Brisas del Peru

Peruvian Dances

The Jungle Dance:
This dance originated in the Amazon region of Peru, created by its own people and inspired by happy rhythms similar to those of cumbia dance, but composed of less compasses. The main theme is based on carnival games. The typical costumes are made of natural fibers coming from trees, cotton, and "llanchana" that are the main materials used in the elaboration of fabrics, crowns, and other accessories that are decorated with bones, seeds, and feathers.

Tondero:
Is a customary dance of couples that was likely originated in the Northern Coastal district of Peru. The Tondero represents the pursuit of the rooster to the chicken.

Alcatraz Dance:
Alcatraz is one of the most typical dances that prevail on the Peruvian coast. It is danced in couples with a paper tied at the back of the waist. The dancers play with a lit candle trying to ignite the paper. Agile waist movements are used that draw loving encounters

The Vals Criollo:
This dance has its participants holding hands in a half-embrace. The Creole variation originated in the nineteenth century and spread to the urban middle class as a synthesis of the romantic nostalgia of the criollo class in Lima. Instruments used to accompany the dance include the guitar and the cajon (drum box).

The Marinera Limeña:
The Marinera is a native Peruvian dance. It is an elegant and sensual dance in which the dancers, a woman and a man, act a play of love and seduction and it is danced with shoes and a handkerchief.