Creative Samar Folk Dances: A Springboard to Physical-Cultural Development in Samar
Keywords:
Creative Samar Folk Dances, Springboard, Physical-Cultural, Development, SamarAbstract
The latest development of education mandates the inclusion of health and music as embodied in the Secondary Education Development Program (SEDP), particularly the New Secondary Education Curriculum (NSEC) which integrates Physical Education Health and Music (PEHM). This study is a developmental research using baseline survey and creative approach to development punctuated by normative-descriptive method of evaluation, using a questionnaire, as principal instrument in gathering data. The cultural practices of the different municipalities in Samar which were made as the basis for creating the Samar Folk Dances and the songs associated with them are the following: (1) courtship ordeal for “Waray-Erit”, (2) mat embroidery for “pahot-Pahot”, (3) gangsterism for “Llatak-Latak”, (4) shell craft for “Binuskayan”, (5) rice farming for “Sinadukan”,and (6) religious for “Pagdayag”. in the light of the foregoing findings the following conclusions are made, the cultural practices of the different municipalities in Samar are reasonable bases in creating folk dances and songs. The different dance components are common consideration for all creative folk dances. For the recommendation, the Waray-Waray, particularly the Samar cultural heritage should be preserved and perpetuated, especially through the dances and songs. The different dance components should always be taken into consideration in creating folk dances.
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