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Philippine Folk Dance: Group 1

Folk dances are a form of cultural expression that developed naturally among Filipino communities, communicating traditions, beliefs, and livelihoods through movements. When the Philippines was colonized by Spain, Spanish dances like the lanceros and cariñosa were incorporated into Filipino folk culture. Philippine folk dances remain important for preserving cultural identity across generations and strengthening community ties. They depict various regional customs and histories through distinctive characteristics like standing poses, hand gestures, and flowing group formations.

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Philippine Folk Dance: Group 1

Folk dances are a form of cultural expression that developed naturally among Filipino communities, communicating traditions, beliefs, and livelihoods through movements. When the Philippines was colonized by Spain, Spanish dances like the lanceros and cariñosa were incorporated into Filipino folk culture. Philippine folk dances remain important for preserving cultural identity across generations and strengthening community ties. They depict various regional customs and histories through distinctive characteristics like standing poses, hand gestures, and flowing group formations.

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PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE

GROUP 1
INTRODUCTION TO
PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE
Folk dances is a cultural art form handed from
one generation to another. It communicates the customs, beliefs and
occupation of the people of region or country. Folks dances
traditionally dances of a country which evolved naturally and
spontaneously in connection with everyday activities and experiences
of the people. These dances describe the traditions, belief,
occupations, ways of life and characteristics of people through body
movements.
BRIEF HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE FOLK
DANCE
When the Philippines discovered by Ferdinand Magellan, it had been
inhabited by different racial groups; Indonesians, Malay and
Pygmies.

For centuries, dancing have been principal past time of people. They
performed dances in thanks giving for fruit harvests, birth, love and
courtship for recovery from sickness.
BRIEF HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE FOLK
DANCE
During the Spanish period, dancing played an important part in the social
activities of Filipinos.

Philippine folk dance mirrors the culture and tradition of the Filipinos. It
has also been a source of culture identify of the people. In this diversified
country, there are also great diversity of dances in different forms and
dynamics that grow out of various times, situation and experiences.
EXAMPLE OF DANCES THAT INTRODUCED BY
SPANIARDS:

Lanceros Cariñosa
IMPORTANCE OF PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES

• To keep folk dance culture alive


• It strenghtens ties among community member.

• It provides an outlet that can wash away stressful activity

• can be pass on to the next generations.


OBJECTIVES OF THE PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE

• To commit the ideas of cultural development as vital factor in


nation-building.
• To participate actively in folk dancing for its intellectual, moral and
aesthetic value.
• To still the love of peroforming folk dances as cultural legacy

• To show to other nations the uniqueness of a Filipino Identity.


CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE FOLK
DANCES
• In general, dancers stand aparts.
• Most dances begin and end with "sakuso"
• There is little if any, bodily contact
• Hand movement play an important part
• Most dances are in long information
• Dancers from the lowland have more foreign elements than those
found in upland.
Thank You
for listening!

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