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Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0The Mapalé is an Afro-Colombian style of dance that was imported by slaves.
01 · What it is
DanceLive movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.
02 · Where & name
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03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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What is mapalé in plain words?
The Mapalé is an Afro-Colombian style of dance that was imported by slaves.
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The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 1 sourceThe Mapalé is an Afro-Colombian style of dance that was imported by slaves. It represented fishermen after a long day of work. Its name comes from the Cathorops mapale (fish) when they are out of the water. The dance moves are compared with the agility and strength of those who are performing them. The movements represent the fish out of the water (men), while the women represent the sea.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mapalé”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
mapalé is music genre and type of dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
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