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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In electing FRANCISCA REYES AQUINO to receive the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, the Board of Trustees recognizes her original research on Filipino folk dance and music, preserving this rich heritage for future generations.
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 · Reyes-Aquino is the first National Artist for Dance. She was born in Bulacan on Mar. 9, 1899 (exactly 120 years ago)—at a time when the hegemony of the United States in the country was at its ...
Francisca Reyes Aquino was born in 1899 in the Philippines. She obtained her teaching credentials and Bachelor's degree from the University of the Philippines. Beginning in the 1920s, she dedicated her career to researching and preserving Philippine folk dances, which were at risk of being lost to Western culture.
