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Erotic, ritual and communities dances performed
vigorously by the population of town in the area of the Occidental
and Oriental mountain rengaes of the Andes. We may mention:
Q'AJJELO.- Erotic dance of the mountain
ranges and of the agricultural towns of the provinces of Chucuito
and downtown Puno. It is danced in during the religious festivities.
In couples, they represent social activities, by the melody of a
noisy “charango” (guitar), showing virility and skill; dressed in
clothes for the cold flat areas and the agricultural sector. The
dances end when the man dominates the woman, as a symbol of love
and protest for social justice.
CULLAHUADA.- Dance of the female alpaca
and lamb wool spinners of the high flatland if Tiahuanaco origin,
that express differents parts of the process of spinning (spin,
twist, paint the wool). Has its origin in the legend of Thuno, which
recounts that on seeing the loneliness of Wiracocha, extracted mud
from the earth and gave form to Cullahua, being that cures man’s
misfortunes. This is the dance from Puno that is most colorful and
agile because of its rhythm, quickness and movement shown by the
dancers. What is most impressive is the “lliclla” (belt) adorned
with a border of stars and in the middle there is a Sun, as well
as the “pecheras” (breast keepers) and “espaldares” (shoulders)
adorned with a big scapulary with silver and gold threads. It could
be said that this dance is “ballet” due to the movement, elegance
and effective communication it offers. It is dances in all the area,
specially during the festivities in February, September and October,
following the tunes of a flute, brass drums, drums and a band.
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