Cachua
Latin-American baroque dance form From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latin-American baroque dance form From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cachua (qachwa, qhaswa, kashua, kaswa, kachura) (ˈqɑt͡ʃwa or ˈχɑt͡ʃwa, diminutive form cachuita) is a term from Quechua language qhachwa, meaning "round dance," that is the Spanish name for a Latin-American baroque dance form found mainly in Peru. It still exists today as a circle dance.[1] The term was also applied to some villancicos to Spanish texts with cachua rhythm, such as two examples in a report submitted to Charles IV of Spain c.1788-1790.[2] It is in rapid unsyncopated 2/4 time.
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