FOLKDANCE

The following are the Forms of Philippine Folk Dance. EXCEPT?

• Spanish Influence Dances

• Rural Dance

• Urban Dance

• Ethnic/Tribal Dance

• Cordillera Dance

It refers to the dances created and performed collectively by the ordinary people.

Which is not a description of Philippine Folk Dance?

• Philippine folk dancers are diverse and include religious, ceremonial, courtship, funeral, combative, exorcism, torture, comic, and game dances.

• They have been not named after saints, heroes, teachers, foreign steps or dances, their countries or regions of origin, events, tribes.

• Philippine folk dances other than religious, ceremonial, and a few social are performed with attention to detail and after meticulous rehearsals.

• Folk dances may also be divided into the regional, which refers to dances particular to one locale or are; the national, which refers to those performed all over the country.

These are the dances of mountain tribes in Northern Luzon, such as those of the Kalinga and the Ifugao people.

• Cordillera Dances

• Mindanao Dances

• Ethnic/Tribal Dances

• Rural Dances

These dances reached their zenith in popularity around the the turn of the century, particularly among the urban Filipinos.

• Cordillera Dances

• Mindanao Dances

• Spanish Influence Dances

• Ethnic/Tribal Dances

It was introduced after the 14th century. It was based on the epic legend of Darangan of Maranao people of Mindanao.

• Ragragsakan

• Singkil

• Ipat

• Baluang

A war dance imitating wild roosters in combat, can be seen performed by natives.

• Talbeng

• Ipat

• Baluang

• Rinampo

This dance performed essentially for the gods.

• Ethnic/tribal Dance

• Spanish Influence Dance

• Mindanao Dance

• Rural Dance

These dances illustrate the fiesta spirit and demonstrate a love of life.

• Spanish Influence Dance

• Mindanao Dance

• Rural Dance

• Cordillera Dance

It creates the illusion of an angry monkey, and is always performed by male dancers.

• Baluang

• Singkil

• Ipat

• Rinampo