World Dance Performances
There are many traditional dance performances/around the world.
Do you know the Guelaguetza festival/in Mexico? You can see local dance performances/at this event. Guelaguetza means “gift.” Originally,/people danced and prayed for a good harvest. Today,/the performance with dancers holding pineapples/is the most famous. After the dance,/they throw the pineapples/to the spectators! They want everyone/to share their harvest.
New Zealand has a traditional performance/called haka . It’s a ceremonial display of strength and unity/of the Māori people. Do you know how to perform it? The dancers stamp their feet/and pound their chests/as they chant. The New Zealand national rugby team performs a haka /before every game. It’s powerful and worth watching.
In the past,/the performance motivated Māori warriors to fight. Today,/it encourages everyone!
Indian folk dances are perhaps the oldest/in the world. There are many different dance styles/in each region. However,/most of the dances are religious/and they are based on myths or poems.
Did you know/that there are many dance scenes/in Indian movies? Although the dances in the movies/are more modern than traditional,/these dances are still part of Indian culture.
There are many traditional dance performances/around the world.
Do you know the Guelaguetza festival/in Mexico? You can see local dance performances/at this event. Guelaguetza means “gift.” Originally,/people danced and prayed for a good harvest. Today,/the performance with dancers holding pineapples/is the most famous. After the dance,/they throw the pineapples/to the spectators! They want everyone/to share their harvest.
New Zealand has a traditional performance/called haka . It’s a ceremonial display of strength and unity/of the Māori people. Do you know how to perform it? The dancers stamp their feet/and pound their chests/as they chant. The New Zealand national rugby team performs a haka /before every game. It’s powerful and worth watching.
In the past,/the performance motivated Māori warriors to fight. Today,/it encourages everyone!
Indian folk dances are perhaps the oldest/in the world. There are many different dance styles/in each region. However,/most of the dances are religious/and they are based on myths or poems.
Did you know/that there are many dance scenes/in Indian movies? Although the dances in the movies/are more modern than traditional,/these dances are still part of Indian culture.