Dance in Peru

Dance in Peru is an art form primarily of native origin.

Levanto is a little town about 10 km from Chachapoyas, whose "dancers" form a very well trained showy group of thirteen cholos, guided by a "pifador" (a person who whistles) who plays the antara and a small drum called the tinya simultaneously.

They wear a white shirt of wide and long sleeves, a black vest adorned with red ribbons and black trousers, and a crown of showy peacock feathers.

Other well-known dances performed in diverse localities are: The "carnival music" that is played is euphoric.

Pairs dance forming the pandilla (a kind of dance) around the humishas - trees adorned with quitasueños, small mirrors, ornamental chain stitches and pennants.