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Columbian DancesColumbian Dances
By: Anna Post By: Anna Post
and and
Gabby HansonGabby Hanson
By: Anna Post By: Anna Post
and and
Gabby HansonGabby Hanson
There areThere are many differentmany different dances indances in Columbia.Columbia.
SalsaSalsa
CumbiaCumbia
BambucoBambuco
PorroPorro
The SalsaThe Salsa
It is very popular dance style in It is very popular dance style in South and Latin America.South and Latin America.
The characters move from side to The characters move from side to side in a circular pattern. side in a circular pattern.
The Columbian style emphasizes The Columbian style emphasizes fancy footwork.fancy footwork.
Salsa continuedSalsa continued
Has four beats with a break on the Has four beats with a break on the fourth where you clap your hands.fourth where you clap your hands.
Features very little spinning and Features very little spinning and absolutely no turning. absolutely no turning.
Only women spin and it is very Only women spin and it is very complexcomplex
Cumbia
It comes from the Caribbean coast of Colombia
Derives from Moorish, African, and Indigenous influences
It is played with accordions, brass instruments, guitars, and deep
sounding drums
Lined up from side by side you mirror each other’s steps
Cumbia continued
Cumbia became very popular during the big band era and
continues to be very popular in Columbian night clubs today
It is also common in Mexico and around Latin America.
Bambuco
It is the most popular style of Colombian music and dance to be
found in the Andean Zone
Bambuco is one of the most influential dances in Colombia
Is a traditional music genre originated from Colombia.
The beat structure is similar to the European waltz or poska
Bambuco continued
The Festival Folclorico y Reinado nacional del Bambuco in Neiva is a
festival celebrating bambuco music.
Porro
Porro is a joyful style of music originating around the area of Sucre.
It resembles big band or military music, the dance is both formal and
representative of the spirit of the music.
It comes from the Caribbean region of Colombia.
Porro continuedThere are two types of flolkloric Porro:
The Palitiao- derived from the way the bombo drum is struck along its rim to produce the sound of a cowbell. It is associated with the Sinu River and its
surrounding cities and towns.
The Tapao- is associated with the savannas around Cartagena. It’s
birthplace is believed to be the town of Carmen de Boivar.
