2. FOLK DANCE
FOLK DANCE IS A TYPE OF DANCE THAT REFLECTS
THE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF A SPECIFIC
GROUP OF PEOPLE. IT IS USUALLY PERFORMED IN
SOCIAL SETTINGS AND HAS DIFFERENT COSTUMES
AND MUSIC. FOLK DANCE BECAME POPULAR IN
1830 IN BOHEMIA1AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT
EUROPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY2. FOLK DANCE
ALSO BECAME A NATIONAL SYMBOL FOR SOME
COUNTRIES AFTER WORLD WAR II, ESPECIALLY IN
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES3.
5. FOLK DANCE IN CAPIZ
THE CAPIZNONS ARE A VISAYAN ETHNIC
GROUP NATIVE TO CAPIZ AND THE
SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE WESTERN
VISAYAS REGION OF THE PHILIPPINES. THEY
SPEAK CAPIZNON, A VISAYAN LANGUAGE.
6. FOLK DANCE IN CAPIZ
Also known as the Bol-anon people, Boholanos live in the
island province of Bohol and speaks the Boholano dialect,
which has similarities with the Cebuano language. In history,
the group are known as the descendants of “pintados” or
“tattooed ones”, a group of late inhabitants that settled in the
Philippines. Boholanos are known for their delicacies such as
the kalamay, a sweet dessert packaged in coconut shells.
7. TERMINOLOGIES USED IN FOLK DANCES
ABRACETE – GIRL AT THE RIGHT SIDE, HOLDS RIGHT
ARM OF PARTNER WITH HER LEFT HAND, FREE
HANDS DOWN AT THE SIDES. THIS TERMS IS OF SPANISH
AND IS USED IN RIGODON AND IN OTHER
DANCES.
• ARMS IN LATERAL POSITION – BOTH ARMS ARE AT ONE
SIDE, EITHER SIDEWARD RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS
MAY BE DONE AT SHOULDER CHEST OR WAIST LEVEL.
