Music of Peru - Dances

Dances

See Peruvian dances

  • Carnaval en Amazonas-- A dance from the Amazonas region similar to the huayno.
  • Carnavalito-- A dance from southern Peru and the Bolivian Altiplano similar to the huayno.
  • Chumaichada-- A dance from the Amazonas region with strong Native Peruvian musical influences and strong European dance influences.
  • Creole Waltz-- A Peruvian adaptation of the European waltz.
  • Cueca-- A pan-Andean compound 3/4-6/8 dance rhythm.
  • Cumbia-- A Colombian-in-origin 2/4 dance rhythm.
  • Danza de tijeras-- A dance from southern Peru.
  • Danzantes de Levanto-- A dance from the Amazonas region.
  • Diablada-- A 2/4 dance rhythm from southern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile.
  • Festejo-- A popular 12/8 Afro-Peruvian dance form.
  • Harawi (genre) or Yaravi-- A highland dance danced to various meters: 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4.
  • Huanca (dance)-- A dance from the Amazonas region.
  • Huayño-- A popular 2/4 highlands dance.
  • Kantu-- A highland circle dance.
  • Landó-- An Afro-Peruvian compound 3/4-12/8 dance rhythm.
  • Marinera-- An Afro-Peruvian 6/8 dance rhythm.
  • Polka-- A 2/4 European-in-origin dance form.
  • Samacueca-- A 6/8 Afro-Peruvian dance form.
  • San Juanito-- A 4/4 dance from northern Peru and Ecuador.
  • Sikuri
  • Son de los Diablos
  • Tondero-- A northwestern Peruvian 6/8 dance form.
  • Waillia-- A dance from the Oporeza area.
  • Zamacueca

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