#cueca brava

[dvirv]

Donde queda la inocencia - Los Puntúos

[dvirv]

https://youtu.be/g80Wmvu4Vbk Ancestral sabiduría que nació mirando al cielo.

6EISX8CHO

[kitty-bass]

Me encanta este vídeo, que la gente se detenga a mirarlos en el mall y luego aplaudirlos a rabear, me encanta. Se ven unos bebes sosi jejeje. Nene Guitarra, Janito en el pandero y Manolito en el piano.

Cueca chilena "El marinero" conjunto La Cuarterola

[kitty-bass]

Cueca "Las orillas del norte" (Mario Catalán) - Los Ases Chilenos.

Pta que me llenan de orgullo mis cabros. Manolito en el piano. Sergio en la guitarra y Nene en el pandero <3

[liamislivinginchileforabit-blog]

"Look at the Gringo dance!" is one of my favorite compliments I've ever received. And it's not my favorite because I think myself a good dancer, nor that I think that others think I am a good dancer, but rather that whatever I was doing with my body at the time of this unsolicited comment resembled something close enough to La Cueca for a real Chilean to refer to it as dancing. 

Every Tuesday night, I've been going to the neighborhood plaza for the extremely Chilean tradition of Cueca dancing. The Cueca, is essentially the national dance of Chile and nearly every Chilean knows the basic steps. The dance is supposed to resemble the mating dance of the hen and the rooster and while I've never personally watched chickens mating, some of my fellow dancers perform what seems to be a very convincing imitation. Though I have to admit a good portion of the evening is usually spent drinking a few beers in the grass and meeting neighborhood weirdos, I have learned a bit about the actual dance. Here's one spoiler: It's really, really fun. 

There are two essential types of Cueca: La Cueca Tradicional and La Cueca Brava (urbana). La Cueca Tradicional is enormously popular for local shows (especially for Fiestas Patrias) and for family friendly events. The men dress in traditional Huaso (Chilean cowboy) wear:ponchos and wide-brimmed hats, and the women wear big fluffy dresses, that were I a man with great knowledge of women's wear, I would be able to describe better. Thankfully, the internet has pictures:

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Anyway, I am sure your very smart eyes and brains are telling you that that looks a lot different than the video posted above. And congratulations! You're right. La Cueca Brava, AKA (La Cueca Urbana), is essentially the freestyle, sexy version of this beloved cultural staple. Many of the basic elements are the same: the music is very similar if not the same, you gotta have a little pañuelo (like a handkerchief) to spin in your hand, and the steps follow the same general patterns: spinning around every couple measures and stomping your feet at the right time, etc. However, as you can tell, the traditional dress is totally forgone, and is replaced either by clothes you'd expect to see at a salsa club, or as is the case in my hippie neighborhood, whatever clothes you happen to be wearing that day. La Cueca Brava can be done in very close proximity, though physically touching is a no-go for the most part. Touching is done with the pañuelo, which you can either brush along side your partners front side, or throw around the back of their neck to pull them in really close. The real intimate part of the dance is that you're supposed to maintain eye contact almost the entire time, which many Chileans love, but it can definitely feel a little goofy when you're staring into a friend's eyes for so long. Lots of laughter. LOL. Anyway, now that you know way more about traditional Chilean dance than you probably every expected, I'll just leave you with this last little bit. (CLICK ME!) It's a video of a three year old boy dancing Cueca. And he's really good.

Peace, love, and good vibes

Liam

p.s. I apologize for the length/quality of my video, as my friends know, I am not quite content with my phone.

p.p.s. If you ever find yourself in Plaza Yungay on a Tuesday night, I highly recommend looking for a short, skinny older gentleman wearing a flashy black suit, fedora, and silky red pañuelo. His name is Fidel, the teacher of teachers, and he taught me my first Cueca steps. He's always eager to help out novices. Careful if you're a woman though, he is notorious for putting his face within centimeters of his partner's face. 

p.p.p.s. If anyone in Chicago wants to make a Cueca club when I get back HMU ASAP! 

[valijacultural]

Cuecas en homenaje al Baucha en el Museo Histórico Nacional

[identidadyfuturo]

Talleres de Cueca Gratuitos en La Cisterna

Talleres de Cueca Gratuitos en La Cisterna

El sábado 12 de abril se llevará a cabo el “Primer Esquinazo de La Cisterna”, evento inédito en la comuna que busca reunir a los amantes de la cueca y el folklore. Será una excelente oportunidad para aprender a bailar cueca y disfrutar de la música chilena. (more…)

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[valijacultural]

Aparcoa y la cueca brava echarán humo del bueno en La Chimenea

La cita es para este 2 de noviembre de 2013, a las 22:00 hrs. En La Chimenea, ubicada en Pasaje Príncipe de Gales 90, Santiago Centro.

¡Todos invitados! Que no es necesario un septiembre para disfrutar de estas cuecas preciosas y sus cultores fundamentales.