Re: Latin American Dances?

Hi caller in Minnesota. (Is it Sarah Dillon York?) (Reminder to all that it is nice to put your name in the email) I know 3 dances from Mexico that are lots of fun: 1. Danza de los Machetes, from Jalisco (Sanna Longden has a wonderful version of this one on her DVD collection "Dances of the 7 Continents”.  Also France Bourque Moreau has a nice version.  Most YouTubes show very complicated showpiece versions of the dance) 2.  Huateque, from Vera Cruz. (Most YouTubes show very complicated showpiece versions of the dance).  I have not searched for a while for the easy version, but I do have one on my dropbox; it will eventually be on my Book/CD/DVD “Dance the World Around” 3. La Raspa.  (Sanna Longden has a wonderful version of this one on her DVD collection "Dances of the 7 Continents”. ) Also, in the international folk dance world, there is a dance from the Andes region, around Bolivia - “Carnavalito” (France Bourque Moreau has a nice version.  Most YouTubes show very complicated showpiece versions of the dance).  I just did a quick search, and found many different versions.This is the one I know best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPKBHAl2uwY   Here are a couple of nice variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThCcWu0oSDI Here is another variation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwdPbzReZV4 I also have found a great dance from Brazil called Quadrilha.   But I imagine you are not interested in a dance from a Portuguese speaking country Let me know if you need anything else Paul Rosenberg Albany, NY > On Nov 2, 2018, at 8:21 AM, Tom twhinds(a)earthlink.net > <mailto:twhinds@earthlink.net> [trad-dance-callers] > &lt;trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com > <mailto:trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: > > I don’t know any resources online and the only resource I know about > is a book called Dance a While.  It contains dances from all over the > world plus some dance history and is written with dance educators in > mind.  Although it’s geared for the college level,  you might find > some useful material or it could be a starting point for ideas. > > > An inter-library loan may work and save you some bucks. > > You may also want to consider introducing musical ideas especially > drums and grooves from south of the border..  I don’t know what age > group you teach but there’s a ton of resources online on how to 1) > make simple drums and 2) teach basic rhythms to kids. > > Look up the cajon. > > There are squares that were done/are done by folks south of the border. > > Tom Hinds > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 1, 2018, at 8:08 PM,sarahdillonyork(a)gmail.com > <mailto:sarahdillonyork@gmail.com>[trad-dance-callers] > &lt;trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com > <mailto:trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: > >> >> Hello Folks, >> >> >> I am a caller in Minnesota, and I also happen to be a Spanish >> teacher. I am embarrassed to say that I don't teach dance to my >> students. Does anyone have any great resources that they would >> recommend that would help me delve into the world of Latin American >> dance? I am aware that traditional dance varies quite a bit >> regionally, but I'm willing to start anywhere that's accessible and >> fun to do in a mixed group! >>