- A qu ino ' s ▁most ▁noted ▁works ▁is ▁her ▁research ▁on ▁folk ▁d ances ▁and ▁songs ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁assistant ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁( UP ). ▁P urs uing ▁her ▁gradu ate ▁studies , ▁she ▁started ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁travel ing ▁to ▁remote ▁bar rios ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Northern ▁Lu zon . ▁ ▁She ▁published ▁a ▁th esis ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁entitled ▁Philipp ine ▁Fol k ▁D ances ▁and ▁Games ▁where ▁she ▁noted ▁on ▁previously ▁un record ed ▁forms ▁of ▁local ▁celebr ation , ▁rit ual ▁and ▁sports . ▁Her ▁th esis ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁teachers ▁and ▁play ground ▁instruct ors ▁from ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁institutions ▁in ▁mind . ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁expanded ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁support ▁of ▁UP ▁President ▁Jorge ▁B oc ob o ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁She ▁then ▁served ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁super visor ▁of ▁physical ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁The ▁education ▁body ▁distributed ▁her ▁work ▁and ▁adapted ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁folk ▁dan cing ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁promote ▁aw aren ess ▁among ▁the ▁Filip ino ▁youth ▁regarding ▁their ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁Then ▁President ▁Ram on ▁M ags ays ay ▁con ferred ▁her ▁the ▁Republic ▁Award ▁of ▁Mer it ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁for ▁her ▁“ out standing ▁contribution ▁toward ▁the ▁adv