Modern dance was handed down from generation to generation.

Spanish influenced dances are the rituals which celebrate their daily lives – a good harvest, health, peace, war and other symbols of living.

Tribal dances are about mysticism, royalty, and beauty.

Rural dances reflects the simple life of the people in the barrio.

Dances was form of expression of oneself through rhythmic movement.

It is found in different parts of the Philippines

It uses the idea of the body’s own “line of energy” to promote easy, natural environment.

It involves exploring the use of energy in relation to gravity and working with weight in terms of fall, rebound, recovery, and suspension.

It tends to be intricate and physical, and the dancers change levels and directions quickly and seamlessly.

Contemporary dance emerged in what year?

She started to use costumes that were away from the traditional lyrical dresses and Ballet Tutus.

It is a duet dance form characterized by weight exchange, fluid movement and touch.

This style is very grounded and the technique visibly contrary to the sylphlike, airborne ideals of ballet.

It emphasizes on minimizing tension in the search for clarity and fluidity and efficient use of energy and breath.

It also uses the feeling of weight and “______________________” in the body, and movement is instigated using breath to lift, and swings through the body to create and half movement.