Different Traditional Dance of Cebuano's

 Different Traditional Dance of Cebuano's

My Sample Lesson

         In this lesson students are expected to understand the following:

• Objectives:

• To identify different traditional dance of Cebuano's
• To appreciate their traditions

• Subject Matter:

•  Different Traditional Dance of Cebuano's

• Reference:

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•  Let's identify the different traditional dance of Cebuano's the first one is:

• Sinulog- Sinulog festival held in Cebu every January. Sinulog is a dance ritual in honor of the miraculous image of the Sto. Niño. The dance moves two steps forward and one step backward to the sound of the drums. This movement resembles the current (Sulog) of what was known as Cebu’s Pahina River. Thus, in Cebuano, it’s Sinulog. On April 7, 1521, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived and planted the cross on the shores of Cebu, claiming the territory for Spain. He presented the image of the child Jesus, the Santo Niño, as baptismal gift to Hara Amihan, wife of Rajah Humabon. Hara Amihan was later named, Queen Juana in honor of Juana, mother of Carlos I. Along with the rulers of the island, some 800 natives were also baptized to the Christian faith. At the moment of receiving the image, it was said that Queen Juana danced with joy bearing the image of the child Jesus. With the other natives following her example, this moment was regarded as the first Sinulog. This event is frequently used as basis for most Sinulog dances, which dramatize the coming of the Spaniards and the presentation of the Santo Niño to the Queen. A popular theme among Sinulog dances is Queen Juana holding the Santo Niño in her arms and using it to bless her people who are often afflicted by sickness caused by demons and other evil spirits.

•  Itik-Itik- Itik is a Cebuano term of a duck. This dance is perform by a dancer who mimic that of a duck, of course. In other words it is a mimetic dance that depicts the movements of wading and flying itik (ducks). Dancer mimic that short swaying gait of waddling feet and the intense energy of close-cropped flapping wings. 

•  Mananagat- Cebuano for fishermen, depicts fishermen at sea. Dancers in long line formations mimic women scooping water from the banca (canoe) with bamboo shells and men wielding wooden paddles.

• Gapnod-   (Cebuano for flotsam) is a reenactment of the discovery by a fisherman of the image of St. Anthony de Padua, the patron saint of the town of Sibulan, Negros Oriental. It is therefore a workship dance that is more popular among the people in Negros Oriental. The theme of the dance is one of rejoicing and merrymaking that ends in a fluvial procession along the coast.

• Surtido Cebuano- is a square dance said to have originated in Bantayan, Cebu. It is a cobbling together of Spanish, Mexican, and French influences along with indigenous elements. Surtido (literally, assortment) is performed by several pairs of dancers, with the head pair called cabeceras the side pairs, costados, guiding the other dancers in varied quadrille formations. It is used to be a dance of long duaration performed by a big group to tune of beautiful Visayan folk airs. The modern arrangement is more lively and suitable for dancing by small groups.

•  La Berde- (literally, green) is a courtship dance from a mountain settlement in Talamban, Cebu. In a series of a quick steps and quick changes, the dance celebrates what is lush and full of life. The dance is performed by an interesting cast of two girls and a boy, instead of a usual pair of dancers and this dance is always performed with another Visayan folkdance, Miligoy de Cebu.

• Ohong-Ohong- Ohong is the Cebuano word for "mushroom" and the mimetic dance Ohong-Ohong features rapid twirling movements by women dressed in long, billowy skirts with layers of petticoats visually representing mushrooms. The dance is a celebration of the onset of rains and of bountiful harvests.

• Let's have a little short video presentation to this:

Sinulog

Itil-Itik

Mananagat

Gapnod

Surtido Cebuano

• Evaluation:

1. Why is it important to the young generations to know and familiarized the different traditional dance?
2. What are the different traditional dances in Cebu?

• Assignment:

Make deeper studies and research about this topic