Dance Patterns of Belize

In the supplement to their music traditions which lies on the Garifuna songs and dance patterns, which are integral part of their culture. These songs and dance patterns that are performed by the Garifuna display a wide range of the subjects such as the work of the song, social dance, and ancestral culture.

 

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The work song which include the Eremwu Eu, is sung by the women that prepare the making of cassava bread, and the Laremuna Wadauman, a song men regularly sing when they are collectively working together.

In term of song and dance in the social context, the piece like the Guchei are quite customary, in this dance pattern the men take turns dancing and each women are different. Another very well-known dance style performed by the Garifuna in Belize is known as Punta music. Also, according to the one Garifuna author this pattern is, the most prominent dance performed at wakes, holidays, parties and other social activity. It consists of the various couples attempting to dance more patterns and seductively with the hip movement than other competitors.