Lesson 3- Dance Steps and Dance Figures of Sakuting

LESSON 3

WHAT TO REFLECT AND UNDERSTAND

Basic Steps in SAKUTING

          In this lesson, you will be made familiar with the basic steps and arm movements of the Sakuting. This will give you a clear understanding of the nature of this dance.

          The following figures and dance steps are used in Sakuting. You are to master all these dance steps which will be used later in your performance test. Study them carefully and demonstrate the dance steps with the help of your teacher.

Dance Step	Music Used	No. of counts or M per step	Step Pattern
Change Step	2/4 or 3/4	1M	Step close Step
Waltz turn	2/4 or 3/4	2M	Execute 2 waltz steps to make a turn
Waltz step	2/4 or 3/4	2M	Step R; step L close to R in rear; step R

Your teacher will guide you in using the following legends in the interpretation and execution of a particular dance step.

M = Measure

                                                   F = Forward                                                 

                                                   B = Backward

                                                   R = Right

                                                   L = Left

CHANGE STEP

WALTZ STEP

WALTZ TURN

SAKUTING DANCE 

A. INTRODUCTION

B. FIGURE 1

C. FIGURE 2

D. FIGURE 3

ACTIVITY:

After learning these dance steps and figure steps of sakuting, do the following;

a.    Create a short routine that shows the basic steps and figures of sakuting (use sticks for these figures)

b.    Choose a modern music (OPM or tagalog music) that will accompany your dance routine.

c.    Create a 2-minute video of your performance and burn it in a CD with the caption (LESSON 3 _Section_GROUP#_)

d.    Deadline of submission will be on February 8, 2016.