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Culture,
Arts and Traditions in Peru
Peruvian Dances : La Marinera
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This dance is a spin-off from the zamacueca and the mozamala. In
1893, Abelardo Gamarra "El Tunante" dubbed the dance
the "Marinera", in homage to Peru's naval hero Admiral
Miguel Grau, during a piano concert performed by a Lima maiden
who was to become a major exponent of the genre, Rosa Mercedes
Ayarza de Morales.
This encounter gave birth to Peru's best-known marinera, called
"La Decana" later rebaptized "La Concheperla".
The marinera has steadily gained a foothold in the country's
culture. In 1938, the genre was presented at the Independence
Day concert at Lima's Teatro Municipal. Today, there are marinera
festivals held all over the country, although the best-known
is held in January in Trujillo.
The dance is performed in several styles, depending on its
place of origin: marinera costeña (the south coast),
marinera serrana (the highlands) and marinera norteña
(the north).
The dance is energetic, with elegant movements and a highly
complex choreography of coordinated and synchronized sequences.
The couple keeps time with a handkerchief clutched in one
hand, which is also part of the courting ritual, even though
the couple never comes into physical contact.
Instruments used to perform the marinera limeña include
the guitar and Cajon, a box-shaped drum, while a full-blown
marching band accompanies the Marinera Norteña.
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