PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Unit 4 – Regional and National Dances with Asian Influence

Philippine Folk Dances

with Asian Influence
 Physical folk dances
speak so much about the
heartbeat of our people.
 superstitions
customs
beliefs
ideas
events of daily living
 Just by looking at the
costumes, props, and
implements of a certain
group or tribe, you can tell
the origin of the dance.
The kind of music being used
readily also tells about the
influences brought about by
trade and settlement of our
neighboring countries.
 Burma
Indonesia
Cambodia
China
Japan Thailand
Malaysia
 DANCE LITERATURE
Historical Background and Context

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 BINISLAKAN
Dance Researcher : Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Meaning : With the use of stick
Dance Culture : Christian-lowland
Place of Origin : Lingayen, Pangasinan
Country of Influence : China
Ethno-linguistic Group : Pangasinense
Classification : Social Dance
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 BINISLAKAN BACKGROUND
 Lingayen in Pangasinan means “having to
look backward and upward”
 It was derived from Li-King-Tung, a Chinese
word given to the name Lingayen, the capital
of Pangasinan, by the Chinese settlers of this
place a long time ago.

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 BINISLAKAN BACKGROUND
 The dancers look backward or upward in some
of the movements hence, the name Lingayen.
 They also use two sticks to produce rhythms,
imitating the chopsticks used by the Chinese in
eating.
 Thus, the dance is called Binislakan, which in
Pangasinan means “with the use of sticks”.
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 BINISLAKAN PROPERTIES
Costume
 Female: Siesgo and kimono with loose and
long sleeves and soft panuelo
 Male: Camisa de Chino and red pants
Music
 2/4 composed of two parts – A and B

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 BINISLAKAN PROPERTIES
Count
 One, two, one and two, and one and two and
Formation
 Partners stand about six feet apart.
 One or more pairs in a set can take part in the
dance, in any formation desired.

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 BINISLAKAN
Camisa
de Chino

Kimono

Red pants

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 SUA-KU-SUA
Dance Researcher : Ramon A. Obusan
Meaning : My Pomelo Tree
Dance Culture : Muslim-lowland (coastal)
Place of Origin : Jolo, Sulu
Country of Influence : China, Malaysia, Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group : Tausug
Classification : Courtship Dance
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 SUA-KU-SUA BACKGROUND
 Aside from being known as fierce warriors,
the Tausugs are also remarkable as seafarers
and farmers.
 In Sulu, extensive orchards are planted with
coconuts and pomelos and the fields with
staples like rice and root crops.

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 SUA-KU-SUA BACKGROUND
 Pomelo fruits serve as an important source
of income of the people of Sulu.
 Their dependence on pomelo fruits for their
livelihood inspired them to create Sua-Ku-
Sua dance.

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 SUA-KU-SUA BACKGROUND
 The movements of the dance compare sua’s
gentle leaves, slender branches, attractive
fruits, and fragrant flowers to a lady.
 During the performance, the couples sing
while flapping two white fans which
represent the leaves rustling in the wind.

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 SUA-KU-SUA PROPERTIES
Costume (Female)
 Barawasi – top
 Sawal or Kantiu – pants
 Siyag – shoulder band
 Headpiece: tusuk, paper bills, pasteboard cutouts similar to
Chinese crowns
 Accesories: gold or imitation gold earrings, necklace, bracelets,
and brooches
 Suggested footwear: Dancers are barefoot.
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 SUA-KU-SUA PROPERTIES
Costume (Male)
 Bajo – top
 Sawal or Kantiu – pants
 Accessories: money-belt, Sarok hat, Pis siyabit
(scarf), Kris (wavy knife), or barong (leaf-knife)
 Suggested footwear: Dancers are barefoot.

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 SUA-KU-SUA PROPERTIES
Music
 2/4 and 4/4; composed of three parts – A, B, and C
 Gabbang bamboo xylophone are shaped like a
small boat.
Count
 1, 2 to a measure in 2/4 time signature
 1, 2, 3, 4 to a measure in 4/4 time signature
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 SUA-KU-SUA

Barawasi Siyag

Bajo
Sawal or
Kantiu

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 PANGALAY
Dance Researcher : Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Meaning : Fingernail
Dance Culture : Muslim-lowland (coastal)
Place of Origin : Sulu
Country of Influence : Thailand, Malaysia, Burma,
Cambodia, and Indonesia
Ethno-linguistic Group : Tausug
Classification : Wedding / Festival Dance
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 PANGALAY BACKGROUND
 is also known as Daling-Daling or Mengalai
in Sabah
 is the traditional “fingernail” dance of the
Tausug people of the Sulu Archipelago and
Sabah
 resembles the movements of kontaw silat, a
martial art common in the Malay Archipelago
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 PANGALAY BACKGROUND
 is performed mainly during weddings and
other festive event
 Pangasik – male version of the Pangalay;
features more martial movements
 Pangiluk – features both a male and female
dancer

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 PANGALAY PROPERTIES
Costume
 Dancer wears a typical Joloana costume
Accessories
 Experts and professional dancers use janggay,
extended metal finger nails in each finger.
 The rich people have janggay made of solid gold
or silver.
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 PANGALAY PROPERTIES
Suggested Footwear
 Dancer are barefoot.
Music
 Played as many times as necessary
Count
 One, two; or one and two and to a measure

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 PANGALAY MOVEMENTS
 There are no definite directions, sequence of
figures, number and kinds of steps, hand
movements, and positions used when performed
by the natives.
 For teaching purposes, the figures of this dance
may be created and dancers may form their own
combinations.

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 PANGALAY

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 SAKUTING
Dance Researcher : Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Meaning : Refers to rhythmic sticks
producing the accompaniment
for the dance
Place of Origin : Abra and Ilocos Norte
Country of Influence : China
Classification : Social Dance

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 SAKUTING BACKGROUND
 is a dance of the ethnic people living in the
western side of the Cordillera way back before
the coming of the Americans to our country
 During Christmas, young boys and girls
accompanied by their elders would go to
lowlands, especially in Abra and Ilocos Norte, to
dance in front of the houses and ask for gifts.

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 SAKUTING BACKGROUND
 These young children hold sticks, one on each
hand and strike them together to make their
dance livelier.
 The people in the homes would give them money,
homemade delicacies, and other things.

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 SAKUTING PROPERTIES
Costume
 Female: native Ilocano kimono style with
sleeves of elbow length; ankle-length skirt of
bright-colored plaids shirred at the waist
 Male: Camisa de chino, red trousers, and a
native hat

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 SAKUTING PROPERTIES
Music
 2/4 and 3/4 rhythms and composed of 9
parts: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I
Formation AUDIENCE
X O
O X
X O
O X
One set of dancers

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 SAKUTING

Camisa kimono
de chino

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 SUMMARY
Literal Meaning of the
Name of Dance Place of Origin Dance Classification Country of Influence
Name

Binislakan With the use of Lingayen, Social dance China

sticks Pangasinan

Sua-Ku-Sua My Pomelo Tree Jolo, Sulu Courtship dance China, Malaysia,

Indonesia

Wedding / Festival Thailand, Malaysia,

Pangalay Fingernail Sulu Burma, Cambodia,
dance
Indonesia

Refers to rhythmic
Sakuting sticks producing the Abra and Ilocos Social dance China
accompaniment for Norte
the dance

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 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Unit 4 – Regional and National Dances with Asian Influence

Philippine Folk Dances

with Asian Influence
MR. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City