The origin of dance are rooted in the (a)  

It was used as a way of expressing and reinforcing tribal unity and strength, as an approach for courtship and mating, and as means of worships, communication, and therapeutic experience.

(a)  

said, “man danced originally to supplicate the gods on all important occasions of life”.

(a)  

It was only during the (a)   that real knowledge of dance came about within the great Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations.

Dance became full blown and was richly recorded in (a)   .

Dance was taught as an aid to military education among the boys in (a)   .

During this era, dance was not just for religious and military training but also a form of entertainment and display.

(a)  

They strongly supported this art as an integration of the body and soul.

(a)  

He immensely gave importance to dance in education as stated in his elucidation on the Laws

(a)  

kind of music which is fine and honourable

(a)  

kind of music which is imitating what is mean or Ugly

(a)  

gave less importance to dancing. It stopped valuing such qualities in art as the nation grew wealthy and powerful.

(a)  

At the same time, the common people also amused themselves by doing dances that were social in character. This marked the beginning of (a)   .

In this dance, dancers hold each other by hand, forming a long chain and move about in an open or closed circle, or in an extended line

(a)  

It was not as popular as round dance as it was considered scandalous when first seen.

(a)  

emerged as part of the chivalric way of living.

(a)  

Additionally, the peasants danced on grass or on the beaten earth of the town while noblemen danced in smooth floor or wood or polished marble called the (a)   .

A vast dance movement occurred throughout the courts of Europe

(a)  

According to (a)   , the health benefits gained through dancing are similar to other forms of activities that involve sustained effort in the target zone.

This is the area the performers occupy and where they move.

(a)  

dance movements can travel in any direction. The performers can go forward, side, backward, diagonal, circular, and so on.

(a)  

movements can be varied by doing larger or smaller actions

(a)  

movements can be done in a high, medium, or low level

(a)  

performers may change this by looking at different directions.

(a)  

The movements in timing may be executed in varying (a)   .

Performers move with the tempo of an underlying sound, known as (a)   .

Can be varied by moving faster or slower than the normal beat.

(a)  

When a sequence of a movement or group of phrase is done in varying tempos, they generate (a)   .

can either initiate or stop an action

(a)  

The movements here propelled by (a)   .

movements are done smoothly, continuously, and with flow and control. It does not have a clear beginning and ending

(a)  

movements are explosive or sharp in contrast with sustained movements.

(a)  

movements consist of trembling or shaking.

(a)  

movement trace a curved line or an arc in space

(a)  

movements are perched in space or hanging on air.

(a)  

movement are released in tension and gradually or abruptly giving in to gravity, letting the body descend to the floor.

(a)  

It refers to how the entire body is molded in space or the configuration of body parts.

(a)  

balance shape; movements are practically identical or similar on both sides.

(a)  

unbalanced shape; movements of two sides of a body do not match or completely different from each other

(a)  

In this elements, a group of dancers perform movements indifferent group shapes. They are arranged in ways that are wide, narrow, rounded, angular, symmetrical, or asymmetrical and are viewed together as a total picture or arrangement within a picture frame

(a)  

He said, "Dance is an art which deals with the motions of the human body”

(a)  

are the indigenous dances of any specific folk or the common people.

(a)  

According to them, folk dance became the overt expression of emotions and ideas which were peculiarly significant or the re-enactment of customs and events constituting an important part of their history and patterns of daily living

(a)  

defined Philippine folk dance as a “traditional mode of expression that employs bodily movements of redundant patterns linked to definitive features of rhythmic beats or music”.

(a)  

are also traditional folk dances but have a national scope.

(a)  

are those performed in primitive tribes and have retained their close kinship with religious ritual and community custom.

(a)  

dances that depict ritual ceremonies. Examples are Dugso (Bukidnon) and Pagdiwata (Palawan).

(a)  

dances relating to the cycle of human life such as birthing, courtship, wedding, and funeral.

(a)  

dances that exhibit work and occupation of the dancers.

(a)  

mother of philippine folk dance

(a)  

Include non-Christian dances Lowland Christian dances - dances coming from places with from the Cordilleras

(a)  

Western influences such as that of the Tagalogs, ilocanos, Pampangueños, Pangasinense, Bisaya, and Bicolano

(a)  

dances from the people of the Southern Islands of the Philippines such as in Mindanao and Sulu.

(a)  

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

(a)  

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

(a)  

dances that depict the means of livelihood of the Filipino people.

(a)  

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

(a)  

derivations from local folk games.

(a)  

- include jokes or tricks played by a dancer on another or a group of dancers

(a)  

- dances that mimic animals, inanimate objects, or other people.

(a)  

- dances that express feud and enmity wherein two male dancers engage in physical combat with Spartan-like intensity

(a)  

- dances that express social graces, hospitality, and offerings of gifts to friends.

(a)  

An example of these is Pukol Dance from Aklan and Capiz in the Panay region.

(a)  

Palay festival, a national dance in rice-growing regions, is an example of an (a)   dance