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Baile folklórico, "folkloric dance" in Spanish, also known as ballet folklórico, is a collective term for traditional cultural dances that emphasize local folk culture with ballet characteristics – pointed toes, exaggerated movements, highly choreographed. Baile folklórico differs from danzas and regional bailes.
Bomba Dance in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. Bomba was developed in Puerto Rico during the early European colonial period. The first documentation of bomba dates back to 1797: botanist André Pierre Ledru described his impressions of local inhabitants dancing and singing popular bombas in Voyage aux îles de Ténériffe, la Trinité, Saint-Thomas, Sainte-Croix et Porto Ricco.
Danza de los Viejitos performed in Pátzcuaro. The Danza de los Viejitos (Dance of the Little Old Men) is performed in Michoacán, especially in the Lake Pátzcuaro area. [4] The dance as known today was created by Gervasio López in the mid 20th century, who had a passion for traditional folk music and dance of this region.
Cumbia viene de Cumbague y Cumbague era la personificación del cacique indígena pocabuyano, se dice que Cumbague además de tener un carácter belicoso y audaz, debía ser un excelente bebedor de maco (chicha) porque todos los de su raza eran muy borrachos y amigos del baile y la juerga. [7] An English translation of the quote above would be:
The trastrasera is a dance typical of Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile.It is thought, because of its similarity to Argentine dances, that it may have been brought to Chiloé by Argentine muleteers traversing the Andes with their cattle and goods.
Nowadays the most important singers of tecnocumbia are Maria de los Angeles, Gerardo Morán, Patty Ray, Omayra, Veronica Bolaños, Katty Egas and Delfin Quishpe. In Chile, a similar style is known as Sound or Música Tropical.
Paraguayan Polka being performed in a public park, 2019. Paraguayan polka, also known as danza paraguaya (Paraguayan dance), is a style of music created in Paraguay in the 19th century.
Like other Jíbaro music, the seis is associated with Christmas, folkloric festivals, concursos de trovadores (poetry-singing contests), and other large celebrations. [2] The word means six , which may have come from the custom of having six couples perform the dance, though many more couples eventually became quite common.