Latin American folk dances

music genre and dance from Colombia

social dance from the Dominican Republic

music genre and type of dance

right|thumb|250px|Street musicians in Caracas play joropo on the Venezuelan arpa right|thumb|250px|Interpretation of joropo in Caracas, Venezuela

popular Mexican dance

thumbnail|Marinera Norteña Marinera is a partner dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a re-enactment of an ancient Mochic dance, modernised with a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of the different cultures of Peru. The dance has gained recognition throughout South America and is known as the most prominent traditional dance of Peru. The city of Trujillo has been recognized as the national birthplace of the marinera since 1986. The Marinera Festival, a cul

Huayno (Waynu in Quechua) is a genre of popular Andean music and dance. It is especially common in Peru, western Bolivia, northwest Argentina and northern Chile, and is popular among the indigenous peoples, especially the Quechua people. The history of Huayno dates back to colonial Peru as a combination of traditional rural folk music and popular urban dance music. High-pitched vocals are accompanied by a variety of instruments, including quena (flute), harp, siku (panpipe), accordion, saxophone, charango, lute, violin, guitar, and mandolin. Some elements of huayno originate in the music of th

upright|thumb| trio at the Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum in Mexico City '''''' is a family of Mexican music styles. The word likely derives from the Nahuatl word that literally means 'on top of the wood', alluding to a wooden platform on which dancers perform dance steps. It is interpreted in different forms, the most common being the classic interpreted by a trio of musicians (); the interpreted by a group (); and the , which can be performed by a large group of musicians.

style of Dominican dance

thumb|Mapalé The Mapalé is an Afro-Colombian style of dance that was imported by slaves. It represented fishermen after a long day of work. Its name comes from the Cathorops mapale (fish) when they are out of the water. The dance moves are compared with the agility and strength of those who are performing them. The movements represent the fish out of the water (men), while the women represent the sea.

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