In Latin America there are many beautiful countries with their own history, culture and music. Usually, the closer the countries to one another the more similar their culture and music. There are two interesting styles of music and dance joropo and jarabe. Joropo is a musical style and dance, originated in Venezuela. It was derived from the fandango, a Spanish dance. Jarabe is one of the most traditional song forms of the mariachi genre and a folk dance popular in Mexico. They both have differences as much as they have similarities.
Joropo came from the central plains Los Llanos. It is fundamental genre of creole music. Before the 18th century the llaneros called a party and dance “fandango”, however instead this word they started using …show more content…
The dance was originally danced by female couples in order to avoid the disapproval of the church. In the 1800’s during the revolution in Mexico, the dance jarabe tapatio, or the Mexican hat dance. was banned for its sexual nature. However, the banning of the dance made the jarabe more meaningful. Jarabe became a form of protest against the Spanish authorities. The dance became a symbol and an identity of Mexico. Jarabe is roughly translated as “sweet syrup”. This word, like word joropo was derived from Arabian word xarab. Maybe this dance is called like that because of the sweet courtship between couples, or maybe it is because of the mix of influences that crated the dance including polka, waltz and indigenous American dances. Jarabe is a dance of flirtation between man and woman. Usually, in the beginning the woman rejects her partner’s advances, but then eventually accepts them. In some versions the man tosses his sombrero on the floor and the woman dances around the hat. A couple dance without touching each other. The dancers’ clothing became very popular and recognizable symbol of Mexican heritage. Women wear wide with colorful pictures skirts and blouses. The style of the skirt is called China Poblana. This name came from the 17th century story about princess from India, her name was Mirra. She was kidnapped and sent to Mexico to be sold as a slave. Men usually wear a black suit with metallic embroidery, which …show more content…
From the first glance words jarabe and joropo seem to be absolutely different, however they both came from Arabic word which means herbal mixture. Both genres have mutual influences: African and European, so we can hear repetitiveness, syncopated and call-response patterns and the same rhythms. Also there are similarities in music due to the using similar instruments, such as drums, guitar, harp, violin. Both styles are lively, energetic and danceable. The dances of the two styles, joropo and jarabe, have mutual influences as well. For example, we can see waltz movements, which are from European influences, in both styles. Both dances are for a couple, man and women, who show their attraction to each other. Women’s costumes are colorful and their skirts are wide in both cases. Despite the fact that these two genres have so many similarities, it has not less differences. In the joropo a couple is dancing close to each other, but in the jarabe they dance without touching each other. Usually, jarabe is just a music, while joropo can be with a voice as a song. Despite the fact that women’s clothing in both dances are similar, in the joropo sometimes we can see short wide skirts, whereas in the jarabe the skirts are always long. In the jarabe men usually wear black suits with metallic elements and big sombreros when in the joropo men’s clothing is usually simple and comfortable white or black suit and just
Joropo came from the central plains Los Llanos. It is fundamental genre of creole music. Before the 18th century the llaneros called a party and dance “fandango”, however instead this word they started using …show more content…
The dance was originally danced by female couples in order to avoid the disapproval of the church. In the 1800’s during the revolution in Mexico, the dance jarabe tapatio, or the Mexican hat dance. was banned for its sexual nature. However, the banning of the dance made the jarabe more meaningful. Jarabe became a form of protest against the Spanish authorities. The dance became a symbol and an identity of Mexico. Jarabe is roughly translated as “sweet syrup”. This word, like word joropo was derived from Arabian word xarab. Maybe this dance is called like that because of the sweet courtship between couples, or maybe it is because of the mix of influences that crated the dance including polka, waltz and indigenous American dances. Jarabe is a dance of flirtation between man and woman. Usually, in the beginning the woman rejects her partner’s advances, but then eventually accepts them. In some versions the man tosses his sombrero on the floor and the woman dances around the hat. A couple dance without touching each other. The dancers’ clothing became very popular and recognizable symbol of Mexican heritage. Women wear wide with colorful pictures skirts and blouses. The style of the skirt is called China Poblana. This name came from the 17th century story about princess from India, her name was Mirra. She was kidnapped and sent to Mexico to be sold as a slave. Men usually wear a black suit with metallic embroidery, which …show more content…
From the first glance words jarabe and joropo seem to be absolutely different, however they both came from Arabic word which means herbal mixture. Both genres have mutual influences: African and European, so we can hear repetitiveness, syncopated and call-response patterns and the same rhythms. Also there are similarities in music due to the using similar instruments, such as drums, guitar, harp, violin. Both styles are lively, energetic and danceable. The dances of the two styles, joropo and jarabe, have mutual influences as well. For example, we can see waltz movements, which are from European influences, in both styles. Both dances are for a couple, man and women, who show their attraction to each other. Women’s costumes are colorful and their skirts are wide in both cases. Despite the fact that these two genres have so many similarities, it has not less differences. In the joropo a couple is dancing close to each other, but in the jarabe they dance without touching each other. Usually, jarabe is just a music, while joropo can be with a voice as a song. Despite the fact that women’s clothing in both dances are similar, in the joropo sometimes we can see short wide skirts, whereas in the jarabe the skirts are always long. In the jarabe men usually wear black suits with metallic elements and big sombreros when in the joropo men’s clothing is usually simple and comfortable white or black suit and just