CHARASTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE FOLK

DANCEBTTE GROUP 1

IN GENERAL, THE DANCERS STAND APART.

THE DANCERS ARE APART IN ORDER TO MOVE FREELY THEIR HANDS AND FEET

TO EXECUTE THE DANCE MOVES PROPERLY

THERE IS LITTLE,IF ANY BODY CONTACT

IT IS BECAUSE PHILIIPPINE FOLK DANCES REFLECT THE CULTURE OF FILIPINOS WHEREIN WOMEN ARE RESPECTED AND IT SHOWS THE MODESTY OF FILIPINO WOMEN

MOST DANCE S ARE DONE BY PAIRS

MOST DANCES IN THE PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCE ARE DONE BY PAIRS IT IS BECAUSE THE THEME MAINLY EXPRESS COURTSHIP DANCE FOR EXAMPLE PANTOMINA

HAND MOVEMENTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART

HAND MOVEMENTS IN PHILIPPINE FOLKDANCE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IT IS BECAUSE EVERY MOVEMENNT CORRESPONDS MEANING

MOST DANCE ARE IN LONG FORMATION

MOST DANCES BEGIN AND END WITH A “SALUDO”

FOLKDANCES BEGIN AND END WITH A SALUDO TO SHOW COURTESY AND RESPECT

DANCE FROM LOWLAND HAVE MORE FOREIGN ELEMENTS THAN

IN UPLAND DANCE FROM LOWLAND HAVE MORE

FOREIGN ELEMENTS IT BECAUSE LOWLANDS WERE COLONIZED AND THIS COLONIZER S INTRODUCED THEIR CULTURE WHILE IN UPLAND FOREIGN ELEMENTS WERE NOT ADAPTED IT IS BECAUSE THE PLACE IS UNACESSIBLE

WAR DANCES ARE FOUND IN NON CHRISTIAN TRIBES

FOR THEY WERE NOT THOUGHT THE CHRISTIAN WAY OF LIVING AND THEY WERE NOT COLONIZED BY CHRISTIANS

ETHNIC TRIBES SOLVE OR SETTLE THEIR CONFLICT BY MEANS OF WAR