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Francisca Reyes-Aquino (March 9, 1899 – November 21, 1983) was a Filipino folk dancer and academic noted for her research on Philippine folk dance. She is a recipient of the Republic Award of Merit and the Ramon Magsaysay Award and is a designated National Artist of the Philippines for Dance.
Frances Reyes Aquino, the legendary "Mother of Philippine Dancing," was born in Lolomboy, Bocaue, in the Philippine Province of Bulacan, on March 9, 1899. She was the eldest of three children of Filipe Reyes and Juliana Santos Reyes of Manila.
Mar 9, 2019 · Fondly called the “Mother of Philippine Dancing,” Francisca Reyes-Aquino lived a life dedicated to preserving Filipino heritage through studying and teaching folk dances. Reyes-Aquino is the first National Artist for Dance.
On March 9, 1899, Francisca Reyes-Aquino, the country's pioneer researcher on traditional Philippine folk dances and music and known as the mother Philippine folk dancing, was born in Lolomboy, Bocaue, Bulacan.
Francisca Reyes-Aquino. (9 Marso 1899–21 Nobyembre 1983) Si Francisca Reyes-Aquino (Fran·sís·ka Ré·yes A·kí·no) ang pinakaunang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Sayaw nang igawad sa kaniya ang karangalang ito noong 1973. Kilala rin siyá bilang Francisca Reyes- Tolentino at Kikay.
Nov 21, 2018 · Francisca Reyes Aquino is acknowledged as the Folk Dance Pioneer. This Bulakeña began her research on folk dances in the 1920s making trips to remote barrios in Central and Northern Luzon.
Nov 21, 2014 · Today, Nov. 21, is the 31st death anniversary of National Artist for Dance Francisca Reyes-Aquino. Acknowledged as a folk dance pioneer, Aquino received the Republic Award of Merit from then President Ramon Magsaysay in 1954 for her outstanding contribution to the advancement of Filipino culture. She was conferred the National Artist award in 1973.
Mar 12, 2016 · March 9 is the birthday of Francisca Reyes Aquino, our first National Artist for Dance. Why do we remember her? What has she done to make our country proud? Was she not the first Filipino to go to the hinterlands to research on our folk dances and certainly made Filipinos aware of the beauty of our folk arts through dances?
Mar 9, 2019 · Fondly called the “Mother of Philippine Dancing,” Francisca Reyes-Aquino lived a life dedicated to preserving Filipino heritage through studying and teaching folk dances. Reyes-Aquino is the first National Artist for Dance.
Si Francisca Reyes-Aquino (ipinanganak noong 09 Marso 1899) ay isang Pilipinong edukador, guro, at nasyonalista, na naging unang babaeng Pilipina na ginawaran ng parangal na Pambansang Alagad ng Sining sa Sayaw sa Pilipinas.
