LAS 4 – WEEK 4 – QUARTER 2:

FESTIVAL DANCES

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I. TITLE OF THE TOPIC : FESTIVAL DANCES
After your encounter with this module, you are expected to:
 Content Standards: The learners demonstrate
understanding of dance in optimizing one’s health; as
requisite for physical activity assessment performance, and
as career opportunity.

 Performance Standards: The learners lead dance events

with proficiency and confidence resulting in independent
pursuit and in influencing others positively.

 Most Essential Learning Competency:

 Analyzes physiological indicators such as heart rate,
rate of perceived exertion and pacing associated with
MVPA’s to monitor and/ or adjust participation or
effort

This module generally describes the different topics on the

concepts of Festival Dancing:
 Lesson 1: __ Background of Festival Dance
 Lesson 2: __ Classification of Festival Dances (Religious and
Secular Festivals)
 Lesson 3: __ Fitness Benefits of Dance

II. CONCEPT NOTES

FESTIVAL DANCES

Festival dances are

cultural dances
performed to the strong
beats of percussion
instruments by a
community of people
sharing the same
culture usually done in
honor of a Patron Saint

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or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest. Festival dances may be
religious or secular in nature. But the best thing about festivals
is that they add to the merry-making and festivities where they
are celebrated, the reason why they are called festival dances
after all. Festival dances draw the people’s culture by portraying
the people’s ways of life through movements, costumes and
implements inherent to their place of origin.

Some of the
famous festivals in the
country include
Sinulog of Cebu,
Dinagyang of Iloilo,
Ati-atihan of Kalibo,
Aklan, Buyogan and
Lingayan of Leyte,
Bangus of Dagupan,
T’nalak of South
Cotabato, Masskara of
Bacolod City, Bambanti of Isabela, and Kadayawan of Davao.
Many others, especially from Luzon, are now paving their way to
join the country’s festival of festivals, the Aliwan Fiesta which is
done in the month of April.

Filipinos do festivals primarily to celebrate. There are a

multitude of reasons for this reason. We celebrate our unity
amidst the diversity of cultures and we celebrate our industry
bringing about a bountiful harvest. Festivals have been a
consistent crowd-producing activity leading to upliftment of a
community’s economy due to its tourism and entertainment
value. Basically, festivals are a form of entertainment that
attracts foreign and domestic tourists to visit a place eventually
leading to the elevation of the Filipino’s quality of life.

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 Whatever festival we celebrate, be it done to honor a
religious icon or celebrate our industry. Festival dances reflect
the unity of the Filipino community that despite the economic,
social, environmental, cultural, and political challenges we face
every day, there can be no other race more resilient than ours.

CLASSIFICATION OF FESTIVAL DANCES

Festivals may either be religious or secular.

Religious festivals are festival celebrated in honor of a certain

religious icon.

Religious
Name of Place of Month of
Figure
Festival Origin Celebration
Honored
Sinulog
Cebu City Sto. Niño January
Festival
Dinagyang
Iloilo City Sto. Niño January
Festival
Ati-atihan
Kalibo, Aklan Sto. Niño January
Festival

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 Peñafrancia Bicol Virgin Mary September
Higantes
Angono, Rizal Saint Clement November
Festival
Longganisa Vigan, Ilocos
Saint Paul January
Festival Sur
Kinabayo James The
Dapitan City July
Festival Great
Pintados de Pintados City,
Sto. Niño March
Passi Iloilo
Santiago City, Señor San
Pattardday May
Isabela Tiago
Sangyaw Tacloban City,
Sto. Niño July
Festival Leyte

Secular festivals are festival celebrated as thanksgiving or

celebration of people’s industry and bountiful harvest. Also
known as Non-religious festivals.

Name of Place of Month of

Industry
Festival Origin Celebration
Bangus Dagupan, Milkfish April to May
Festival Pangasinan Industry
Bambanti Isabela Scarecrow January
Festival (Farming)
Mammangui City of Ilagan Corn Industry May
Festival
Mango Iba, Zambales Mango April
Festival Industry
Panagbenga Baguio City Flower February
Festival Industry
Ibon Ebon Pampanga Migratory February
Festival Birds
Egg Industry
Masskara Bacolod City Mask (Sugar October
Industry)
T’nalak Koronadal, Colorful Abaca January

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 Festival Cotabato
Ammungan Nueva Vizcaya Gathering of May
Festival Tribal
Industry
Binatbatan Vigan, Ilocos Weaving May
Festival Sur Industry

FITNESS BENEFITS OF DANCING

Dance has always been a part of human culture, rituals and

celebrations. Today, most dancing is about recreation and self-
expression, although it can also be done as a competitive activity.
Dancing is an enjoyable way to be more physically active and
stay fit.
It has a wide range of benefits including:

Combination Of Anaerobic And

Aerobic
To be at our healthiest level, we need
to engage in a combination of aerobic
and anaerobic exercise with each
workout. Dance is an excellent way to
get both types in at the same time.
Just by engaging in exercise through
the motions of jumping and short
sequences across the room, you can
get a quality aerobic workout. By
working your muscles through
balancing and lifts, you can also
achieve an anaerobic workout at the
same time.

Improves Heart Health

When you dance, your heart rate increases to pump more
oxygenated blood to the muscles you are using. The faster
your heart beats, the more blood goes to your lungs to gather

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oxygen and transport it to your tissues. This increase in heart
rate helps to strengthen your heart and keep the muscle
conditioned. And, keeping your heart healthy through dance
can help to reduce stress, illness, high blood pressure and
heart disease.

Builds Endurance
Another reason why dance is the ideal cardio workout is that
it builds the endurance you need to stay healthy. Enhanced
cardiovascular endurance achieved through dance can
enhance your skill, fitness level and also prevent injury due
to fatigue. If you’re an athlete, dance can give your stamina
the boost it needs to improve your performance ability.

Boosts Your Immune System

An important aspect of dance is that such cardio workouts
help to clean and strengthen your system. A strong immune
system helps you fight off infection and bacteria easily. Plus,
your lymphatic system gets a boost when you engage in an
energetic dance that helps to metabolize waste products and
keep your immune system functioning properly.

III. LEARNING TASKS

Learning Task 1

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 Matching Type: Below are the different festivals in the
Philippines. Match the festivals in Column A to their place
of origins in Column B. Write your answers on the space
provided.
A B

________1. Bambanti Festival a. Bacolod City

________2. Bangus Festival b. Baguio City
________3. Ati-Atihan Festival c. Zambales
________4. Sinulog Festival d. Cebu City
________5. Mango Festival e. Dagupan City
________6. Dinagyang Festival f. Davao City
________7. Panagbenga Festival g. Iloilo City
________8. Pattarradday Festival h. Isabela
________9. Masskara Festival i. Kalibo, Aklan
_______10. T’nalak Festival j. Santiago City, Isabela
k. South Cotabato

Learning Task 2
Multiple Choices: Read each question carefully and select
the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is a cultural dance performed to the

strong beats of percussion instruments by a community of
people sharing the same culture usually done in honor of
a Patron Saint or in thanksgiving of a bountiful harvest?
A. cultural dance C. festival dance
B. folk dance D. social dance

2. The following festivals EXCEPT ONE are celebrated in honor

of Sto. Niňo:
A. Ati-atihan C. Bangus Festival
B. Dinagyang Festival D. Sinulog

3. How can festival dancing contribute to one’s fitness and

well-being?
A. It reduces the risk of cardio-respiratory diseases

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 B. It facilitates teamwork and sense of community
C. It maximizes our use of energy and enhances
cardiorespiratory health
D. It is a good form of exercise

4. Why is festival dancing an excellent way to reduce or

maintain one’s weight?
A. It exhausts one’s energy to the extent that he can hardly
catch his breath off
B. It burns desired number of calories stored in the body
depending on the intensity
of the activity
C. It easily burns fats off
D. It makes one achieve a desired body figure

5. How can one best benefit from festival dancing activities?

A. They develop one’s awareness of his own and others’
culture through festivals
B. They contribute to the enhancement of community
awareness
C. They help one achieve a personally active lifestyle
D. All of the above

Learning Task 3
Essay: In a three to four paragraph essay, explain the
benefits derived from active participation in festival dancing.

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Learning Task 4
Essay: Answer the questions briefly.

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 1. Why is there a need for festivals? festival dances?
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2. How do you think can festival dances help you in

enhancing your fitness?
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3. What value do festival dances develop in community

fitness?
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Learning Task 5
Like any other people, Cebuano are also fond in
celebrating different festivals. Cebu has one of the most
colorful and world-renowned festivals in the Philippines and
they celebrate it with excitement and high spirits. Cebu
celebrates different festivals in different towns and cities.
Cebu celebrates fiestas with religious rituals and dancing in
the streets to the beat of the drums.

Task:
1. Read the article about the Traditional Festivals in Cebu
using this link: https://thehotelfortuna.com/cebu-city-
traditional-festivals/
2. After reading, complete the table below about the
different festivals celebrated in Cebu.

Name of Place of Month of Religious

Festival Origin Celebration Figure
Honored/

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IV. REFLECTION
Instruction: Complete the statement:

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V. REFERENCES
Book
PE and Health 9 Learner’s Manual
Articles
https://www.slideshare.net/jawel02/an-introduction-to-philippine-festival-dances-
religious-and-secular-festivals-grade-9-physical-education-mapeh-class?
fbclid=IwAR3bLlYXml3PRnZc1SbfkJ7l6gFN_LvKzYmK-7wV4PW6fIjLptFzv90OQJY
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/dance-health-benefits
https://www.gretaleemingdance.com/dance-ideal-cardio/#:~:text=When%20you
%20dance%2C%20your%20heart,and%20keep%20the%20muscle%20conditioned.

Compiled by:

JUSTINE O. BAGUIO
Teacher

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