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Guam's Hispanic Dances (4)



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Performance of Spanish era style dancing. For over 300 years Guam was a stop-over point for Spanish Galleons sailing from Acapulco, Mexico to Manila. The blending of things both native and Spanish developed into Guam's rich Hispanic culture.
Spanish and Mexican sailors introduced many new styles of dancing to the islanders. These dances combined both native Chamorro and Hispanic-Mexican styles. The style of dress for both male and female dancers came most likely from the southern parts of Mexico. In the state of Chiapas, Mexico many dances are also performed with bare feet. Also, many of the dress styles are almost identical to that of Chamorro dancers.
This Chamorro 'stick dance' may have been inspired by the Mexican 'machete dance', but utilizes bamboo sticks in place of iron machetes.
Click the links below to see a Mexican machete dance, as well as dances from the state of Chiapas. And take note of the similarities to many Chamorro-Hispanic dances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkEFmgtv-vM &feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrX47t1dLR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkEFmgtv-vM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeyVkAhFidE &feature=related


Tags for this video: baile Chamorro Chiapas culture dance danza folclorico Guam hispanic island machete Marianas Mexico spanish

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Amazing, great ... ( 9 months ago by psaluda)
Amazing, great folklore once again fusing all elements into one. The beauty of mestizaje: Blending native and Hispanic. Congratulations again!
oh shxt? wow, i ... ( 8 months ago by carolynn2k10)
oh shxt? wow, i thought the stick dance was originated from the cook islands.
Wow what a great ... ( 7 months ago by Jpablo671)
Wow what a great Video
Very Excellent! It ... ( 7 months ago by DallasStarsSing)
Very Excellent! It looks like great fun to do and very nice to watch.
(Please watch: Guam for Hillary go go go!)
Yeah nai, all ... ( 5 months ago by gadao01)
Yeah nai, all sticks come from the Cook islands (too bad you can't see my scowl)... ai adai... where you find sticks, you'll probably find a stick dance.
Great performance ... ( 4 months ago by cham0rro)
Great performance by our local kids. I watched the Mexican machete dance that you indicated in your description, and I can see similarities. I encourage everyone to check out videos of the Mexican machete dances too. Nice to be connected to the Hispanic world through our dances, even though we never became a fully Spanish speaking island. Groups like this one help keep our Hispanic heritage alive. Biba Chamoru! Viva Chamorro!
when you mentioned ... ( 2 months ago by j5bata)
when you mentioned "machete", is it pronounced as "Ma-Che-Te" and not "Ma-Cheat"? Hehehe
-From a cultural geek in the Philippines :)
I wud also like 2 ... ( 2 months ago by j5bata)
I wud also like 2 ad d clothing worn by the girls, they look very familar to the Christian Philippine female clothing we call "Baro't Saya" or at least a variation of the aforementioned. each variation of the dress here in the Philippines represents da livelihood dat women r in: nobles,farmers,etc. we also hav a sort of Philippine version of that dance, insted of stix, men wer coconut parts on impt joints of the body and hit it with a coconut for every beat. :)"Maglalatik" is d name of d dance
Guam and ... ( 2 months ago by kuraku3)
Guam and Philippines have many parallels in their histories with Spain. So there are many things in common that we share. Some fashions were introduced here from the Philippines as well as Mexico. Each former Spanish colony had it's own unique Hispanic culture by blending native with Spanish. It is our Hispanic history and culture that connects Guam with the rest of the Hispanic world. Both the Philippines' and Guam's Hispanic culture still thrives despite the absence of the Spanish language.
It is pronounced ... ( 2 months ago by kuraku3)
It is pronounced how it is spelled. MA CHE TE.
MY ADOBO,MY ESCRIMA ... ( 1 month ago by zohar5150)
MY ADOBO,MY ESCRIMA,,,!!!!!!
YUCATECO ( 1 month ago by zohar5150)
YUCATECO
Does anyone know ... ( 3 weeks ago by marielyman23)
Does anyone know what the name of the song they are playing called?
Because of the ... ( 2 weeks ago by cham0rro)
Because of the Acapulco-Manila Galleons, most Hispanic influence on Guam and the Philippines arrived from Mexico. The Hispanic cultures of Guam and the Philippines resembles most closely to that of Mexico than any other former Spanish colonial country. Since all the Galleons stopped on Guam first, the Chamorros were exposed to the influences before they arrived in the Phillippines. Another link that connects Guam to the P.I. and to Mexico.
True. I am just ... ( 2 weeks ago by cham0rro)
True. I am just suggesting that maybe there may have been some Hispanic influence that arrived in Philippines with a small hint of Chamorro in it.



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