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Country:: Bolivia
Series:: Traditional Carnival Dances
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Themes:: Carnival | Dance | Folklore | Suits and Costumes | Traditions
Issued on:: VisitColnectCom
Size:: 32 x 43 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Watermark:: No Watermark
Printers:: Artes Graficas Sagitario S.r.l.
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Commemorative
Perforation:: comb 14 x 13½
Printing:: Offset lithography
Face value:: 1 Bs. - Bolivian boliviano
Print run:: 20,000
Score:: 91% Accuracy: Medium
Description:: Cueca is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. In Bolivia, there are many variations throughout the different regions. Cueca styles of La Paz, Potosí and Sucre are the elegant and static versions, whereas in Cochabamba and Tarija the style is much livelier and free. The same could be said with the music where in different regions rhythm and speed slightly differ amongst the regions. While dancing, handkerchiefs are used by both male and female dancers by twirling over the head. It is said the twirling of the handkerchief is a way to lure the woman.
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