PE G7 Q4 EXAM

PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES HAVE MOSTLY BEEN INFLUENCED BY SPANISH CULTURE, INCLUDING THE COSTUMES, FORMS, STYLES AND MOVEMENTS. _____ IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PHILIPPINE FOLK DANCES. IT IS A FAVORITE DANCE IN THE VISAYAN ISLANDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE.

_____ CAME FROM THE TIKLING, A BIRD WITH LONG LEGS AND A LONG NECK. THE _____ DANCE IMITATES THE MOVEMENTS OF THESE BIRDS AS THEY WALK BETWEEN GRASS STEMS OR RUN OVER TREE BRANCHES. THIS SPECTACULAR DANCE IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY A SONG, BUT IS BEST PERFORMED WITH AN INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT.

VARIED LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS ARE USED IN _____, BUT THE FOOTWORK IN _____ IS THE CHALLENGING PART OF THE DANCE. SKIPS, HOPS, AND JUMPS ARE SOME OF THE FOOTWORK IN THE DANCE, WITH ADDITIONAL KURADANG STEPS THAT COORDINATE WITH THE SWAY AND BALANCE OF ARMS.

CROSS ONE FOOT AND HOP

• CROSS HOPS

• TAP

• WALTZ

• KURADANG

• KUMINTANG

SLIGHT TOUCH OF THE TOES IN FRONT OR SIDEWARDS

• CROSS HOPS

• TAP

• WALTZ

• KURADANG

• KUMINTANG

STEP-CLOSE-STEP

• CROSS HOPS

• TAP

• WALTZ

• KURADANG

• KUMINTANG

2 DOUBLE STEPS FORWARD R. CROSS L OVER R; THEN 2 DOUBLE STEPS BACKWARD WITH THE R (TOGETHER WITH ARMS IN FIRST POSITION MOVING TO FOURTH POSITION)

• CROSS HOPS

• TAP

• WALTZ

• KURADANG

• KUMINTANG

AN ARM MOVEMENT USING THE WRIST TO TURN OUTWARD AND INWARD

• CROSS HOPS

• TAP

• WALTZ

• KURADANG

• KUMINTANG

Hop with L foot outside (at the left side) the bamboos (ct.1), hop with R between the bamboo poles (ct. 2), then hop on the L foot on the same spot (ct. 3) and raise R. ( That is, when the bamboo poles are struck together on count 1 and the hop is done outside. When they are far apart, the two hops are done between or inside on counts two & three). Bend R arm upward above the head level and kumintang the hand counterclockwise. Girl’s L arm holding the skirt, and boy’s on the waist.

• TINIKLING STEP RIGHT

• TINIKLING STEP LEFT

HOP ON R FOOT OUTSIDE (AT THE RIGHT SIDE) THE BAMBOO POLES (CT. 1), HOP ON L BETWEEN THE POLES (CT. 2) AND HOP ON R ON THE SAME SPOT (CT. 3) REVERSE HAND POSITIONS. R : RIGHT ; L – LEFT; CT. - COUNT

• TINIKLING STEP RIGHT

• TINIKLING STEP LEFT