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Danza de tijeras

Supaypa wasin tusuqAyacucho & Huancavelica · Peru

Quechua ritual competition dance of the southern Peruvian Andes performed with polished iron blades clashed in the dancer's right hand to violin and harp.

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The Danza de las tijeras (Quechua: Supaypa wasin tusuq) is an indigenous ritual and acrobatic dance originating in the Chanka communities of Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Apurímac in the southern Peruvian Andes. [1]

Quadrilles of dancers accompanied by violin and Andean harp compete in rigorous multi-hour atipanakuy duels while continuously striking two unconnected polished steel rods that resemble scissors. [2]

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Documented custodians and practitioner lineages: Danzantes de Tijeras of Ayacucho & Huancavelica.

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