Feature mimicry as the steps imitate the movements usually seen in duels, combats, and battles.

Involve communicating with the gods, include dance rituals on death, after-life, and recovery from illness.

Dance rituals that mimic work-related activities such as hunting, planting, and harvesting.

These dances reflect the simple life of the people in the barrios. It depicts common work, daily activities of the people. Examples are Tinikling, Itik-Itik dance and Sala ti Mais.

Are dances that originated in the influence of Malay, Javanese and middle Eastern Traders.

These dances reflect rituals which celebrate their daily lives – a good harvest, health, peace, war, and other symbols of living.

dance that is characteristic of a particular cultural group. These are indigenous dances that celebrate life events such as courtship and marriage. Such dances usually focus on romance and the exchange of presents or dowries.

Both arms are at one side (either sideward right or left), which may be done at shoulder, chest, or waist level.

To turn the palms up and down alternately, hands at waist level in front, elbows close to waist.

A spring from one foot landing on the same foot in place or in any direction. The other

foot may be raised in any direction (in front, in rear, sideward or across).

To place one forearm in front and the other at the back of the waist. This is a Visayan term.

Moving the hand from the wrist either in a clockwise or counterclockwise

direction. This is an Ilocano term.

Cross the R or L foot in front of the L or R, bend the body slightly forward and cross the hands (forearms) down in front with the R or L hand (forearm) over the L or R.