ACTIVITY #2 IN P.
E- WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN 1 WHOLE SHEET OF PAPER
DUEDATE: WEDNESDAY MAY 10, 2023
Basic Steps in Folk Dancing
In this part, you will familiarize the basic steps and arm movements of the dances: Binislakan,
Sakuting, Sua – Ku – Sua, and Pangalay. The following terms below are commonly used when
performing the folkdances mentioned above:
Padyak: to stamp or tap with one foot and the weight of the body is on the other foot. Saludo: it
means to bow.
Arms in lateral position: both arms are in one side at the shoulder level, either right or left.
Set: a dance formation of two or more couples.
Bend: to move the body or part of the body around the wide axis Leap: to spring one foot and land
on the other foot.
The table below contains the Dance Steps used and other relevant information when performing
folkdances. Familiarize yourself with the table below.
Dance Step Music Used Number of counts or Step Pattern
meter
per step
Slide (glide) 2/4 or 3/4 1 meter Slide, close
Skip 2/4 or 6/8 1 count Step and hop
Bleking 2/4 or 3/4 1, 2, or 3 counts Heel – place, close
Gallop 2/4 or 6/8 1 count Step and cut
Mincing 2/4 or 3/4 As many as required Step, step, step and so
on
Parallel Tortillier 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4 As many as required Pivot and turn heels,
pivot and turn toes
Pivot turn 2/4 2 meters or 4 meters Step, ball and turn, step,
ball and turn and so on
Touch step 2/4 or 3/4 1, 2, or 3 counts Touch, close
Change step 2/4 or 3/4 1 meter Step, close, step
Waltz turn 2/4 or 3/4 2 meters Execute 2 waltz steps to
make a turn
Waltz step 2/4 or 3/4 2 meters Step (R foot); step (L
foot) close to R in rear;
step R
Stamping 2/4 or 3/4 1 meter stamp (R) (L) and close
to supporting Foot (L) (R)
Assessment
Direction: Connect the Dance Steps of folkdances in column A to their step patterns
in column B. Write only the letter of your answer in your P.E notebook.
A.
B.
1.) Stamping A.) pivot and turn heels, pivot and turn toes B.)
2.) Parallel Tortillier step and cut
3.) Touch Step C.) step and hop
4.) Skip D.) stamp (R) (L) and close to supporting
Foot (L) (R)
E.) touch, close
5.) Gallop F.) heel – place, close
6.) Change step
G.) execute 2 waltz steps to make a turn H.)
7.) Bleking step, close, step
8.) Slide I.) step (R foot); step (L foot) close to R in
rear; step R
9.) Waltz turn
J.) slide, close
10.) Waltz step