What is Curacha dance?
Kuratsa is one of the traditional dances in Leyte and Samar province. It is widely danced especially during fiesta, family reunions, and weddings. It is referred to as a courtship dance where dancers imitate courtship movements of rooster and a hen in a creative way.
What kind of dance is Kuratsa?
The Kuratsa is a Filipino traditional Dance of Courtship where the male approaches and courts a lady in a form of a dance. It depicts the courtship between the rooster and the hen.
What is the major work of Francisca Reyes Aquino?
Among Reyes-Aquino’s most noted works is her research on folk dances and songs as a student assistant at the University of the Philippines (UP). The education body distributed her work and adapted the teaching of folk dancing in an effort to promote awareness among the Filipino youth regarding their cultural heritage.
What is the purpose of binasuan dance?
Binasuan is a folk dance that originated in Bayambang, Pangasinan,. The word “binasuan” means “with the use of drinking glasses.” The dancers balance glasses on their heads and in their hands as they move. The glasses are filled with rice wine, which makes any misstep a messy mistake.
What are the basic steps of Philippines folk dance?
Do these steps outside the bamboo poles:
- Hop on your right foot.
- Hop another time on the right foot.
- Step on the left foot.
- Step on the right foot.
- Hop on the left foot outside the poles.
- Hop again on the left foot outside both poles.
- Step on your right foot.
- Step on your left foot.
Why is Francisca Reyes Aquino?
Reyes Aquino received the “Philippine Republic Award of Merit” for her untiring efforts in collecting, compiling, and propagating folk dances, and for her outstanding contribution to the advancement of Filipino culture in the field of dance.