Many are the dances and typical dances of the Peruvian coast, Being able to stand out among others the lando, the washerwomen, the zamacueca, the zapateo, the son of the devils, the alcatraz, the inga, the tondero or the Lima marinera.
With the arrival of the Spanish conquerors to America, in the 15th century, a process of miscegenation began that lasted three centuries and that developed a process of cultural exchange..
Despite the oppressed position of the black slaves who served their masters during the Peruvian viceroyalty, their traditions not only remained, but managed to strengthen, largely thanks to the brotherhoods..
The brotherhoods were a type of brotherhood, devoted to a particular saint, in which they worked for the physical and cultural well-being of a community.
The Catholic Church created exclusive brotherhoods for slaves and, thanks to these, the songs and dances of the black race managed to stay alive.
These songs and dances, in addition to those that later originated on the Peruvian coast, used percussion instruments such as the tamborete, the little boxes and the donkey jaws..
It comes from Angola, a country located in Central Africa. The lando belongs to black folklore and came to America when the colonists introduced slaves, giving rise to Afro-American dances.
Men and women perform a dance with the contortion of their bodies, in which the movement of the belly is emphasized, to the rhythm of drums and other percussion instruments.
Men and women dance barefoot in a festive and joyful attitude, dressed in simple and colorful costumes. Usually men wear hats.
The batea, a large wooden container, used to carry clothes to the laundry room, is essential in this type of dance.
The women wear it on their head as they move their hips and pretend to do their chores. The dance is accompanied by instruments such as robes, bells, boxes and donkey jaw.
This dance comes from the lando and is characterized by accentuating the pelvic movements in a kind of erotic dance that takes place in the middle of a large party..
The cultural miscegenation in Lima between gypsies and mulattos in the mid-nineteenth century, originated this type of dance that in a love ritual highlights a man's obsession with a woman. During it, a special game is made with scarves that decorate the procession.
This dance came to South America in the early seventeenth century from Spain. It was initially adopted by the gaucho inhabitants of Argentina and Chile and later arrived in Peru..
In synchrony with the sound of the guitar, the clapping and the wooden box, the dancers stomp, respecting the rules of the dance, in a style similar to Spanish flamenco..
It is danced in a group to the rhythm of soft chords, starring the dancers to demonstrate their skill with stamping..
Accompanied by guitars, boxes and donkey jaws, the dancers make a representation that walks through the streets, being led by the Devil. They generally wear red suits and many wear the mask of the leader.
Acrobatic movements, colorful costumes, and constant tapping to the beat of drums are the characteristics of this type of dance that takes place on the occasion of Corpus Christi..
This type of dance belongs to the celebration (described below) and is performed in pairs. The man and the woman compete to set fire to the cornet, a kind of paper cone that their partner has attached to the back of their suit.
Accompanied by the guitar, the cajon, the donkey jaw and the palms, the dancers prevent the fire from igniting by using a quick movement of the hips.
It belongs to the festival genre and takes place around the presence of a doll. The dancers and singers surround the person who carries the doll in his arms and he dances happily in the center of the group..
At a certain moment he passes it on to another dancer, and this is how this joyful dance takes place that has an erotic cut due to the movement of the bodies.
The guitar and the wooden box are the most used instruments in this type of dance..
This type of dance is performed in the north of the Peruvian coast. The purpose is to pay homage to nature and reproduce the mating and falling in love of birds.
The tondero is a very artistic dance due to the plasticity and harmony of the movements and transmits a festive and joyful atmosphere..
It is known as “the dance of the waist”, due to the accelerated and erotic movements that women especially achieve..
It is one of the oldest genres to come to the Peruvian coast and seems to be the origin of dances mentioned above such as the alcatraz, the inga, lando and washerwomen..
It comes from the zamacueca and is executed in pairs. The man constantly expresses his flirtation, trying to show the woman his strength and intelligence while she responds with suggestive and mischievous movements.
To perform this type of dance, a more formal wardrobe is used. The man wears a suit, a white shirt, a tie, black shoes and a scarf, while the woman wears an elegant dress with a round skirt..
As instruments he uses the guitar, the cajon and the palmas, but in recent times he has incorporated horns that give him a touch of popular band..
This type of dance comes from the zamacueca. It consists of a ritual that represents the mating of the rooster and the hen and is known as black dance.
The man who dances in a suit and shoes chases the woman with his hands on her waist; the woman is barefoot and always has one hand on her back.
The woman's dress consists of a wide roundabout skirt and in the middle of jumps and walks she follows the man's game of seduction.
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