Bolivian dances

The Diablada, also known as the Danza de los Diablos (), is an Andean folk dance performed in Bolivia, in the Altiplano region of South America, characterized by performers wearing masks and costumes representing the devil and other characters from pre-Columbian theology and mythology. combined with Spanish and Christian elements added during the colonial era. Many scholars have concluded that the dance is descended from the Llama llama dance in honor of the Uru god Tiw, and the Aymaran ritual to the demon Anchanchu, both originating in pre-Columbian Bolivia

thumb|A couple dancing Cueca at Palacio de La Moneda during El Dieciocho thumb|People dancing Cueca in 1906

The Morenada is an Andean folk dance whose origins is from Bolivia. This dance is practiced mainly in Bolivia as well as in Peru and in recent years with Bolivian immigration in Chile, Argentina and other countries.

thumb|right|Tinku dancers dancing and performing the dance at the Carnaval de Oruro|Oruro carnival, in [[Bolivia]] Tinku is a Bolivian Quechua tradition from Norte Potosí which began as a form of ritualistic combat. In the Quechua language, it means "meeting-encounter". During this ritual, men and women from different communities will meet and begin the festivities by dancing. The women will then form circles and begin chanting while the men proceed to fight each other; eventually the women will join in the fighting as well. Large tinkus are held in Potosí during the first few weeks of May.

The Caporales is a traditional Bolivian dance originated in Los Yungas of La Paz. Caporales were created and presented to the public for the first time in 1969 by the Estrada Pacheco brothers, who were inspired in the character of the 'Caporal' who is the overseer of the black slaves and was usually mixed race, wore boots and held a whip, a dance that belongs to the region of the Yungas, Bolivia. The dance, however, has a prominent religious aspect. One supposedly dances for the Virgin of Socavón (patroness of miners) and promises to dance for three years of one's life. Caporal or caporales to

folk dance of Peru and Bolivia

The kullawada, also spelled kullahuada, cullaguada, or kullawa, is a dance derived from the word kullawa ("sister" in Spanish), referring to its dancers. In Bolivia, the kullawada is primarily performed during the Fiesta del Gran Poder, the Carnival of Oruro, the Festival of the Virgin of Urkupiña, and the Festival of Chutillos.

music and dance of Afro-Bolivian people, born in Los Yungas in Bolivia

thumb|Llamerada is a dance that is practiced in Bolivia and Peru. The dance is inspired by llama herders and shepherds. Llamerada It is a representation of the llama muleteers who went from the highlands altiplano to the valleys to exchange products, using the llama as a means of transporting products. It is also a remembrance of the task of herding llamas and has historical religious value as a ritual of good fortune.