LESSON 1: KNOWING ONESELF

P ersonal- is defined as:

 Belonging or relating to a particular person
 Made or designed to be used by one person
 Someone whose job involves working for or helping a particular person
 Of, relating to, or affecting a particular person

P ersonality- is defined as:

 Attractive qualities (such as energy, friendliness, and humor) that make a person
interesting or pleasant to be with
 The set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving, etc., that makes a person different from
other people
 Attractive qualities that make something unusual or interesting

D evelopment-is defined as:

 The act or process of growing or causing something to grow or become larger or

more advanced
 The act or process of creating something over a period of time
 The state of being created or made more advanced

S elf - Self is the union of elements, namely: Body , thoughts, feeling or emotions, and
sensations that constitute the individuality and identity of a person.

 THE BODY- constitutes your physical attributes, your health and your posture and poise.
 YOUR THOUGHTS- the way you think, and how you perceive things around you affect
how you feel about them and bring about sensations.
 EMOTIONS AND SENSATIONS- your experience prompt you to act and behave the
way you do.
-the union of elements makes up your character or personality and essentially
distinguishes you from others.

WHY IS KNOWING YOURSELF SO IMPORTANT?

-Well, it is so because the knowing and understanding yourself part would help you to make
much better decisions, it will improve your decision making habits, in setting and reaching
appropriate goals and altogether living more productively and more. You can play many
interesting personality tests and evaluations for self-discovery that can help you become more in
tune to yourself.

HOW TO GET TO KNOW YOURSELF IN 5 FOOL-PROOF STEPS

1. Get to Know Your Personality

Test I. Multiple Choice

1. It is a rhythmic and expressive movement of the body in successive movement usually

accompanied by music?

a. ballet c. interpretative dance

b. dance d. rhythmic gymnastics

2. The following are the examples of non-locomotor movement EXCEPT:

a. bend, twist, leap, hop, reach

b. glide, shake, rise, wiggle, burst

c. walk, run, slide, crawl, jump

d. none of the above

3. Folk dance is define as?

a. dance relating to the cycle of human life

b. dance developed by the people on a certain region/localities

c. performed in primitive tribes and have retained their close kinship with religious ritual and
community custom

d. all of the above

4. An occupational dance which depicts the different stages of gold panning?

a. rice festival b. magtatanim

c. mananguete d. pabirik

5. A nature of the dance may be performed to drive away evil spirits and for having recovered from
sickness, favors granted and vows fulfilled?

a. religious/ceremonial dance b. occupational dance

c. comic dance d. war dance

6. A step on one foot followed by a quick close of the other foot just at the back or side of the
leading foot?

a. Gallop b. slide

c. hop d. bend

7. It is used as accompaniment that somehow motivates the dancer’s movement?

a. music b. kulintang

c. instruments d. tool

8. A ritual dances that depict ritual ceremonies?

a. Bianausan & Daling-daling b. Mag-asik & Mananagat

c. Dugso & Pagdidiwata d. Pabirik & Mananguete

9. It is performed in connection with celebration a feast, a barrio, fiesta, good harvest, and good
future?

a. war dance b. courtship dance

c. wedding dance d. festival dance

10. A comic dance that imitates the movements of a person bitten by ants?

a. Pabo b. Kinoton

c. Makonggo d. Sinenalan

Test II. Identification. Identify the Nature of the Dance of the ff:

1. Mananguete 6. Makonggo

2. Inabaknon 7. Lubi-lubi

3. Mananguete 8. Putong

4. Pantomina 9. Ati-atihan

5.Rigodon 10. Cariñosa

Test III. Enumeration

1-6. Write the 6 types/forms of dance

7-8. Classification of Folk Dances

9-10. Kinds of Movement

11-16. Features of Dance

17-20. Give at least 4 characteristics of Philippines Folk Dances

Test IV. Essay (10)

In the characteristics of folk dance, it states that it is an “old form of dance and earliest form of
communication”, why? Explain briefly.