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WorksheetsPHILIPPINES FOLK DANCES
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The dance’s movements imitate the movement of the tikling bird as it walks around through tall grass and between tree branches. People perform the dance using bamboo poles.
Singkil
Sayaw sa Bangko
Sayaw sa Kawayan
Tinikling
A dance which originates from Pangasinan. It is performed by a couple on a narrow bench, inching and hopping from one end to another. Dancer show skill in staying up the bench as they exchange places by moving their way around or the girl thrown in the air while the boy moves to the other end.
Singkil
Sayaw sa Bangko
Sayaw sa Upuan
Ragragsakan
It is a popular dance performed during celebrations and other festive entertainment. Originally only women, particularly royalty, which serves as either a conscious or unconscious advertisement to potential suitors.
Cariñosa
Tinikling
Pangalay
Singkil
This dance portrays the walk of the industrious Kalingga women, carrying water pots on their heads and wearing the colorful hand-woven "blankets of life" around their necks. Their walk imitates the climb up the Rice Terraces in the Mountain Provinces of the Philippines.
Sayaw sa Basket
Ragragsakan
Bendian
Itik-Itik
It is performed in male-female partnerships. The dancers walk slowly around the room, and the female performs with either a scarf or handkerchief. The costumes for this dance form are usually traditional, with females wearing Maria Clara dresses and males wearing Barong Tagalog.
La Jota
Cariñosa
Balse
Pandanggo
Which of the following dances do "Pandanggo" and "La Jota Isabela" belong?
Visayas Dances
Rural dances
Spanish Influenced Dances
Cordillera Dances
Dancers make a number of flirtatious movements as they hide behind fans or handkerchiefs and peek out at one another.
Abaruray
Pandanggo
La Jota Manileña
Cariñosa
A victory dance performed by the Ibalois of Kabayan to commemorate the courage of warriors of bygone days
Bendian
Abaruray
Ragragsakan
Kankanae
It is originated from the Maranao people who inhabit the shores of Lake Lanao.
Singkil
Kappa Malong Malong
Pangalay
Asik
A mock duel dance that displays strength, agility,flexibility, using sticks as arms
Palu-Palo
La Jota de Batanggas
Maglalatik
Moriones
It is an entertaining dance that is usually performed on festive social occasions like weddings and birthdays.
Pandanggo sa Baso
Pangdaango sa Ilaw
Binasuan
Itik-Itik
A solo dance performance portrays an unmarried young woman who tries to gain the approval and support of her sultan master.
Singkil
Tahing Baila
Asik
Pangsak
A popular dance in Sulu. This is a traditional fingernail dance that is performed at wedding celebrations held by affluent families.
Pangalay Ha Pattong
Pangalay
Pagapir
Karasaguyon
A Philippine war dance performed by both the Maguindanao and Maranao depicting in dramatic fashion the steps their hero, Prince Bantugan, took upon wearing his armaments, the war he fought in and his subsequent victory afterwards..
Pagapir
Pangalay
Sagayan
Dugso
The Ilonggo term for merrymaking or revelry, and true to its name, the festival is one of the biggest world-class festivals in the country hosting a variety of different events. The celebration is held to once again commemorate the Santo Nino, or the Holy Child Jesus, and to celebrate the arrival of Malay settlers in the city.
Masskara
Ati-Atihan
Sinulog
Dinagyang
Which religious festival refers to a two-day event in Angono, Province of Rizal to honor San Clemente, the patron saint of fishermen
Higantes
Sinulog
Sinagyang
Longganisa
Which secular festival held to celebrate the anniversary of South Cotabato and is observed every July?
T'nalak Festival
Higantes Festival
Longganisa Festival
Ati-Atihan Festival
Is a feast held in honor of the Santo Niño held annually in January concluding on third Sunday, in the town of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines.
Dinagyang Festival
Ati-Atihan festival
Sinulog Festival
Masskara Festival
A month-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio. The festival, held during the month of February, was created as a tribute to the city’s flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake.
Dinagyang Festival
Sinulog Festival
Ati-atihan festival
Panagbenga Festival
A Bukidnon ethnic-cultural festival that takes place from the last week of February to the first week of March. It can mean a datu ship ritual, a wedding ceremony, a thanksgiving festival during harvest time, a peace pact, or any number of these together.
Kaamulan
Maleldo / Cutud Lenten Rites
Turumba Festival
Carabao Festival
