Quarter 3

Philippine Folk, Indigenous, Ethnic,

Traditional/Festival Dances
Folk Dances in the Philippines
expresses a theme or idea and has
been transmitted through the common
people. It is also manifested the culture
and traditional practices among the
common folks . It is one way of paying
tribute to our cultural heritage.

Objectives:
1. Discuss/explain the history and background of Philippine Folk, Indigenous,
Ethnic, traditional/ festival Dances, specifically “Tinikling”
2. Perform the fundamental positions of arms in feet in Folk dance
3. Execute the dance correctly following the step patterns
4. Perform the different dances gracefully
5. Demonstrate the dances with sense of rhythm and coordination
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I. INTRODUCTION

Philippines comprises of more than 7, 100 islands with people of

varied culture and traditions. This is one reasons why in the
Philippines, we have so many dances for all occasions such as
indigenous, ethnic, traditional/festival dances. Dances are
characteristics of the natural reflex and response of the various groups
and are of the different levels of the culture found in the Philippines.
Traditional dances were designed to thank the gods for natural and
agricultural events, such as rain and harvests. More recent dances
done in the Philippines derive from historical events such as the arrival
of the Spaniards in the 16th century and the conflicts with the Moors.
Several dances, especially those influenced by Spanish dance forms,
re- enact the courtship of a man and a woman in all its many aspects
from the sublime to the ridiculous. One of the most popular and best
known dance of the Philippines, receiving acclaim as their national
dance is “Tinikling”.
It is a form of dance developed by a group of people that reflects
their traditional life in a certain country or region. It is a recreational or
ceremonial dance performed usually by members of the community to
which the dance is traditional.

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 LESSON 1
FUNDAMENTAL DANCE POSITIONS
Fundamental dance positions of arms and feet are very
important in folk dance in order to perform the dance correctly.
They become the basis for interpreting dance figures easily and
gracefully. The dance positions are executed with the hands
followed by the feet, then the combination of hands and feet to
test the coordination of the dancers.
There are five fundamental or basic positions in dance
that are commonly called as 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd
position, 4th position, and 5th position of the hands and
arms/hands.

Fundamental Dance Positions of the Arms and Feet.

1. FEET
From the first position, point R(L) foot in second position…….ct. 1
Lower the heel down……………………………………………..ct. 2
Point R(L) foot in front in fourth position ………………………..ct. 3
Bring R(L) foot close to L(R) foot in third position in front……..ct. 4
Point R(L) foot in fourth position in front ………………………. ct. 5
Lower the heel down …………………………………………….. ct. 6
Slide R(L) foot to fifth position in front ………………………… ct. 7
Position (first position) …………………………………………….ct. 8

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 To go to position, slide the R (L) toe to fourth in front, to second
and draw to first position, making a complete foot circle outward. The
heel of the sliding foot sinks in coming to first position.

2.ARMS/HANDS

Position (first position) ……………………………………………ct. 8

From first position open the arms to second position…………cts. 1,2
Raise L(R) arm high to fifth position (to be in third position)… cts. 3,4
Bend R(L) arm in front at waist level (to be in fourth position) cts. 5,6
Raise R(L) arm to fifth position ………………………………… ct. 7
Lower arms sideward- downward to position ………………… ct. 8

 Play the music ( 4 ) slowly. Count one, two, three, four to a

4
measure in this particular exercise.

First Position:
Arms/hands: Both raise
forward in a circle in front
of the navel with the finger
tips about an inch apart.

Feet: Heels close together;

toes apart with an angle of
about 45 degrees.

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Second Position:
Arms/Hands : Both raise
sideward with a graceful
curve at shoulder.

Feet: Astride sideward about

a pace or 1 foot distance

Third Position

Arms/Hands: One arm/hand

raise sideward as in 2nd
position, slightly bend
while palm open facing the
shoulder. Other arm/hand
raised upward.

Feet: Heel of one foot close to

in-step of other foot.

Fourth Position:

Arms/Hands: One arm raise

In front as in 1st position; other
Arm raise over head.

Feet: One foot in front of

Other foot of a pace distance.

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 Fifth Position:

Arms/Hands: Both arms raise

over head.

Feet: Heel of front foot close

to big toe rear foot.

ACTIVITY 1: Warm up exercises before the Dance Fundamentals

1. Head rotation
2. Shoulders rotation
3. Arms swing forward and backward
4. Arms circling forward and backward
5. Zipper
6. Hip rotation
7. Body bending sideward ( R and L )
8. Leg raising ( R and L )
9. Knee raise and point in front ( R and L )
10. Feet rotation ( ankle )

ACTIVITY 2
Perform the fundamental positions of arms, feet, then the
combination of arms and feet.
The class will be divided into 5 groups composed of 8
members. They will be given 10 minutes to practice all the 5
fundamental positions of arms/hands and feet.
(The teacher may use any of the folk dance music with 4 time signature)
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ACTIVITY 3
Identify the fundamental positions illustrated BELOW. Write
your answer on the space provided.

1.

_______________________ _______________________

2.

_______________________ _______________________

3.

________________________ _______________________

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 NOW YOU KNOW

Having learned and understood the Fundamental

positions of arms and feet in Folk Dance. You can

now execute the different basic steps of Philippine

Folk Dance properly and gracefully.

GOOD JOB!

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FIRM-UP YOUR UNDERSTANDING

LESSON 2
Basic Dance Steps of Folk Dance

Philippine Folk Dances are diverse and include, ceremonial, courtship,

funeral, combative, exorcism, torture and game dances. Filipino dancers
evolved from ethnic, Spanish, and American traditions. After knowing the
origin and historical background of folkdance, we are now inspired to study
folk dance. We already know the different fundamental position of folk dance
and some of its basic steps.
To be able to perform well the different folk dances, it is important to
learn the different basic dance steps in folk dance. Here are some of the basic
steps in folk dance:

2 time signature:
4
1. Touch Step- Point right (forward, sideward, backward); close right to
left.
2. Close Step- (any direction); close left to right
3. Cross Step- Step right; cross and step left across right
4. Hop Step- Step right (any direction); hop on right.
5. Slide Step- Slide right (forward, sideward, backward); close left to right
6. Swing Step- Step right (forward, sideward); swing left across right.
7. Change Step- Step right (any direction); close left to right.
8. Heel and Toe Polka- Heel place right (in front); toe-point in rear; raise –
step right; close left to right; step right; pause.

3 time signature
4
9. Kuradang Step- Step right (diagonally forward); close left to right; step
right diagonally forward; cross-step left across right; step right
diagonally backward right; close left to right; step; point left.
10. Knee-dip- stand on left pestles, dip so that right knee touches floor
between pestles.

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 Activity 1:
Instruction: Form a group of five consisting 8 members; pick 2 cards
which consist of the names of some basic dance steps in folk dance,
and perform what is written on the card.

Touch Steps Close steps

11.
12. Cross Steps Hop Steps
13.
14. Slide Steps Swing Steps

Change Steps Heel and Toe Polka

Kuradang Knee Dip

It is important to know the basic steps in folk dance.

Without it, we won’t be able to interpret the write- ups/ steps of
any folk dance .In this lesson, we have learned several basic steps
in 2/4 time signature which are; touch step, close step, cross
step, hop step, slide step, swing step, change step, and heel
and toe step, while ¾ time signature the steps are; kuradang and
knee dip. Let us not be limited of only by these steps because
these are just examples of basic steps. There are still many steps
in folk dance that has to be learned.

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 Activity 2:

Instruction: form a group consisting 8 (eight) members (or with

the same group from the previous activities). Practice all the dance
steps that you’ve learned from the lesson for 10 minutes. Then try to
adapt it to the music of “Buhayani” of Calamba City.

Activity 3:
With the respective group, perform a “Buhayani” dance
adaptation using the different basic dance steps of folk dance that you
have learned.

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 LESSON 3
FIRM-UP YOUR UNDERSTANDING

“TINIKLING”
Tinikling is the most popular and best known of the Philippine dances
and honored as the Philippine national dance. The dance imitates the
movement of the “tikling” birds as they walk between grass stems, run over
tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers. Dancers imitate
the tikling bird's legendary grace and speed by skilfully manoeuvring between
large bamboo poles. Tinikling means "bamboo dance" in English.
Considered as one of the oldest dances from the Philippines, this
dance was originated in the islands of Leyte in the Visayan Islands. People of
Leyte describe the tikling bird as one of the most unique in its movements -
walking around and between the tree branches and some grass stems. This
bird was named "tikling" from which the Tinikling dance got its name. Because
of the creativeness of the people, they imitate this bird by using bamboo
poles.
The Tinikling dancers perform barefooted, wearing the traditional
costumes; as the females wear a dress called balintawak or patadyong. And
the male dancers wear the outfit called barong tagalog. The balintawak are
colorful dresses with wide arched sleeves and the patadyong is a pineapple
fiber blouse paired with checkered skirts. The barong tagalog is the traditional
outfit for males, which is a lightweight long sleeved shirts and worn with red
trousers.

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Pre Assessment:

Activity 1: LOOP A WORD:

Find the words below from the word pool

Kuradang Tinikling Bamboo

Leyte Patadyong Trouser

R F B S M W R T O P D A F G G
R G B A M B O O A A C C Y T H
M A R C A L B A N G A E T V O
O G U T H N A T S A S R D T T
W J A Y W R T A J O E L Y E T
D G R E S U O R T B O T T R Y
G J R R F G B I I J L Y W P K
N H E E T H J R N O E N L J T
O Y R O B E T E I L L A T A I
Y G B A B Y F G K S T R S D N
D R C H A I A H L O G V N M K
A E E B H T Y M I F B A T E D
T T K U R A D A N G T M I O S
A A S R T O U V G R E H A Y Q
P E W D I T Y E L E K I D B W

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Activity 2:
Direction: Below are pictures that are related to the famous folk dance in
the Philippines. Can you name them and give a short description
about each?

A B C D

A. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

B. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

C. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

D. ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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 Formation. Dancers stand at the left side of the bamboo poles with the
girl in front facing the audience. (See diagram 1)

STEPS AND PROCEDURES OF TINIKLING DANCE

page

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 Activity 1
A. Divide the class into groups and choose a partner. As a group,
you should work together, help one another and move as one.
Practice the whole dance and present it to the class. Assess each
other based on the criteria below. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

RUBRICS

PERFORMANCE ASPECT
LEVELS
4 3 2 1 POINTS
CATEGORY
POSSIBLE
Entire group Most of the Areas the Group was
worked well group worked dance where confused
together well together; group did not about roles
during their most students work well and
performance; performed together; one responsibility;
ROLES AND every student their role; person did not group did not
RESPONSIBILTY performed group added perform their mesh well;
their role; a little more role; group very still, no
group was enthusiasm needed more enthusiasm
enthusiastic into their enthusiasm
and appeared performance
to have fun.
In perfect Slightly out of Several areas Dancers
sync with sync with where spent most of
partner; in partner in dancers out of the time
sync with section; sync with dance out of
pole banging; slightly out of each other sync with
danced each sync with and /or with each other
step using 8 rhythm pole rhythm; and/or with
DANCERS counts; no danced every dancers did the pole
mistakes step with 8 not or forgot banging
counts; very to dance 1 rhythm; 2 or
few mistakes step in 8 more steps
count; were not
obvious done in an 8
mistakes counts; 4 or
more obvious
mistakes.
Hard defined Beats slightly Very Bangers kept
rhythmic off rhythm; inconsistent making
POLE BANGERS beats; poles poles low and rhythm; poles mistakes that
were low and wide most of were different effected the
wide; kept the dance; distances and rhythm and
dancers safe kept dancers heights; safety of the
counted the safe; counted dancer safety dancers;
 steps most of the was at risk; neither
dance only 1 banger banger was
counted off counting or
and on engaged in
the dance.
All dance One mistake Two mistakes Three or
transitions made during during the more
TRANSITIONS were in sync one of the transitions mistakes
with partner transitions of during the
(entering, the dance. transitions.
during and
finishing
The dance Interruptions Few obvious
Number of
was that had very interruptions
mistakes
FLOW interrupted little effect on that effected
and/or
and the overall the flow of the
inconsistent
maintained a flow dance
rhythm
constant flow effected the
flow of the
routine
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE

NOW YOU KNOW

Having learned the steps and procedure of the dance

Tinikling, I am looking forward to its mastery.

Congratulations!

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 DIVISION OF CALAMBA CITY

K 12 I GRADE 7 I QUARTER 3
LEARNER’S MATERIAL

WRITERS
Lei Mutya T. Carpio I Jonathan M. Gallardo
E.Barretto Sr. NHS Castor Alviar NHS

Jayson I. Malinao
Calamba Bayside NHS- SPA

Rodelia D. Ocampo I Robert G. Yumul

Camp Vicente Lim NHS Canlubang NHS

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