Peruvian Marinera, the dance of falling in love

Traveling to a different country not only means knowing its most emblematic monuments but also learning about popular culture. Part of popular culture are artistic expressions such as dance. This time we will travel to him Peru, riding a South America to know their national folklore, one of the most beautiful typical dances of all. We refer to the Marinera. Have you ever heard of her? Well, we will tell you that the most notorious and intrinsic characteristic of this dance is the elegance, the gentle movements that make the scarf worn by both dancers (man and woman) vibrate, the indifference in the gestures of the woman before the flirtation of the man. See him it's like appreciating a conquest of infatuation.

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But the Peruvian marinera is not just a style, the different provinces of Peru have endowed it with various characteristics, so now the Marinera is divided into three types:

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We have the Limeña Marinera, a cheerful and lively dance, where their movements are faster. In northern and southern parts of the country, there is Northern seafaring, where her movements are more lively than that of the Lima sailor, and where the music repeats itself, this is how the famous motto of "there is no first without second" came out, and finally we have the Serrano Sailor, a dance in low tones unlike the other marineras, where the music is repeated, but the movement is slower, and giving it a different style by adding a huaino fugue.

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It should also be noted that the sailor does not have a mandatory outfit, which in most cases is that the dancers use the typical costumes referring to the department they represent, although highlighting the use of a long skirt. As for men's clothing, the use of wide-brimmed straw hats and ponchos is very common, although in some regions it is usually changed for a white suit or shirt and pants.


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