Final Output

In
P.E.
(Polka Ilocano)
Group 5
Jirah Maaol
Cedrick Venzon
Kriszel Torreliza
Pete Michael Valencia
Katrina Salave
Randel Salazar
Jan-a Tobongbanua
Jann Paulo Santiago
EN-11B

Prof. Maria Arceli Enterina

HISTORY OF POLKA
Polka is defined as a vivacious couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time; was a
basic patter of hop-step-close-step; a lively Bohemian tune in 2/4 time.
The polka was originally a Czech peasant dance, developed in Eastern Bohemia (now
part of Czechoslovakia). Bohemian historians believe that the polka was invented by a peasant
girl (Anna Slezak, in Labska Tynice in 1834) one Sunday for her amusement. It was composed
to a folk song Strycek Nimra Koupil Simla(Uncle Nimra brought a white horse). Anna called the
step Madera because of its quickness and liveliness.
The dance was first introduced into the ballrooms of Prague in 1835. The name of the
dance (pulka) is Czech for half-step, referring to the rapid shift from one foot to the other.
As it was been introduced to the Philippines, many of our provinces adopted the polka
dance and made their new version of polka dance. In that case, Ilocos made their provincebased polka dance called Polk Ilocano.

POLKA
ILOCANO

FIGURES OF POLKA ILOCANO

1.) Facing the audience, polka to the right, polka to the left, turn around facing your
partner.
2.) Four polka steps with kumentang going to your partners place, four gallops to the
right, four gallops to the left.
3.) Repeat step 2.
4.) Four contraganza steps the four claps with a pointed foot for the girls and for the
boys vice versa. Next, four polka with kumentang going to your partners place then
four half polka backwards going to your original position.
5.) Repeat step 4.
6.) Two polka towards to your partner then two slides backward. Repeat. Then, dance
the chasing steps.
7.) Four slide towards to your partner then cross hold his/her hand. Face the audience
then do four hop polka step forward and backward. Then four slides going back to
your position.
8.) Stomp with a clap twice then two polka towards to your partner ending with a point
(right foot). Do kumentang facing our partner and the audience, twice. Two polka
backward then two slides backward then turn right.
9.) Repeat step 8 then bow.