La Jota Moncadena

 

 

La

ota

Moncadena

 

Dance  Dance  researcher: Ed Lapiz Resource Person: Kaloob Philippine Music and Dance  Ministry  Meaning: Jota honoring Moncada Dance Culture: Lowland Christian. Place of Origin: Moncada,Tarlac Ethnolinguistic Group: Ilocano Classification: Social Performers

Background: la Jota Moncadeña : Is adapted by the Filipinos from an old Spanish dance. It's a combination of Spanish and Ilocano dance steps set to Spanish music and castanets.  A more solemn version of this dance is sometimes used to accompany a funeral procession, but it is also  performed at celebrations.

 Movements/ steps particular to Dance:  Waltz, series of steps, point, cross-step, brush step, stamp and step-hop. As to hands, arms, and body  movement, arms in second position, arms in fourth  position, girls holding their skirt while boys' hands on waist and arms down at sides were used. Dance properties: Costume: Female: Maria Clara style

 

 Camisa :The camisa is a collarless blouse whose hem is at the waist, and is made from flimsy, translucent fabrics such as pineapple fiber and jusi. The sleeves of the camisa are similar to the so-called "angel  wings", or shaped like bells. The correct term for the sleeves of the camisa during the mid to late 1800s is a "pagoda" - derived from early Western silhouettes of the Victorian period Pañuelo : The pañuelo is a piece of starched square

cloth (either opaque or made from the same material as of the camisa) folded several times, and placed over the shoulders. The purpose of the pañuelo has been related to modesty, used to cover the nape and the upper body due to the camisa's low neckline as well as its sheer translucency; and also doubles as an accent  piece because of embellishments added to it, usually embroideries and the pin securing it in place. Saya: The saya is a skirt shaped like a "cupola" with a

length that begins from the waist reaching the floor. These are usually comprised either of single or double sheets, called "panels" or dos paños (Spanish for "two cloths"); some examples are made out of seven gores or siete cuchillos (Spanish for "seven knives"). Tapis: The tapis is a knee-length over-skirt that hugs

the hips. Tapis designs may be plain, and is usually  made of opaque fabrics such as muslin and the madras cloth, and also is used for the purposes of modesty as it keeps the lower body from showing due to the thinness of the saya and the absence of underwear.

 Male: Barong Tagalog

 

Top: a light loose long-sleeved man's shirt, the national dress shirt of the Philippines, that is frequently made of piña, ramie, or similar fiber, often embroidered on the collar and facing, and worn with the tails not tucked in. Hand Props: Bamboo Catanets  Music: Count: ¾ time signature Formation: partners face each other about six feet apart. When facing the audience, the girl stands at  partners right side. One or more pairs may take part in this dance.