Folklore Dance from CHILE KIRQUI WAYRA at Festival du Houblon 2016

Folklore Dance from CHILE KIRQUI WAYRA and Easter Island at Festival du Houblon 2016 
Compañía de Danzas Tradicionales Kirqui-Wayra
This group comes from a city of Iquique in northern Chile. It is the capital of the Tarapaca region. The town's name comes from the Aymara Ique ic word "sleep" or "bed" means.

The name of this group in Aymara means dancing wind. It is a autonaume unit consisting of students. This group was established on 26 October 1989. The Directors are Biagetti Rosa (Artistic director and choreographer), Omar Contreras (musical director and composer), Mario Cruz Bustamante (CEO).

The main aims are to protect, preserve and promote the regional and national cultures of the country, while a choreography to provide joy adding all satisfied.

Her repertoire sweeps all regions of this vast country. Chilean cueca became national dance of Chile declared since 1979. It is therefore a special place in her repertoire occupies.

The northern part of the country, which is the group created very colorful dances, inspired very directly from the traditional Andean dances.

The central region has been heavily influenced by the Spanish presence. If the cueca is always present, waltzes, polkas and European instruments have a strong presence.

The south has always been part of Chile as dancing the most. The influences are many, Indian, Spanish.

The dances of Easter Island, which are still very apréciées show that this Chilean island located in Oceania, lightweight clothing made of feathers or banana fibers and tamure ula ula transport us in these islands, which had a great impact on Tahiti and Samoa.