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Francisca Reyes-Aquino
Filipino dancer (1899–1983)
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.[1]
Biography
Francisca was born in Bocaue, Bulacan on March 9, 1899. Reyes-Aquino studied Physical Education and graduated with a BS Education degree from the University of the Philippines[2] and Sargent College in Boston.
Among Reyes-Aquino's most noted works is her research on folk dances and songs as a student assistant at the University of the Philippines (UP). Pursuing her graduate studies, she started her work in the 1921 traveling to remote barrios in Central and Northern Luzon.[3][4]
She published a thesis in 1926 entitled "Philippine Folk Dances and Games" where she noted on pr Francisca reyes aquino autobiography in five short chapters spanish translation!