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    The Areuana is a folk dance from the Visayas region of the Philippines. There are different versions from Ilo-ilo and Negros Occidental. The dance involves partners facing each other and moving in lines, exchanging places by passing front to front or back to back while taking chasing steps side to side or forward and backward. It includes stamps, pivots, bows and turns between the partners.

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    The Areuana is a folk dance from the Visayas region of the Philippines. There are different versions from Ilo-ilo and Negros Occidental. The dance involves partners facing each other and moving in lines, exchanging places by passing front to front or back to back while taking chasing steps side to side or forward and backward. It includes stamps, pivots, bows and turns between the partners.

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    The Areuana is a folk dance from the Visayas region of the Philippines. There are different versions from Ilo-ilo and Negros Occidental. The dance involves partners facing each other and moving in lines, exchanging places by passing front to front or back to back while taking chasing steps side to side or forward and backward. It includes stamps, pivots, bows and turns between the partners.

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    The Areuana is a folk dance from the Visayas region of the Philippines. There are different versions from Ilo-ilo and Negros Occidental. The dance involves partners facing each other and moving in lines, exchanging places by passing front to front or back to back while taking chasing steps side to side or forward and backward. It includes stamps, pivots, bows and turns between the partners.

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    Areuana is Filipino folk dance originated in the Visayas.

    Different versions of the dance exist such as the


    one from Ilo-ilo and the other from Negros Occidental.

    COUNT: One, two or one, and, two, and to measure.

    FORMATION: Any number of couples in lines about four feet

    apart, with the Girl on the right side of Boy

    when facing the audience.

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    INTRODUCTION

    Music Introduction.

    Partners face each other.

    (a) Patterns take two steps forward to meet at center (R, L),

    (cts. 1, 2) and move two steps (R, L) backward, away from

    each other (cts. 1, 2). Arms at the sides swinging

    naturally in time with the music..................2 M

    (b) Stamp R foot sideward putting weight on it (cts. 1, 2),

    cross L foot in front of R and turn to right at the time

    salok the L hand across the body, R arm in fifth position

    (cts. 1, 2). Finish facing each other.............2 M

    (c) Partners bow to each other, arms n second position (ct. 1)

    trunk up arms down at sides (ct. 2)...............1 M

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    I

    Music A.

    Partners face left. Boy faces the audience, Girl away from

    the audience.

    (a) With the inside foot leading, take two chasing steps

    sideward to exchange places passing front to front (cts.

    1, and, 2, and), step R sideward (ct. 1), stamp L close

    to R (no weight) (ct. 2), Girl holds skirt, Boy places

    hands on waist. Finish in partner's place.........2 M

    (b) Repeat (a) finishing in proper places.............2 M

    (c) Repeat (a) putting weight on the last stamp.......2 M

    (d) Cross-step turn right (1 M) finish facing partner and

    bow to each other (1 M). Arms as in the introduction.

    Partners face left, Girl facing the audience, Boy away

    from the audience.................................2 M

    (e) Repeat all (a-d), passing back to back finishing in

    proper places.....................................8 M

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    II

    Music B.
    Partners face each other.

    (a) Stamp R foot sideward right (no weight) (cts. 1, 2).1 M

    (b) Both move sideward right with two chasing steps (cts. 1,

    and, 2, and)......................................1 M

    (c) Stamp forward on R foot putting weight (ct. 1), pivot on

    R making a right about turn, swinging L foot in rear of

    R ankle (ct. 2), step backward to face partner (cts. 1, 2 ),

    in partner's place................................2 M

    (d) Starting with the R foot take three chasing steps moving

    backward away from each other and stamp R foot backward

    taking weight on it (cts. 1, and, 2, and, 1, and, 2).2 M

    (e) With the L foot leading, take three chasing steps moving

    forward to proper places and stamp L foot forward taking

    weight on it (cts. 1, and, 2, and, 1, and, 2) passing by

    R shoulder finish facing away from each other......2 M

    (f) Partners take three cross-step turns about (R, L, R) in

    place, Girls holds skirt, Boy places hands on waist. Finish

    the last turn facing each other (take 2 M for each turn).6 M

    (g) Partners bow to each other, arms in second position (cts. 1,


    2) trunk up arms down at sides (cts. 1, 2).........2 M

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    III

    Music A.

    Partners face the audience.

    (a) Starting with the inside foot, repeat figure I (a-c)

    moving sideward to partner's place, (2 M), sideward to

    proper places (2 M), sideward to partner's place (2 M),

    Girl passing in front always......................6 M

    (b) Repeat figure I (d), finishing turn in partner's place

    facing each other.................................2 M

    (c) Repeat (a) moving obliquely sideward (R, L, R)....6 M

    Repeat (b), finishing turn in proper places...........2 M

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    IV

    Music B.

    Partners face the audience.

    (a) Stamp R foot sideward right (no weight) (cts. 1, 2),

    and take two chasing steps sideward right (cts. 1, and,

    2, and)...........................................2 M

    Partners face each other.


    (b) Repeat figure II (c-g)...........................14 M

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