The culture within culture

As part of CIEC’s academic activities, last April 26, 2019, CIEC held their Folk Dancing Activity with a theme “Enhancing knowledge and skills through cultural dancing”. The activity aimed to understand the different traditional dances in order to connect young learners through the real essence and authenticity of the Philippines Folk Dance.

The students and teachers were divided into four teams and performed various Philippine Folk Dance which assigned to them. The program began with a brief history of Folk dance and followed by a parade for the introduction of each
performer.

The first team to perform the dance was the yellow team with the Kapa MalongMalong Dance. The dance was originated from the Maranao tribes of Mindanao which showed the many ways of wearing a malong, a simple yet highly- functional piece of cloth. Blue team for Itik- Itik Dance was the next to perform. They presented the dance originated from Surigao which created by imitating the duck’s different movement such as wading, flying and short steps and splashing of water on their backs.

The third to perform was the red team with the Paypay de Manila Dance. This dance originated from Ermita, Manila and a Spanish- influenced dance which displays young ladies with scented fans and act playfully with men. Kuratsa Dance for the green team was the last performer.

After the ceremony, we got the students learned not only the language and teamwork but also the different traditions and practices in the Philippines which help them acquire more knowledge and engage them with various people effectively