Folk dancing doesn't become the expression of customs, traditions, and everyday lives of a local community or ethnic group.

Even before the Spaniards arrived, the Philippines had already a thriving dance culture.

The dancers adapted imposed Christian belief and culture to their own dances, borrowing court choreography but imbuing it with Philippine spirit.

They danced to appease the gods, to curry favor from powerful spirits, to celebrate a hunt or harvest, to mimic the exotic life forms around them.

Performed to depict the work or the day-to-day activities of a community.

Performed during rituals.

Usually performed by singles or newly-weds together with the relatives of the bride and groom.

Performed during fiestas as a thanksgiving ritual for a bountiful harvest or good fortune.

Originated during the Spanish Colonial Era. Its name is a reference to birds.

Tinikling is a dance that uses ___ poles.

Tinikling is a dance originated in what province in Visayas?

Dancers perform this dance with remarkable grace and speed ___ between bamboo poles.

___ meaning the loving or affectionate one, is a Philippine Folk Dance of Hispanic origin.

The fan or ___ plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.

The Cariñosa originated in Panay Island in the ___.

___ movements using a fan and a handkerchief are the most common version of this dance.