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Who, what, or where am I? #09

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We are dancers. But where do we come from and what dance are we dancing?

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Don't you love our costumes?

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updated Mar 8, 2012
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posted by mcl020
looks something like Mardi Gras in New Orleans..lol - rac1, Mar 1, 2012
Agreed, but we do have some distinctive features by which we can be recognized. - mcl020, Mar 1, 2012

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diablada

Maybe they come from Bolivia (South America) and they're dancing "Diablada".

updated Mar 2, 2012
posted by darthjavier
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I have a clue: I can see an advertisement for PACEÑA beer so they are in Bolivia. I agree with darthjavier. They are probably dancing the "Diablada" at carnival.

updated Mar 2, 2012
edited by xtiagox
posted by xtiagox
I can see an 'advertisement' for Paceña.... I agree with..... They are probably dancing the Diablada at carnival. Nice link - katydew, Mar 1, 2012
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Was hard but I think they are Bolivian dancers and they are dancing "tobas" at Oruro carnival.

Look this video, the costumes are very similar.

BALLET FOLKLORICO DE BOLIVIA "Tobas"

updated Mar 3, 2012
posted by xtiagox
Well done! Nice video ;-) - mcl020, Mar 3, 2012
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Bingo, Xtiagox! You are totally right!

We can be identified by our abundant use of feathers: our headwear is entirely made of feathers, decorated with jewels, and we wear bracelets and anklets of feathers. Our colourful shirts and tops are decorated with beads and fringes on the bottom.

The Tobas were a tribe of fierce warriors with a rich culture who lived in the Chaco region in Bolivian. The Incas, who defeated them, greatly admired the Tobas dance.

Tobas is an energetic, athletic, agile dance with many jumps. All the dance steps have special names. But we do jump around a lot wink

Here and here and here and here you can find some more information on them and also some videos of their spectacular dances.

And here is an article on lots of Bolivian folk dances, amongst which La Diablada and the Tobas.

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And here is something related, and yet entirely different. July 31, 2011, around 60 Bolivian dancers of Tinku (yet another folk dance) performed at 'my' Museumplein, in Amsterdam. At the same time, lots of other Tinku dancers were active in lots of other cities of the world. Their aim was to tell the world that this dance is 100% Bolivian.

It is great fun to see how happy the surprised audience gets from watching them. Most of these people were just doing their grocery shopping etc.for the weekend. They had never expected that they would be dancing a tinku wink

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updated Mar 3, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
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Extremely close, Darthjavier, Xtiagox and Katydew! We are indeed dancing a traditional Bolivian dance at the Oruro Carnival in Bolivia. But there are 18 different dances presented here. And though they could be interrelated (all dances are representations of (mixtures of) religious ceremonies in honor of both the Urus gods and the Virgin Candelaria), there are differences.


Performers of the Diablada are characterized by masks and devil suits.

The Diablada or Danza de los Diablos or Devil Dance interprets the fight between good (the arc angel) and evil (the 7 deadly sins), in which evil is defeated. It is an original dance from Bolivia, although Chili and Peru dispute this.


Look again at our picture. Our costumes are dramatic and colourful, but they are no devil suits and neither do we wear devil masks. So who are we then?

updated Mar 2, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020