Showing posts with label Maria Clara Dances. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maria Clara Dances. Show all posts

12.04.2007

RIGODON ROYALE - Maria Clara dance

Rigodon de Honor or Rigoon Royale

(reeh-goh-DOHN-deh-oh-NOHR)
This elegant dance was brought to the Philippines by the Filipinos who returned from their travels abroad during the Spanish era. This dance takes its name from its opening performances at formal affairs such as the President's Inaugural Ball. Members of government, including the President and First Lady, diplomatic corps, and other state officials usually participate in the Rigodon. Traditionally, a ballroom waltz dance would follow the Rigodon.




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11.29.2007

Aray Dance-Maria Clara Dance

Aray

Aray is classified under Maria Clara dances.

A dance whose words are sung in "Chabacano-ermitense," a hybrid of Spanish that was only spoken in the Ermita district before the turn of the century and today is extinct. The dance itself is a flirtatious one that involves graceful use of the pañuelo, or shawl, and tambourines. Aray means "ouch" in Tagalog.





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11.28.2007

ALCAMFOR-Maria Clara Dance

Alcamfor

(ahl-kahm-FOHR)

The Alcamfor dance is classified under Maria Clara dances because of the attire of the dancers which are Maria Clara for the ladies and a barong Tagalog for the men.

The dance originated from Leyte, a province in Visayan Region. It is so named because of the handkerchief the girl holds laced with camphor oil, a substance which suposedly induces romance.




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11.27.2007

HAVANERA DE JOVENCITA-Maria Clara dance

Havanera de Jovencita

This dance is classified under Maria Clara dances.

A wedding party dance which originated in the town of Botolan in the Zambales Province. Typical sequences include the procession of the bride and groom's parents, lineup of the bridesmaids and groomsmen upstage, and a solo featuring the wedding couple.



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11.22.2007

Chotis-Maria Clara Dance

Chotis



(CHOH-tees)
This dance is classified under Maria Clara Dance. Chotis (or "Shotis") was one of the ballroom dances introduced by early European settlers. This dance, from Camarines Sur, has been adapted by the Bicolano people and is characterized by a brush-step-hop movement.

11.19.2007

Panderetas-Maria Clara Dances

Panderetas



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Panderetas

(pahn-deh-REH-tahs)

This dance is classified under Maria Clara Dances. It was named after the jingle-less tambourines carried by the females and it originated from Tanza, Iloilo. From December 16 to January 6, a group of people in the Visayan regions go from house to house to sing Christmas called "Daigon." In some regions the song is usually followed by some dances, and "Las Panderetas" is one of those dances.


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11.02.2007

Carinosa-Maria Clara Dance

Cariñosa (IPA: [ˌkariˈɲosa]) is a flirtatious Philippine group dance in the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances where the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental roll as it places the couple in a hard-to-get romance scenario. Despite popular belief, Cariñosa has always been the national dance of the Philippines, whereas the Tinikling is just a worldwide favorite.
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1.22.2003

Philippine Folk Dance-Maria Clara Dances

The ‘Maria Clara’ style of dance is named after a Spanish-style dress, and its performance includes Spanish footwork with Filipino modifications such as bamboo castanets and Asian fans.

These are the Maria Clara dances:

1. Carinosa

2. Aray

3. Alcamfor
4. Havanera de Jovencita
5. Rigodon de Honor or Rigoon Royale

6. Chotis


7. Panderetas


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