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2014-06-11T20:31:50.000Z
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Video Title:
Suma Qamaña 2014 Bolivian Festival 24: Cueca
Description:
Suma Qamaña celebrates the spirit of "Living Well" in this four day festival hosted by the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, highlighting the indigenous cultures of Bolivia through dance and song. In this segment, Ballet Somos Bolivia perform the Cueca. Cueca was exclusive of the aristocratic classes in colonial times and during the first years after the independence of bolivia. This beautiful dances a representation of a seduction game between a male and a female who dance moving their right hand in a peculiar fashion. It is very popular in the different regions of Bolivia who have given their own distinctive features to the dance. Recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on June 8, 2014.
Video Duration:
7 min 13 sec
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Native American Indian Museum Smithsonian "Indigenous Peoples" "Smithsonian Institution" "Smithsonian NMAI" "National Museum of the American Indian"
