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Baila Peru at the Mayor's Thames Festival 2008 |
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Baila Peru
to be Peru's first representatives at Thames Festival Parade
Baila
Peru
is pleased to confirm their participation in the London Mayor's Thames Festival
Parade on 14th September 2008 at 6:00pm.
The
event aims to celebrate and showcase London's
diverse cultures with live music, street theatre, food and crafts from all over
the world. Baila Peru is
privileged to be the first group at the festival to represent Peruvian culture
by leading and hosting a parade exhibiting the ‘Huaylarsh' dance from the
Andean region of the country.
Baila Peru
has invited guest Peruvian dancers from our Peruvian community in
London to provide support by joining the parade and creating a greater
visual
spectacle.
We are very pleased to acknowledge sponsors and supporters for this event:
El Aguajal , Healthy Peruvian Teas and Supplements , The Peruvian Embassy , The Peruvian Consulate , Peru Apurimac Project , Lady Margaret Hall Settlement , Vauxhall Garden Community Centre, Sainsbury's New Cross Gate, Asi es mi Peru, Flavia Le Messurler, Raices del Peru, Medalit Soto, John Howard, Judith Sanders, Ricardo Paredes, Rosa Bond.
The dances to be exhibited during the parade:
Huaylarsh: is a carnival dance, which has become patrimony of Peru, it is also a tap dance, lively and energetic. The counterpoint exhibits men and women battling it
out in a theatrical contest of skill, ability, energy and will. This dance comes from the Mantaro Valley of Huancayo, central Peru.
Agricultural work and cattle raising are the main traditional and
important activities of Andean people. In rural Andes, these
activities are the means of survival. Many dances have originated as a
result of these activities, one of them Huaylarsh.
Festejo: the most representative dance genre of the black coastal population of Peru, which can be danced in mixed (male and female) groups, as well as in pairs or solo. It is a dance of celebratory nature, as suggested by its name (festejar = to party or celebrate), found predominantly in Lima and the Department of Ica, but currently danced in almost the entire coastal region of Peru.
It is a dance with its own basic steps but which also allows improvisation from the dancers.
Amazonian:
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