Social practices: Folk dances

Social practices: Folk dances

  • You can immediately see what dances they are performing in the pictures. What are they?
  • Mention five more folk dances of Curaçao.
  • Which of these dances do you like most? Why?
  • Mention the names of 3 folk groups that are active in Curaçao.
  • Folk groups usually perform with two kinds of live music. What are they?
  • Mention the names of six barrel organs.
  • There are two kinds of Maypole dances. What are they?
Answer

Mention five more folk dances of Curaçao.
Tumba, Seú (harvest festival), Dansa, Mazurka, Polka, Kuadria

Which of these dances do you like most? Why?

Mention the names of 3 folk groups that are active in Curaçao.
Grupo Memoria di Curaçao (by the late Peppy Suis)
Grupo FAK (di Erickson Vicario)
Grupo SKOBA
Grupo Dúndula (Nidia Wallé) [Nidia Wallé]

Folk groups usually perform with two kinds of live music. What are they?
Typical Orchestra’s and Barrel organs

Mention the names of six barrel organs.
El Libertador by Efraim Martina
El Trankilo by
Zulia di Djul Regina
Cicilia by Winchi Martha
El Vencedor by Yuchi Rosenda
El Pomaron by Yuchi Rosenda

There are two kinds of Maypole dances. What are they?
One is without the pole and another one is with the pole.