Danzantes de Levanto

Los Danzantes de Levanto is a typical dance from the Amazonas Region, Peru.^[1] Levanto is a little town that is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from Chachapoyas, whose "dancers" form a showy group of thirteen cholos, very well trained, that are guided by a "pifador" (a person who whistles) that plays the antara and a small drum called tinya simultaneously.

They wear a white shirt of wide and long sleeves, a black vest adorned with red ribbons and black trousers. They also wear a crown of showy peacock's feathers. Their presence is important in all the big celebrations of the region.

Other well-known dances that are performed in diverse localities are:

• the "Conchiperla", in which the man gives a handkerchief to his partner keeping a knee in the ground and if he doesn't do it, a glass of liqueur must be drunk in punishment,^[2]
• the "Trapichillo", danced by four couples grabbed by the right hands and turning around from right to left side,
• the "Quinsamana", in which insults and compliments are mixed.

References

1. Romero, F. (1973). Rodríquez de Mendoza: hombre de lucha. Colección Perú historia. Serie azul: Ensayos, 2 (in Spanish). Editorial Arica. p. 25. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
2. Boletín de música y danza (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Oficina de Música y Danza. 1978. Retrieved 16 July 2018.