THE PRIMITIVE ERAPrepared by: Group 1

MEMBERS:• Jade Parochelin• Kate Naelga• Christian Dale Parcia• Mary Hope Fenete• Sonnet John Llaguno• April Mae Balasan

PRIMITIVE DANCE• “Primitive dance” is a dance which is considered as dance in its purest

form because this particular dance form has not been refined, developed, trained, or guided by an artist

• The early people of the Philippines believed their fate lay in the hands of their gods.

• To the early Filipinos, dance was an expression of community life that animates the various rituals and ceremonies.

• Ethnic dances are found among the ethnolinguistic groups scattered all over the Philippine Island, who have not been substantially Westernized, either by Spain or the United States.

• They share common religious beliefs, generally animistic, and make propitiatory offerings to household gods called “anitos”

• Tribesmen usually dance around a sacred idol or fire depending upon the purpose for dancing

• Cordillera dances are less structured and less formal than most Philippine ethnic and folk dances. Most steps and movements of the hands go downward to express the affinity with and closeness to the earth.

• Moslem dance style have absorbed Hindu-Malayan-Arabic influences combining them in different degrees of intensity.

• Primitive Dances Will be classified into the following:• 1.) Ritual Dances• 2.) Life-cycle Dances• 3.) Occupational Dances• 4.) Mimetic Dances

RITUAL DANCES• 1.) Ritual Dances – are dances which connect the material world to the

spiritual.• Rituals sustain the spiritual and social life of the Indigenous Filipinos.• The Babaylan or medicine men of primitive cultures whose powers to

invoke the assistance of a god were feared and respected, were considered by many to be the first choreographers or composers of formal dances

• At the center of these rites are the baylan or babaylan. Examples of ritual dances

PAGDIWATA• A.) Pagdiwata – the Tagbanuas of Palawan perform this dance in gratitude

for a good harvest, to implore continued protection and favor from the deities and for general well-being

DUGSO• B.) Dugso – a dance of the Manobos of Bukidnon, is a thanksgiving for a

bountiful harvest, the birth of a male child, or a victory in a war.

SOHTEN• C.) Sohten of the Subanon supplicates the spirits to give strength and

courage to a warrior who shakes a shield and palm leaves.

BENDIAN• D.) Bendian – of Benguet is a dance to heal a prolonged illness, relieve

natural calamities such as famine and draught and to celebrate victory in war

TAHING BAILA• E.) Tahing Baila – is a prayer dance for a bountiful fish catch

LIFE-CYCLE DANCES• 2.) Life-cycle Dances are dances which celebrate an individual’s birth,

baptism, courtship, wedding and demise• The life of the young is devoutly and joyfully ushered in nurtured and

promoted. Examples of these dances are

MANMANOK• A.) Manmanok of the Bagos is a courtship dance which is an imitation of

two mating fowls

DALING-DALING• B.) Daling-daling of the Tausug is a dance that displays grace as much as

affection

HIMOG OR DEATH DANCE• C.) Himog or Death Dance – is a ceremonial dance performed only by

men to ask gods for help in punishing the killing of their warrior.

PANGALAY PANGANTIN• D.) Pangalay Pangantin – is a samal – Badjao dance in the “Pangalay”

style performed by the bride

OCCUPATION DANCES• 3.) Occupational Dances – are dances which transform defense and

livelihood activities to celebratory performances

TUDAK• A.) Tudak (Bukidnon) acts out a whole sequence of the rice cycle into

dance.

TAUTI• B.) Tauti – is an unusually exciting occupational dance which vividly

portrays the labors of catching “tauti” (catfish)

MIMETIC DANCES• 4.) Mimetic Dances – are special dances which are mimetic in nature. The

surrounding animal life also easily lends itself to imitative dances that are both graphic and symbolic

SAYAW TU BAUD• A.) Sayaw tu Baud or pigeon dance is an imitation of flight of pidgeons

from hunters stalking them

PINUHAG• B.) Pinuhag – imitates movements of a bee gathering honey

INAMO-AMO• C.) Inamo-amo – mimicked the movements of a monkey as it bounces and

gambles about

NINANOG• D.) Ninanog – is an imitation of the movements of the hawk as it pounced

on its quarry

• The Primitive dances of the Filipino people draw their inspiration from the different images around them and religious and social activities of the tribe which are of communal purpose. They may also have learned many of their dance movements and patterns from the birds and animals around them

• Many birds and fowls, such as the roosters and the turkeys, go through courtship rituals that are very much like simple primitive dance patterns.

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