Folk Dance

What is Folk Dance?

• It is a traditional dance that have been developed naturally and it is being passed down through generations.

• Native dances of any specific "folk" or common people.

• It is related to our everyday lives.

• All of the above

It is a dance that are either religious or secular and connected with the celebration of recurring events of special significance.

• Occupational dances

• Festival dances

• Game dances

• Ritual and ceremonial dances

It is a dance performed as part of the rituals and ceremonies of a certain tribe or group of people.

• Game dances

• Mimetic or drama dances

• War dances

• Ritual and ceremonial dances

It is a dance that mimics animals, inanimate objects, or other people.

• Mimetic or drama dances

• Dances of the life-cycle

• Joke and trickster dances

• Social amenities dances

She is known to be the Mother of Philippine Folk Dances.

• Francisca Reyno-Aquino

• Francisca Reyes-Aquino

• Franchiska Reyes-Aquino

• Francisha Reyes-Aquino

Francisca Reyes was born in_____________________.

• Batangas

• Bulacan

• Baguio

• Batanes

Philippines was discovered by ________________________.

• Ferdinand Marcos

• Fernando Poe

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ferdinand Miguel

Kumintang and pantomimed are being performed for ____________________________.

• wedding

• entertainment

• courtship

• occupational

It refers to dances that depict ritual ceremonies.

• Life-cycle dances

• Ritual dances

• Occupational dances

• Work dances

These are all characteristics of Philippine Folk Dances except:

• It has an expressive behavior.

• It is traditional.

• It is a dance for the Christian people only.

• It is created by an unknown choreographer of communal efforts.