HONDURAN FOLK DANCES IN CENTRAL AMERICA.pptx

Folk dances in Latin countries

1. HONDURAN FOLK DANCES

2. Presented by student: Keila Duron and Yarleni Carranza. 20/07/2024 2

3. F OLK DANCES 20/07/2024 3

4. The folk dances of Honduras are an important part of the culture and history of the country; Honduras, like many other countries, share customs of indigenous or mestizo origin due to the influence of the Spanish 20/07/2024 4 HONDURAN

5. When you dance you can enjoy the luxury of being yourself. Currently Honduras has 141 folk dances, however, these are only the best known and the ones that most of the population has probably danced at some point in their lives. 20/07/2024 5 Folk dances are usually performed at civic festivals and at primary school and college events. However, there are professional groups of indigenous dances from Honduras, who are dedicated to competing internationally and giving national demonstrations of folk dances

6. Dance can reveal all the mystery that music grants.

7. Indigenous root dance The song of La Tusa is a folkloric melody from Honduras that talks about the leaf that surrounds the corn. These dances have an authentic rhythm and are mainly influenced by pre-Columbian culture. Among the best-known songs that use this dance are: La Tusa, La Cadena and Sos Un Ángel. The folk song of La Tusa refers to the leaf that wraps the corn. In Honduras the tusa is used to make crafts, so this song is truly representative of the culture. In addition to that, Honduran cuisine is corn-based. 20/07/2024 7

8. Creole dance El Barreño is one of the best-known folk songs of Honduras. Creole dance is also known as mestizo dance, since it is a mixture of indigenous and European culture, from the Spanish who came to conquer the new world in the time of Columbus. Dances as Creole: El Barreño, El Suspiro, Polka la Novia, La Tronconera, among others. The instrument that predominates in these songs is the accordion and the marimba as the rhythm marked by maracas. 7/20/2024 8

9. Imitation Creole dances El Zopilote dance in Honduras. These dances are perhaps one of the most entertaining in Honduras, since they are called imitation, because the dancers try to imitate the sounds and movements of animals and other situations Among the best known are: El Zopilote and El Caballón . 7/20/2024 9

10. Colonial or royal dances Folk dances in front of the Comayagua Cathedral 7/20/2024 10 These are those that have more European influence and among them are Honduran folk songs such as: La Varsoviana and El Callado. In front of the Cathedral of the same city.

11. Garifuna or Afro- Caribbean dances Urrently there are Garifuna groups that mix modern rhythms with Afro-Caribbean dance and sound. These dances are the heritage of the Garifuna ethnic group to Honduras. Located in the northern part of the country, the Garífunas transmit joy and feelings with the variation of their dances. 7/20/2024 11

12. When you dance you can enjoy the luxury of being yourself They are usually danced to the rhythm of a drum and melodies of a large snail that makes sounds when blown on it. The best -known Afro-Caribbean dances are the Punta and the dugu. 20/07/2024 12

13. DANCE Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dancers, who tend to share similar attributes: Originally danced in approximately the 19 th century or earlier. 20/07/2024 13

14. FOLK MUSIC Folk music or traditional music is the name for popular music that is transmitted from generation to generation orally (and nowadays also academically) as another part of the values and culture of a people. Dance Songs T he Tusa T he sigh T he horse The rog C hain P olka the bride The Little dream The scrambled Y ou are an Ángel T he trunk Pinto Bull The paceño zapateado T he basin T he buzzard Pink polka M aria Luisa polka 20/07/2024 14

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