Typical Dances of Puno

The Peru as you know has a number of provinces and cities, all very attractive to tourists, and different. The Department of Puno, a province that amazes travelers for its charming and rich folklore, a place that seems to have been Inca extracted from any fable, where the tradition of his people is depicted artistically in hundreds of different types of dances that can be seen today in their feasts and festivals.

We regularly are often made this kind of celebrations throughout the year, and almost all have religious themes, full of Christian colonial past that is mixed with indigenous pagan traditions. Thus, Puno festivities honoring both the holy images of the Christian religion and the gods of the Inca.

Puno is known to have registered more than 350 dances. We can define the native dances which include the farmers; Llameritos or dancing flames breeders who dance simulating the passage of these Andean llamas; Capullani Carnival, Flute; Sicuris a ceremonial dance of Inca origin of highly danced by the Aymara; Vicuñitas, Unu Boxes, Mallku Condoriri, known as the dance of sitting condor, among many others.

We also dance costumes, very beautiful and colorful by the way, which stands out for brown or dark dance of which has hundreds of years in force and remains one of the most popular and colorful and the famous the devil, the name says it is a dance that plays Andean evil being, the devil. It is a religious dance, beautiful, which recreates a choreographic show, a ballet of the people concerned by the number of interpreters, colorful clothing and perfection in their choreography.

AGUATIRI (awatiri): Dance of Aymara origin of pastoral theme, performed by children and adolescents of both sexes is danced in couples, the dance represents the children and adolescents when placed in qamañas (viewpoints located on the plains and summits grasslands), games and joys to share the music devised by themselves, thus initiating the ballads, the dance is presented in all provinces of the department of Puno. Dance to the pinquillos, flutes, charango and panpipes, discuss the song and incorporate their love affairs.

AYARACHI. Music and dance originated in Quechua Paratía Lampa heights in the Provinces of Melgar, Azángaro and valleys of cloud forest (Carabaya and Sandia). The melody is solemn and profound, the execution is with panpipes or sikus, is said to have played was to accompany the funerals of the Inca lords. Dance is frugal and solemn.

BOAT PEOPLE: Dance ritual in honor of Breast Qocha (Quechua) or Mama Qota (Aymara), is a group dance of couples, where they imitate the rolling waves of the lake, to the tune of pinquillos dance, song and drum. It represents Izani, community Zepita District, Province of Chucuito - Puno,

Cacharpari farewell .- Dance for all employers and carnival festivities of the highland peoples. Sikuris troops, dancers, dances and carnivals gangs, dance to the sound of fifes, bands, estudiantinas, quenachos, etc..

CAPTAINS: Dance satirical Aymara origin, referring to the Spanish cavalry in the colony. The dancers move on horseback and dismounted to run the dance, which is performed with martial movements. The jester Kusillo or moving on foot, to join the dance. The characters in this dance are the master, the bearer and subordinates distinguished by the color of the uniforms, and other distinctive gallons.

CASARASIRI marriage .- Danza Aymara highland sector, where young people dance euphorically by force, expressing her furtive love, reaching to specify the engagement to be married. Then the couples perform a propitiatory dance that culminates in the stems (candles lit as a sign of joy), aunándose to the happiness of the couple. To the sound of wedding music, dance wildly in their best attire. They dance to the sound of flutes, drums and bass drums, in communities of almost the entire department.

KANA TAPE: dance of Aymara origin, sacrificial art of weaving. It is characterized by braiding. It is characterized by make, beautiful figures dancing on a pole in the center of a circle formed by the dancers. Several colored ribbons start from the top of the shaft 4 or 5 feet high and each dancer, men and women interspersed revolve around it, twisting the tapes in that action and then untwisting in the opposite direction. It occurs in communities of the provinces of Puno, Chucuito Collao and Moho.

CUNTIS: Dance of Aymara origin sacrificial art of dyeing wool fibers to make their colorful fabrics and braids. It is represented only by men, in the district of the province Juli Chucuito-Puno.

CHALLPAS: Dance of Aymara origin scapegoat hunters and vicuna parihuana. In the first case to shear the llamas and the second for feathers to adorn their costumes and hats. It is represented in the provinces in Yunguyo, Chucuito and Puno.

CHATRE PULI: Danza Aymara origin satirical Spanish soldier of the colonial era. It is represented in the communities in Sisipa Pomata, Titilayo in Conima and Aricota at Sandia.

Chojna: The Aymara language means green. Represents economic prosperity, which is why prior to a ritual dance is performed to the apus or tutelary gods, asking for protection.
It is danced in pairs within a group choreography, music and runs with quenachos bomblets. It represents the community in the province of Azangarillo Huancané.

Choquel: Dance of Aymara origin recognized as one of the oldest chorography of this ethnic group. Observers say the origin is colonial while others date back to pre-Inca times. Recalls the various stages ofchaco or hunting of vicuña to shear and remove predators. Dance is ritual and involves many characters, some mythical (an old man or Wari is Choquel Wiracocha, the old woman or Choquel Ahuile) and both men are hunters (quena choquelas) and women (Llipis) different age (children or yoqallas, who carry a llama stuffed animal symbolizing corralled to be hunted), fulfilling roles in accordance with these and Kusillo or buffoons. It represents the Aymara-speaking provinces.