551 M.F. Jhocson ST., Sampaloc, Manila: National University
551 M.F. Jhocson ST., Sampaloc, Manila: National University
551 M.F. Jhocson ST., Sampaloc, Manila: National University
SUBMITTED TO:
Usal, Delsa
SUBMITTED BY:
Hernandez, Mark Matthew F.
1. What is Dance?
- It refers to movement set to music where there emerges organization,
structure and pattern. It is a composition that implies arrangement of parts into
a form.
2. What is Folk Dance?
- It is a cultural art form handed down from generation to generations. It
communicates the customs, beliefs, rituals, and occupations of the people of
a region or country. Folk dancing belongs to the people. It emanates from
them. Ethnic tribes have their specific tribal art forms originated and danced
by the people of the tribe.
- Example of ethnic dances are the dances of the mountain people of the
Cordilleras, dances of the ethnic groups In the Cagayan Valley Region and
the ethnic dances in the Mindanao Regions.
3. Classifications of Philippine Folk Dance
- Most provinces in the Philippines have their own identifying folk dances
wherein they showcase the elegance and beauty of the way they see things
as shown in different paintings, as they have been influenced by various
events as that happened in history. There are fives types of folk dances in the
Philippines. Namely: Maria Clara Dance, Cordillera Dance, Muslim Dance,
Rural Dance, and Tribal Dance.
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