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Folkloric dance: la quebradita

Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:30:01 PM

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This days my family has been watching Dancing with the stars, as you have known, every week there are famous and professional dancers that compete for a prize.

After watching many times the program, principally women dance with the same type of clothes for every song, ranging from dance to Tango. I just cannot stand it. Also they choose many songs that do not have anything to do with the rhythm (they almost put pop to dance Tango). I think even though I do not know very well how to dance but I know a little bit how to judge.

Now I'm going to show you a very difficult Mexican dance, called the Quebradita, is a dance where the man takes the woman in a fast dance where amazing movements are performed, well I let you with the videos, sorry about the quality but are the only one worth it and tell me what you think:

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Pfeleleppfelelep Monday, November 19, 2007 3:57:47 PM

oh

my

god

bigeyes

Aurelabauré Sunday, November 25, 2007 2:58:27 PM

It's Great ! the Quebradita is very amazing ! i like that ! yes
i'm always fascinated by dances, choregraphy, stuff like disco dancers, rock dancer, many sorts of popular dancing: The Funky Chicken, Mashed Potato, Wah-Watusi, Camel Walk, The Hitch Hike, the Hustle, Street Hustle, claude françois et les clodettes, john Travolta and the Saturday Night Fever Dance, Bus Stop dance, Four Corners, Bump, Funk dance, hip hop dance, ... etc...
have you seen the David Lachapelle's dance film called "Rize" ? really great, i like that ! , the John Waters film "Hairspray" is also interesting about all the 50's/60's dances.
Thank's for the Quebradita video ! cool

yeeliberto Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:06:50 PM

I noticed you like music a lot. I haven't seen or heard some of the songs. I like more Daft Punk "discovery" album and New age music.

Aurelabauré Sunday, November 25, 2007 5:31:36 PM

In fact, it's not really the music, it's not names of songs, it's some names of dances, i talk about body mouvements.
I like Daft Punk too, their music and video-clips are very good ! up

EdwardEddieLaw Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:59:12 AM

This is not an accurate documentation of what the typical quebradita dance is.

yeeliberto Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:04:41 PM

Of course is a shotrt opinion not an article of Wikipedia.

EdwardEddieLaw Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:57:17 AM

The dance itself, the typical dance does not have this much acrobatics, although it is impressive. All I was saying is that it is a bit unfair to show this amazing out of the ordinary performance to try and prove a point to people who have never seen the dance before. Simply because it will lead them to believe that every quebradita dance is done this way.

yeeliberto Thursday, November 29, 2007 1:11:42 PM

That is why I consider Wubradita, I come from the north and that is for me. A normal dance is a Norteño dance.

EdwardEddieLaw Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:19:35 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VLPOuv9Lrus



This is what is more customarily seen as a quebradita dance.

Aurelabauré Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:03:12 PM

Yes, i know what you means, there is a Quebradita soft version and a Quebradita extrem version !
It's the same thing in Rock'n roll dance.
There is the "classical" Rock 'n roll dance but there is also the "Acrobatic" Rock'n roll dance, with a level of difficulty more higher.
Interesting.

yeeliberto Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:11:42 PM

YOu are right auré, all depends of what you are used to.

EdwardEddieLaw Thursday, January 31, 2008 6:24:23 AM

Alright, its settled then.

yeeliberto Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:37:48 PM

Settled... smile

Anonymous Thursday, April 3, 2008 7:23:50 PM

writes: :eek: OH MY GOD HOW DO YOU DO ALL THOSE SPINS AND STUNTS

Anonymous Wednesday, October 7, 2009 12:27:31 AM

Anonymous writes: stupid

Anonymous Monday, January 18, 2010 2:30:46 AM

Luxxious writes: hey well i really liike ur video and i want to know if i can sum lessons i would like to learn befor my 15 starts u know bust them moves lol ..i really to see people dance quebradita and i like the music so if u can hit me up that will be great =D

Anonymous Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:29:47 PM

Anonymous writes: This kind of dancing actually it was called in its origins as "El baile del caballito"(the litle horse dance) La Quebradita clasica where this fast movement dance style emerged is a more folkcloric style dance a mix of nortenas ,zapateado,cumbia & some tango or ball dance. But the evolution now into this wonderful kind of juvenil an unique fast dancing its without doubt a trophy for all of us who love dance in spite of race or social limitation.viva la Quebredita! ,VIVA MEXICO!

Anonymous Sunday, April 18, 2010 8:45:23 PM

A FAN writes: THAS TRUE LA QUEBRADITA CLASICA WAS THE MOTHER OF THIS NICE STYLE HERE IN CALIFORNIA IN THE 90"S TO BE CORRECT BY 93 TO 98 ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IT WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE BY THE BIRTH OF THIS DANCING IN ALL HISPANIC BARRIOS IN SANTA ANA CA IN ALL ORANGE COUNTY IN LOS ANGELES,IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY & AND LATER MOST CITIES LIKE CHICAGO TEXAS ETC WERE ALL DANCING QUEBRADITA PARENTS WITH THEIR CHILDREN ALIKE DRESSING IN A KIND OF MEXICAN COUNTRY STYLE ,,IT WAS VERY GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY & GREAT DANCERS WHERE SHOWN ON LOCAL TV CHANNELS I WONDER WHERE ARE THEY NOW I WISH I COULD FIND SOME GOOD VIDEOS OF THEM ESPECIALLY OF ONE DANCERS IN ORANGE COUNTY WHO BECAME VERY FAMOUS ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEY CALL HIM EL JAROCHO Y LA POLLO , CLASIC QUEBRADITA DANCERS

Anonymous Monday, May 31, 2010 12:13:20 AM

susana writes: Yo fui una de las primeras personas que bailaron quebradita, era bailarina clasica,pero esto es una combinacion de todo, salsa, rock and roll,zapateado y country, pero la regla es cambiar la posicion de la espalda,no se hacen curvas, para mantener tu eje tienes que mantener tu centro fuerte,tenso, y los pies agiles y separados de el resto del cuerpo, es un baile a ritmo osea a contratiempo, va al bit del tempo, pero en los pies,el eje y la cabeza centrados y los hombros siempre listos para no despegarte de la pareja, en cuanto al paso de pies es un espejo al del compañero,en cada jiro o cargada, se necesita regresar al cuerpo que te atrae y te centra tu eje ,y se combina el siguente paso con una nueva acrobacia, es fasinante, pero es solo para quien constantemente practique , se necesita constancia, para lograr fuerza, soltura y confianza, en tu pareja, Que momentos, nadie nos ganaba, ahora ya si que se logro expandir, antes nos escondiamos ahora esta de moda.Bravo quebraditos.

Anonymous Monday, November 15, 2010 3:47:40 AM

Florita!

Anonymous Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:55:19 AM

anonimo writes: ke feo baile

Anonymous Friday, September 23, 2011 5:41:14 PM

monica writes: i really wont to now how to dance quebradita for my qince anyos but its to hord nd i cant do it but is am still going to try intle i can do it

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