾ beat. Pandanggo requires excellent
balancing skill to maintain the stability of three
tinggoy, or oil lamps, placed on head and at the
back of each hand. This famous dance of grace
and balance originated from Lubang Island,
Mindoro.

9. *Balse
-a popular dance in Marikina, Rizal during the Spanish times. Balse
(valse in Spanish) means waltz. This dance was performed after the
lutrina ( a religious procession) and the music that accompanied the
dancers was played by the musikong bungbong (musicians using
instruments made of bamboo).

10. *Jotabal
-It is derived from the words Jota and
valse. Jota is a popular dance introduced in
the Philippines by the Spaniards. Valse means
waltz, a step or a dance in 3/4 time. This lively
festival dance originated in Camohaguin,
Gumaca, Quezon (formerly Tayabas).

11. *Makonggo
-a comic dance from Santa Maria, Bulacan. Makonggo is derived
from the Tagalog word chonggo or unggo which means monkey. In this
dance, the dancer imitates a monkey - its characteristic movements,
gestures, grimaces, etc. when it is in a happy, playful or angry mood,
while it is playing, eating, or resting. Only one man performs this dance.
Most of his movements are his own improvisations.

12. Philippine folk dances from Visayas
• *Tinikling
• Kuratsa
• Mazurka Bohalana
• Escotis

13. *Tinikling
-Tinikling means "bamboo dance" in
English. The dance imitates the movement of
the tikling birds as they walk between grass
stems, run over tree branches, or dodge
bamboo traps set by rice farmers. Dancers
imitate the tikling bird's legendary grace and
speed by skill fully maneuvering between large
bamboo poles.

14. *Kuratsa
-The Kuratsa is highly favored by the Waray
people of the Eastern Visayan region in the
Philippines. Strictly speaking, The Kuratsa
must be done the amenudo; that is, only one
couple dances it at a time. the Kuratsa is
however, very different in the manner of
execution to the Mexican counterpart.

15. *Mazurka Boholana
- a Spanish-inspired ballroom dance
from the Bohol province of the Philippines.
Although the mazurka is the Polish national dance,
it was wildly popular throughout Europe in the
19th century and even in colonized lands overseas.

16. *Escotis
-It is popularly known in Capiz and
is performed in any social gathering of the people
inhabiting the mountains of Capiz in the barrios of
Tinpas and Panitan and also in the town of Panay.

17. Philippine folk dances from Mindanao
• *Itik-itik
• Singkil
• Kandingan

18. *Itik-itik
-A mimetik folk dance in the Philippines. It originated in
the provence of Surigao in Mindanao. In Itik-itik (from the
Tagalog word for “duck”), the dance steps imitate the
movements of ducks among the rice paddies and swamplands,
such as wading, flying and short, choppy steps. An itik is a species
of duck.

19. *Singkil
-The Maranao dance called Singkil is in the repertory of all
Filipino dance troupes. In 1958 the Bayanihan Dance troupe started
with a simple version and has since developed it into a theatrical
and stylized spectacle to the point of its becoming the troupe's
signature piece.

20. *Kandingan
-Performed at Tausog weddings in Jolo, the
Kandingan consists of figures and steps based on classical
and traditional Indian dance forms. Dancers perform with
slightly bent knees turned outward, fingers held stiffly
together with the thumb outward and apart.

21. “maybe they not in tune
those old goon
no how to bloom
they hump and bump
some jump to the music romance with that
OLD FOLK DANCE”
Dance first.
Think later.
It's the natural order..

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By: Michelle V. Libosana
BSED MAPEH 3-A
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