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WorksheetsHistory of Folk Dance and its Classification
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Early Filipinos often performed dances for the following reasons EXCEPT:
Thanksgiving for a good harvest
Celebrating successful wars
Entertainment for Spaniards
Recovery from sickness
What are folk dances primarily based on?
Military training
Religious rituals and daily life
Imported European practices
Royal court performances
Who described Philippine folk dance as “a traditional mode of expression that employs body movements linked to rhythmic beat”?
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Carmen T. Lopez
Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
Liza Macuja
Ethnic dances are closely associated with:
European influence
National competitions
Ballroom dancing
Religious practices and tribal traditions
Life-cycle dances include the following EXCEPT:
Courtship dances
Wedding dances
Festival dances
Funeral dances
Lowland Christian dances were influenced mostly by:
Islamic and Malay culture
Hispanic and European culture
Tribal rituals
American jazz dance
Which classification of folk dances is influenced by Arabic and Indo-Malayan culture?
Muslim dances
Lowland Christian dances
Cordillera dances
Festival dances
Which folk dance classification portrays rice planting to harvesting?
War dances
Festival dances
Game dances
Occupational dances
The Itik-Itik dance is an example of what type of dance?
Ritual dance
Mimetic or drama dance
War dance
Festival dance
Maglalatik of Biñan, Laguna is an example of a:
Festival dance
War dance
Mimetic dance
Social amenities dance
Which is NOT a general classification of Philippine folk dances according to Reyes-Aquino?
Cordillera dances
Lowland Christian dances
Muslim dances
Contemporary dances
Who is recognized as the “Mother of Philippine Folk Dance”?
Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Carmen Lopez
Leonor Orosa-Goquingco
Lucrecia Kasilag
Pandanggo sa Sambalilo belongs to which classification?
Game dance
Joke and trickster dance
Social amenities dance
Life-cycle dance
Which classification of folk dance shows social graces and hospitality?
Ritual dances
War dances
Social amenities dances
Festival dances
Which of the following is a tribal dance from the Cordilleras?
Maglalatik
Dugso
Tinikling
Rigodon
