Lukas has been very shy towards strangers. He cried terribly and I was not able to calm him down. We spend the evening outside, away from people. Lukas watched his dad's and siblings show quite concentrated and started dancing himself to the music. After the exibition was over he got to ride Paraiso, dad and Neto led him by the stands where there were still quite a few people, calling out to him and making comments. There was no crying - just a very proud looking little boy on a horse. Thank you Deb and Rick Cones for this very special little gelding who has become a true family horse and also for letting us use your Truck and Trailer! Thank you to Juan for never giving up on Mi Paraiso! by Vicky Hildebrandt
The Marinera is a coastal dance of Peru generally
honor of the Peruvian Navy or the Marina de
called the "National Dance of Peru." The Marinera
Guerra del Peru in 1879 when Peru entered war
is a graceful and romantic couple's dance that
against Chile.
uses handkerchiefs as props. The dance is an elegant and stylized reenactment of a courtship, and it shows a blend of the different cultures of Peru. The dance itself has gained a lot of recognition and is one of the most popular
The claim coming from Peru is that the dance is
traditional dances of Peru.
exclusively Peruvian. According to Peruvian
The origin of the Marinera is generally traced back
historian R贸mulo C煤neo Vidal, the zamacueca was
to the Zamacueca ( an ancient Spanish colonial
itself a dance of rest during the times of the Inca
dance). Nevertheless, there are various other
empire (And in some Pre-Inca cultures). Thus,
theories about where it comes from.The exact
coming from such a far natively Peruvian
origin of the dance is unknown, but it is an
background, the dance is itself simply a derivation
unmistakable blend of , Spanish, Moorish, Andean
of an ancient Peruvian dance. A fact that may
and Gypsy rhythm influences. Though the
validate this statement are the ancient huacos
marinera dance style had been around for
(earthen ware pots) depicting people resting in
centuries in Peru, it gained the name "marinera" in
zamacueca positions.