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Philippine folk dance, the file is all about the different folk dances in the Philippines....

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PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL DANCES – 5134 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1.

WRITE ABOUT RAMON OBUSAN: ( WHO IS RAMON OBUSAN) ( ENUMERATE HIS CONTRIBUTION IN THE PHILIPPINE FOLKDANCE)

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Ramon Arevalo Obusan, (june 16, 1936 – December 21, 2006) was a Filipino dancer, choreographer, stage designer and artistic director. Obusan ia credited for his work in promoting Philippine traditional dance and cultural work. He is also an acclaimed archivist, researcher and documentary filmmaker who focused on Philippine culture. He also founded Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group in 1971. Among the awards Obusan received was the Patnubay ng Kalinangan award by the City of Manila in 1992, the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining award in 1993 and the prestigious National Artist of the Philippines Fordance in May 2006.

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2. . GIVE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF DANCES IN CORDILLERA GROUP: A. BONTOC PROVINCE: 1. PATONG – a war dance depicting a mock fight of two warriors. 2. BALANGBANG – a victory dance performed after head hunting. 3. DONGADONG – a courtship and wedding dance. B. IFUGAO PROVINCE: 1. TALIP – a courtship dance of the Ifugaos, where a man lures a woman with a blanket to be placed on the woman’s shoulder. 2. INTANEG – a wedding dance among the Ifugao. 3. BUMAYAH – a festival dance among the Ifugao for thanksgiving in their gods. C. BENGUET PROVINCE: 1. BENDEAN – a festival and victory dance. 2. TAEKTEK – a courtship dance where two female tarektek (woodpeckers) try to get the attention of the male tarektek by brandishing their blankets over each other to show their affections. 3. CHUMNU – a female dance performed during celebrations of tribal victory and bountiful harvest. D. APAYAO PROVINCE 1. TURAYEN – an apayao dance imitating the high flying bird. 2. SAY-YAM – a major feast held to celebrate the taking of a head of an enemy....