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Apu Inka is a dance which re-enacts the capture of the Inca by the Spanish invaders. Ch'unchu is a dance performed at festivals of the Cusco Region. Danzantes de Levanto, a typical dance from the Amazonas Region. El Vals Criollo (Vals peruano) is a subgenre and musical adaptation of the original European waltz, originated in Peru or also called ...
The Danza de las tijeras (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdansa ðe tiˈxeɾas]; English: scissors dance; Quechua: Supaypa wasin tusuq, also Galas, laijas) is an original dance of Chanka origin from the south of the Andes, in Peru. The dance consists of two or more dancers, followed by their respective orchestras of a violin and a harp. The dancers ...
Peruvian paso dancing marinera. The origins of the dance can be traced to Spanish, Moorish, Andean, and Gypsy rhythmic influences. Although the dance had informally been around in Peru since the colonial era, it was formally recognized as "Marinera" in honor of the Navy of Peru, or the Marina de Guerra del Peru in 1879 during the War of the Pacific.
The most internationally recognized Peruvian dance is the marinera norteña, which represents the courtship of a man towards a young woman. [28] There are local variations of this dance in Lima and other regions of the country. Marinera Norteña, the most representative dance from Peru. Mostly performed in the Coast.
The event focuses on a dance contest called the marinera, a typical dance of the city and of the country. The festival also presents parades, presentations and competitions of Peruvian paso horses. Both the marinera dance and the Peruvian paso horse have been declared to be part of the cultural heritage of the nation by the Peruvian government.
Huaconada (Spanish pronunciation: [wakoˈnaða]) is a ritual dance performed in the village of Mito in the province of Concepción in the central Peruvian Andes.It has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010.
Despite its African origins, people of all different backgrounds participate in the dance that many regards as one of the greatest representations of Peruvian culture. It is currently performed, in its most traditional form, in San Luis de Cañete and El Carmen District, Chincha (Chincha).
Sallqaqucha wallata warak'ay (Quechua sallqa wild, qucha, lake, Sallqaqucha a lake of the Lares District, wallata Andean goose, warak'ay to hit with a sling or slingshot, which might be translated as "hitting the Andean goose of Sallqaqucha with a sling") is a typical dance of the Sacred Valley in the Cusco Region in Peru.