DANCE ARTISTS IN

THE PHILIPPINES

Lizo, Garry V.
Manalo, Noriel L.
Lanting Cristy G.
 Francisca Alice
Reyes Reyes
Aquino

Lucrecia Ramon Leonor

Reyes - Obusan Orosa
Urtula Goquingco
FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO
(March 9, 1899 – November 21, 1983)

- Acknowledged as the Folk Dance

Pioneer
- National Artist for Dance (1973)
- 1940’s – she served as supervisor of
physical education at the Bureau of
Education.
- 1954 – she received the Republic Award
of Merit “ Outstanding Contribution
toward the advancement of Filipino
Culture”.
 BOOKS!
 Philippine National Dances (1946)
 Gymnastics for Girls (1947)
 Fundamental Dance Steps and Music (1948)
 Dances for all Occasion (1950)
 Playground Demonstration(1951)
 Philippine Folk Dances, Volume I to VI
 CONTRIBUTION!

 “ Philippine Folk Dances and

Games”
LEONOR OROSA GOQUINGCO
(July 24, 1917 – July 15, 2005)
• National Artist for Dance 1976
• Dubbed the “Trailblazer”, “Mother of
Philippine Theater Dance” and “ Dean
of Filipino Performing Arts Critics”.

• Pioneer Filipino
folkloric and Asianchoreographer
style. in balletic
• Produced for over 50 years highly
srcinal, first of a kind choreographies,
mostly to her own storylines.
• Honorary Chair of the Association of
Ballet Academies (ABAP).
• Founding member of the Philippine
Ballet Theater.
 AWARDS!
 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Award in 1969 and 1964
 Rizal Centennial Award in 1962
 Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1964
 Presidential Award of Merit in 1970
 Tandang Sora Award 1975
 Columbia University Alumni Association Award 1975
 CONTRIBUTION!
She applied the findings of her study about
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Philippine folk and ethnic dances to project a

new example of an ethnic dance culture that
goes beyond simple preservation and into
creative growth.
“ Dancing is the best ways to express
one’s feelings, but it can also be used
to interpret the rich culture of the
Philippines”