UNIT 3

Social Dance: Festival DancesSocial

Dance: Festival Dances
WHAT IS SOCIAL
DANCES
• is an activity for the
pleasure of the
participants. It is distinct
from stage (performance)
dancing, and from
competitive dancing.
WHAT IS FESTIVAL
DANCES
• are folk dances performed to
commemorate a Patron saint or to give
grace for the abundant harvest.
• are not only meant for entertainment,
but it also reflects on the cultural
heritage of the community, beliefs, and
practices.
WHAT IS FESTIVAL
DANCES
• They describe the religious or secular
customs of the community by
reverberating the people’s way of life in
the dance movements and costumes.
• They are also a celebration of the unity
amidst the diversity of the cultures in a
particular community.
ASIA’S FESTIVAL
DANCES
• THAILAND

GHOST FESTIVAL LANTERN FESTIVAL

Phi Ta Khon Loy Krathong
ASIA’S FESTIVAL
DANCES
• MALAYSIA

THAIPUSAM WATER FESTIVAL

WHAT ABOUT PHILIPINES?
LUZON
VISAYAS
MINDANAO
DO WE HAVE FESIVALS TOO?
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• PAHIYAS • is an agricultural province
located in the south of Luzon.
• Rice and coconut are its main
products as its rich soil can
sustain their needs and produce
harvests which can sustain food
supply to other regions of the
Philippines and even for export.
• It is known for its grand vibrant
display of houses.
QUEZON PROVINCE
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• PAHIYAS • Farmers and townspeople from
Lucban, Quezon celebrate
Pahiyas festival in honor of Saint
Isidro Labrador​, the patron saint
of farmers.
• Pahiyas is contextualized as
“precious offering” which is
connoted from the root word
“hiyas” which means jewel.

QUEZON PROVINCE
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• PAHIYAS • Kiping​, a Lucban rice wafer
delicacy is another attraction of
the festival.
• The highlight of the festival is the
procession of dancing parades
carrying statues of San Isidro
Labrador.
• The dance particularly describes
the simple lifestyle and farming
life of Quezon people.
QUEZON PROVINCE
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• BANGUS (MILKFISH)
• is considered to be the national
fish of the Philippines.
• It is a favorite dishamong Filipino
cuisine like the sinigang and daing​.
• Pangasinan is one of the provinces
in the Philippines that produces a
large harvest of bangus​.
• It is located in the northwestern
region bounded by the Lingayen
Gulf and neighboring Ilocano
provinces.
PANGASINAN
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• BANGUS (MILKFISH)
• Bangus is one of the leading
agricultural products of
Pangasinense. As a way to
promote their product, the city
government of Dagupan
launched its festival with a long
pile of grilling milkfish​, lively
dance parade and floating
colorful carts displaying the
bangus as the main decoration.

QUEZON PROVINCE
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• BANGUS (MILKFISH)
• The first festival happened in
May 2002 as conceptualized by
the previous city government.
From then on, the festival
became phenomena for the long
lane of grilling milkfish which led
to the Guinness World Record of
longest barbecue grilling of
bangus last2003.

PANGASINAN
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• BANGUS (MILKFISH) • This event usually takes
place at a 2-week duration
between April and May
when the season of harvest
of bangus is very high.

PANGASINAN
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• PANAGBENGA • is the Summer Capital of the
Philippines​.
• The first event of the festival took
place in 1996 when the city officials
spearheaded the celebration for
the blooming of flowers.
• It acquired the name form a
kankanaey term for “the season for
blooming, a time for flowering.”

BAGUIO CITY
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• PANAGBENGA • The festival was inspired to
show the traditions and values
of Baguio townsfolk and
Cordilleras.
• They demonstrate the
Bendian dance​, an Ibaloi
dance of celebration.

BAGUIO CITY
LUZON FESTIVAL
DANCE
• PANAGBENGA • The dance involves circular
movements symbolically
representing the unity and
harmony among the members
of the tribe – themes that
indicate the coming together
of the various sectors of the
community to bring the
Flower Festival to life.
BAGUIO CITY
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• MASSKARA • is different from the Sinulog
Festival and Ati-Atihan festival as
it celebrates the faith and
resilience of Filipino people in the
midst of tragedies.
• This festival was initiallY
conceptualized to help the
Ilonggos in promoting masks as
their livelihood to aid in the
misery they felt when the sugar
BACOLOD CITY market crashed down.
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• MASSKARA • In its pioneering year, another
tragic event happened, a
navigation luxury ship named MS
Don Juan crashed with a tanker,
thus, killing a lot of their
compatriots. It almost hindered
the launch of the festival
conceptualized for many years.
However, the festival continued
and became the symbol of
Filipino resiliency.
BACOLOD CITY
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• MASSKARA • These masks represent the
Filipino attitude when he
faces a lot of hardships which
is being resilient and hopeful.
• the city its nickname, “City of
Smiles.”
• This is annually celebrated
every October.

BACOLOD CITY
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• SINULOG • one of the secular festivals in
the Philippines.
• This festival celebrates the
arrival of Catholicism in the
Philippines when Spaniards
brought the first statue of Sto
Niño​.
• It is the symbol of the birth of
Catholicism among Filipino
people.
CEBU CITY
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• SINULOG • However, it is believed to be of
pagan origin. It was accounted
that native Cebuanos used to
have a ritual of idol worshipping
before the arrival of Magellan.
Then, when the Raja Humabon
and Hara Amihan baptized to
Catholicism, Magellan gave a
Santo Niño statue as a gift to
the wife of Rajah Humabon.
CEBU CITY
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• SINULOG • From then on, the statue of
Santo Niño became a
representation for their idol
worshipping until the
Spaniards came back and
conquered the land.

CEBU CITY
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• SINULOG • Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor
of the miraculous image of Santo
Niño brought by Magellan in Cebu.
• The dance synchronizes with the
beat of the drums which features
the movement of Sulog, the
previous Pahina River of Cebu.
• This is the origin of the name of
the Sinulog Festival. This is an
event much awaited every
CEBU CITY January.
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• ATI-TIHAN • is another secular festival
celebrated in Kalibo, Aklan of
Panay islands.
• It started way back before the
arrival of Spaniards; thus, it is
known as the mother of all
festivals in the Philippines. Just
like Sinulog, it has pagan origins
that slowly acquired Catholic
influence through Sto. Niño
KALIBO, AKLAN OF PANAY ISLANDS statues.
 VISAYAS FESTIVAL
DANCE
• ATI-TIHAN • is another secular festival
celebrated in Kalibo, Aklan of
Panay islands.
• It started way back before the
arrival of Spaniards; thus, it is
known as the mother of all
festivals in the Philippines. Just
like Sinulog, it has pagan origins
that slowly acquired Catholic
influence through Sto. Niño
KALIBO, AKLAN OF PANAY ISLANDS statues.
MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• LANZONES • is a tropical fruit that grows in
several areas in the country.
• Camiguin is the largestplace in the
Philippines to produce langsat,
another term for lanzones.
• Camiguin celebrates a
thanksgiving festival for lanzones
as it is their major source of
income. they celebrate this for 4
days in October
MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• LANZONES • Lanzones Festival in Mambadjao,
Camiguin is revered with cultural
shows, parades, coronation of
Mutya sa Buahanan​, street dance
and trade fair. This exciting event
features local handicraft and
products. Houses and poles in
the whole Camiguin are
decorated with sweet fruits of
Lanzones
MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• LANZONES • lazones came from the root
word LASON, which means
poison.

STORY BEHIND
 MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• T’nalak Festival • is a woven fabric of red, black and
green variant (hue of abaca leaves)
of colors.
• The indigent women of the T’boli
tribe skillfully weave the fibers
with different shades to form the
elegant looking piece of cloth.
• This is the chosen motif of T’nalak
festival as it symbolizes the
• merging of cultures, strength,
MAMBADJAO, CAMIGUIN vibrant spirit of the people and
their unity.
 MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• T’nalak Festival • Celebrated of mid-july in the
commemoration of fonding of
SOUTH COTABATO PROVINCE
• The celebration starts with
Dayana Civic Parade
highlighted by a float and a
cheer dance competition, and
closes with the T'nalak Parade
or Madal Bel'. This colorful
South Cotabato province street dancing competition
offers unique entertainment.
 MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• T’nalak Festival • Dancers from around the
province, dressed in native
costumes of B'laan, T'boli and
other tribal groups in
Mindanao, demonstrate the
true spirit of Mindanaoan as
they perform on the streets of
Koronadal City. The
performers wear the native
clothing.
South Cotabato province
 MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• TUNA FESTIVAL • Tuna is a saltwater fish
abundant in General Santos
City, the Tuna Capital of the
Philippines​. General Santos is
known as the glorious source
of tuna globally​.
• In 1988, the first Tuna festival
was launched.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

 MINDANAO FESTIVAL DANCE
• TUNA FESTIVAL • Tuna festival is like a big market
for tuna as tourists can buy
fresh tuna with cheaper prices.
They can enjoy the festive jive
in the streets as floating
parades and dancing troops
flood the area. This is a
remarkable festival in the south
due to the abundance of tuna
dishes beingoffered and shared
GENERAL SANTOS CITY by the town people.