Cueca

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While its beginnings are not evidently described, it is recognized to have for the most part European, Spanish, and apparently Indigenous effects. The most in all cases adjustment of its beginnings relates it with the zamacueca which rose in Peru as a mixed bag of Spanish Fandango hitting the dancefloor with criollo. The move is then thought to have gone to Chile and Bolivia, where its name was condensed and where it continued developing. Due to the move's reputation in the region, the Peruvian progression of the zamacueca was nicknamed "la chilena", "the Chilean", in view of likenesses between the moves. Later, after the Pacific War, the term marinera, to pay tribute to Peru's oceanic warriors and as a consequence of hostile state of brain towards Chile, was used as a piece of spot of "la chilena." The Marinera, Zamba and the Cueca styles are unique in relation to each one in turn and from their root move, the zamacueca.

An interchange theory is that Cueca began in the early nineteenth century bordellos of South America, as a pas de deux empowering accessory finding.

The regular interpretation of this courting move is zoomorphic: it tries to reenact the courting custom of a chicken and a hen. The male shows an extremely energetic and once in a while even compelling state of psyche while attempting to court the female, who is unpredictable, defensive and modest. The move normally finishes with the man stooping on one knee, with the woman setting her foot triumphantly on his raised knee.

In Bolivia, there are various mixed bags all around the different locale. Cueca styles of La Paz, Potosí and Sucre are the rich and static variants, while in Cochabamba and Tarija the style is much livelier and free. The same could be said wi...

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cueca, in full zamacueca, additionally called marinera, society move of northern Argentina,bolivia, Chile, and Peru. A wooing move known since the time of Spanish colonization, it is moved to the fast, musical music of guitars. The moving couple seek after and withdraw, pass and round about one another, whirling hankies as they move. Chilean mariners took the move to Mexico (where it is called chilena

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"Cueca." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Apr. 2014. Web. 6 May 2014. .

The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "cueca (dance)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 6 May 2014. .

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