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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 ...
Wari, a traditional dance of the Ancash Region. Waylas (Huaylarsh) is a dance from the Mantaro Valley in the department of Junin, in the central Andean part of Peru. It is a very lively and cheerful dance, characterized by the energy and jumping of the dancers. It is danced by pairs of dancers. It originated in association with the potato harvest.
The dance is a re-enactment of an ancient Mochic dance, modernised with a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of the different cultures of Peru. The dance has gained recognition throughout South America and is known as the most prominent traditional dance of Peru. [1]
Pages in category "Indigenous dances of South America" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 dance begins with the man offering his right arm to the woman as an invitation for her to dance (there is even a special word for this action, Quechua: wayñukuy "to invite woman to dance a wayñu"). Alternatively, he puts his handkerchief on the shoulder of the woman. Next, the partners walk along an enclosure, and finally they dance.
The following is a list with the most notable dances. Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the ...
Dancers of the Wari dance and two musicians with their tinyas and pinkuyllus. Wari [1] (hispanicized spelling Huari) is a traditional dance of the Ancash Region in Peru. [2] The dancers are accompanied by musicians who play the tinya and the small pinkuyllu.