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Dances with the maraca

6 dances from around the world that are danced to the maraca.

FormClassical Folk Social Ballroom Street Ritual Court Dance-drama Concert War Mask Historical

FormationSolo Couple Circle Line or chain Set or square Group Procession

🇻🇪 VenezuelaDancing devils of Corpus ChristiDiablos danzantes de Corpus Christi Masked dancers in red parade and perform on Corpus Christi in Venezuelan townsRitual dance · Procession · Group

🇨🇴 Colombia and 1 moreCumbia A circle dance from Colombia’s Caribbean coast, led by couples with candles and musicians in the centerFolk dance · Couple · Circle

🇨🇺 CubaGuaguancó A Cuban rumba couple dance of playful pursuit and percussionFolk dance · Couple · Group

🇵🇷 Puerto RicoBomba A drum-and-dance tradition from Puerto Rico where the dancer leads the drummer in a rhythmic conversation.Folk dance · Circle · Group

🇵🇦 PanamaCumbia A Panamanian circle dance of couples stepping to rhythmic drumming and accordionFolk dance · Circle · Couple

🇧🇷 BrazilMaracatu Nação An Afro-Brazilian royal court procession and dance driven by heavy percussionFolk dance · Procession · Group

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Cumbia: Joseacuario, CC0, source
Dancing devils of Corpus Christi: Wilfredor, CC0, source
Guaguancó: Dr clave, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bomba: TechyLibrarian, CC BY 4.0, source
Cumbia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ggunter/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Maracatu Nação: Maria Eugenia Tita, CC BY 4.0, source

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