SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL - FINALS LESSON in P.E. and HEALTH (1st Semester)

7. THREE (3) MAJOR
REGIONAL
CLASSIFICATIONS
OF
PHILIPPINE FOLK

8. 1. TRIBAL DANCES FROMTHE
CORDILLERAS
2. LOWLAND CHRISTIAN DANCES
3. MUSLIMDANCES

9. Include non-Christian
dances from the
Cordilleras.

10. Dances coming from places with
Western influences such as that of the
Tagalogs, Ilokanos, Pampagueños,
Pangasinense, Bisayans, and Bicolanas.
These dances are influenced by
Hispanic and European cultures.

11. Dances from the people of the
Southern Islands of the
Philippines such as in Mindanao
and Sulu. These dances are
influenced by Arabic and Indo-
Malayan cultures.

12. Philippine folk
dances, regardless
of their
classifications, may
also be categorized

13. Dances that serve as ritual as
one passes to a different stage
in life such as from birth to
childhood ; from singlehood to
marriage; and from life to death.

14. Below are the different
dances that portray life cycle:
 Courtship dances
 Wedding dances
 Funeral dances

15. Dances that are either
religious or secular and are
connected with the
celebration of recurring
events of special significance.

16. Dances that depict the means of livelihood
of the Filipino people. Palay festival, a
national dance in rice-growing regions, is an
example of an occupational dance wherein
dancers portray different steps in rice
growing – from planting to harvesting to
threshing, flailing, pounding, airing and
winnowing (Aquino, 1979).

17. Dances performed as part
of the rituals and ceremonies
of a certain tribe or group of
people.

18. Derivations from local folk
games. One example of these
dances is the Pukol dance from
Aklan and Capiz in the Panay
region. Pukol means “to strike or
bump each other” (Aquino, 1979).

19. Include jokes or tricks played by
a dancer or another or group of
dancers who is one of them. The
intention is to render that individual
“to a physical or mental indignity or
discomfort” (Lopez 2006).

20. Example of these is the Pandanggo
Sambalilo dance from the Tagalog
regions wherein a girl teases her
male partner by playing with his hat
then pushes him when he is about to
succeed in getting back on his hat
from the floor.

21. Dances that mimic animals,
inanimate objects, or other people. The
dancers get into roles other than
themselves and become actors totally
immersed in the story the dances tell.
The Itik-Itik dance from Surigao is an
example of a mimetic dance as it imitates
the movements of a duck.

22. Dances that express feud and enmity
wherein two male dancers engage in
physical combat with Spartan-like
intensity (Lopez, 2006). Maglalatik (Biñan,
Laguna) is an example of a war dance as
this depicts a battle between Muslims of
Southern Philippines and the Christian
Filipinos of the lowlands over latik (the

23. residue after coconut boils
down). In this dance, the Muslim
and the Christians sought
conciliation in order to convert
the Muslim Moros to Christianity
(Aquino, 1979).

24. Dances that express social
graces, hospitality, and offerings of
gifts to friends. All social ballroom
dances and most of the “Filipinized”
Western dances that show
camaraderie merriment belong to
this group (Lopez, 2006).

25. Examples are Minuete Yano (Iriga,
Camarines Sur), Alay (Tagalog regions), and
Habanera Botoleña (Botolan, Zambales)
dances. Minuete Yano, for instance, is
performed by people from high social
standing in the community during special
occasions honoring high government officials
and church dignitaries (Aquino, 1979).