Cariosa

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Cariosa (Spanish pronunciation: [kaiosa], meaning the loving or affectionate one) is a Philippine dance
of Hispanic origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where
the fan or handkerchief plays an instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.
Contents
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1 History and Emergence

2 Bicolano Cariosa

3 Costume

4 Music

5 See also

History and Emergence[edit]

The dance originated in Panay Island in the Visayan Islands and was introduced by
the Spaniards during their colonization of the Philippines. It is related to some of the Spanishdances
like the bolero and the Mexican dance Jarabe Tapatio or the Mexican Hat Dance.

Bicolano Cariosa[edit]
According to the book of Francisca Reyes-Aquino, Philippine Folk Dances, Volume 2, there is a
different version of the dance in the region of Bicol. In the Bicol Region Carinosa, hide and seek
movement is different. In the original version, the dancers used the Fan and handkerchief as the way
to do the hide and seek movement, in Bicol they used two handkerchiefs holding the two corners of
the handkerchief and doing the hide and seek movement as they point their foot forward and their
hands go upward together with their handkerchiefs following the movement. It is a complicated step
however it is still used in Bicol Region during festivals and social gatherings.

Costume[edit]
Originally, the Cariosa was danced with Maria Clara dress and Barong Tagalog for it is a Maria
Clara Spanish Dance when it was introduced. However as the Filipino people saw and imitated this
dance, they wore the patadyong kimona and camisa de chino to reveal their nationalism to their
country and other steps were revised or Filipinized but the music did not change at all and reveals
a Spanish Influence to the Filipinos. As stated by the book of Francisca Reyes-Aquino, dancers may
wear balintawak style (a native dress of the Tagalog regions), camisa (a white sleeve) or patadyong
kimona (a dress of the Visayan of people) and for boys, a barong Tagalog and colored pants.
Because it is the national dance, the dancers may wear any Filipino costumes.

Music[edit]
The music of Carinosa shows a great Spanish influence to the Filipinos. It is 3/4 in rhythm like some
of the Spanish dances. The Philippine Rondalla are playing this music of the dance where it is
an ensemble or an orchestra of string instruments in the Philippines similar to the Spanish musicians
in Spain that comprises bandurrias, mandolins, guitar,basses, drums, and banjos. Mostly men are
playing rondalla instruments but women may also take part. Good perfect