Many people enjoy learning basic steps in folk dance in order to participate in either a social or religious tradition, or sometimes just to get some exercise. Whatever your reason for learning, folk dancing is a fun form of movement that involves dancers from all ages and backgrounds.

FOLK DANCE “Bilao” – To turn palms of hands up and down alternately, hands at waist level in front, elbows close to waist.

DANCE TERMS COMMON TO FOLK DANCES

• BOW OR SALUDO – Partners bow to each other to opposite dancers or to the.
• COUNTER CLOCKWISE – The reverse direction of clockwise, the hands of the.
• FREE HAND – The hand not doing anything.
• OPPOSITE – The person standing in opposite position across the set.

10 BASIC FOLK DANCE STEPS

1. HABANERA STEP. – step, close, step.
2. MINCING STEP. CROSS STEP.
3. GUESS ME! Thank You.
4. STEP SWING. – step, swing.
5. ITIK-ITIK. PANDANGO SA ILAW.
6. TINIKLING. – slide, close.
7. MAGLALATIK. SAYAW SA BANGKO.
8. HOP STEP. – step, hop.

There are five fundamental or basic positions in dance that are commonly termed as 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd position, 4th position, and 5th position of the feet and arms.

The 5 actions of dance – jump, turn, travel, gesture and stillness.

rotate, revolve, cartwheel, pivot, half/full turn, twirl and pirouettes.

Gesture, Locomotion, Elevation, Falling, Turning, Stillness. points, kicks, arm movements, reaches, head rolls and isolations. A movement of the whole body which goes around its vertical axis or changes direction.

In smooth dances such as waltz and foxtrot, look over her right shoulder, and watch out for collisions when you’re going forward. She should also look over your right shoulder, and watch for collisions when, as occasionally is the case, you’re going backwards.

Line of Dance: The dancing on a floor is done along a counter clockwise direction, known as the Line Of Dance. This applies to traveling dances including Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep, and Viennese Waltz, as well as Polka and two-step in the country western repertoire.

Movement on a Dance Floor, known as Line of Dance, is done in a counter clockwise direction. This applies to all travelling dances (eg: Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, etc.) If for some reason you must back up, be sure to look behind you first. Always remember, Leaders are responsible for protecting their partners.

Dance etiquette is the set of conventional rules which govern the social behavior of social dance by its participants. Such rules include the way in which the participants should look and the way in which they approach, dance with and leave their partner.

Etiquette 101: 12 Dance Class Rules You Should Follow

• Go jewelry-free.
• Listen while the dance teacher is talking.
• Stow away the cell phone.
• Don’t film or take pictures in class.
• Pay attention at all times, especially when waiting for your turn.
• Stay for the entire class.
• Don’t leave and come back into your class.

forward and slightly leftward (for the left foot) or rightward (for the right foot) side(ways) and slightly forward. side(ways) and slightly back. back and slightly leftward (for the left foot) or rightward (for the right foot)

For example, if a cloud moves from south-west to north-east, the recorded direction of movement is “south-west”. The speed of a cloud is the speed of its horizontal movement. the direction of movement is towards the center.it forms a tiny ridge or mountain.

By convention, the direction of movement of a cloud is the direction from which the cloud moves. For example, if a cloud moves from south-west to north-east, the recorded direction of movement is “south-west”. The speed of a cloud is the speed of its horizontal movement.