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Category Archives: Peruvian Dances

Soy Andina: Peruvian Dance & Identity

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: August 17, 2011

Filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky has just relaunched the new and improved Web site for his documentary Soy Andina, the award-winning story about cultural reawakening through dance. This uplifting movie weaves the personal stories of Nélida Silva, a Peruvian-born immigrant New Yorker, and Cynthia Paniagua, born and raised in Queens by her Peruvian mother and Puerto Rican [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Family Travel, Films about Peru, News | Tagged Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Dance, Ethnic Studies, Ethnomusicology, Folkloric Studies, Latin American Studies, Performance Studies, Spanish Language, Visual Studies, Womens Studies | 2 Comments

Sept. 8 presentation on progress of new Scissor Dance documentary

By Fertur Peru Travel | Published: September 3, 2010

Our favorite documentary filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky, director of Soy Andina, and Peruvian filmmaker Gaby Yepes, director of Danzak, will be at the Lima Clubhouse of South American Explorers next Wednesday to offer a presentation on their new project about Scissors Dancers. Sustainable tourism student Yaneth Cisneros will also offer a presentation on her recent pilgrimage [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Ayacucho, Events, Films about Peru | 1 Comment

Marinera Norteña

By Rick Hind | Published: September 22, 2009

There’s a lively debate about the origins of the Marinera, and several contrasting schools of thought. It’s not surprising that everyone in Peru wants to claim a slice of the country’s most popular dance. It’s a dramatic and romantic paired dance, with the couple making sweeping gestures, showing off the white traditional costumes of Peru’s [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Destinations, Festivals, Films about Peru, Northern Circuit, Trujillo | 3 Comments

Peruvian Waltz: Vals Peruano or Vals Criollo

By Rick Hind | Published: September 8, 2009

Sharing the ¾ time signature of the Viennese waltz, the Peruvian version also plays on themes of love and loss, but as this video shows, both the music and the steps have  a more vigorous,  staccato style than the traditional European dance.

Also posted in Art & Culture, Ica, Lima | Tagged Peru Vals dance, Traditional Peruvian Waltz, Vals Criollo, Vals Peruano | Leave a comment

Tijeras – The Scissors Dance

By Rick Vecchio | Published: August 25, 2009

This acrobatic dance is performed in the southern and central highlands of Peru in Ayacucho, Apurimac and especially in Huancavelica. It’s also performed at peñas, or dance halls like Las Brisas de Titicaca in Lima. Two male dancers face off to outdo each other in performing a series of leaps, flips, flops and spins, all [...]

Also posted in Art & Culture, Ayacucho, Central Highlands, Lima | Tagged Folk dance in Peru, Peruvian dance, Peruvian folk dance, traditional dance | Leave a comment