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Malambo is a folk dance in
A Simple Story: The Last Malambo
', 2015, 2017
book review
) There was no particular choreography for the dance. C.J. Videla-Rivero described it as follows: "One gaucho taps, kicks, crosses his legs, pounds the earth with the side of his feet, make his spurs tinkle, and fills the air with a thousand and one different figures while his opponent, crouched, watches him." It may be performed in various ways: solo, in groups (synchronized or individual choreographies), counterpoint ''vis a vis'', counterpoint quartets. The last two are of competitive form (in fact, in this form malambo was born): the opponents take turns, and the one who stomps the best, wins. This so particular and spirited way of dancing was popularized at the beginning of the 19th century in Argentina. The first musical version of malambo was published by Ventura Lynch in 1883. A major Malambo performance and competition event, , is held annually in Laborde, Córdoba since 1966. Malambo also features prominently at the annual Cosquín Folk Festival. Malevo, an Argentine dance troupe, made it to the semifinals of '' America's Got Talent'' in
Malambo is a folk dance in Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, a dance of gaucho
A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...
s. It is a solo dance of men (although it may be performed in groups). Its notable elements are elaborate leg movements with energetic '' zapateado''s (stomping) and ''cepillados'' ("brushing"/"scrubbing").
Dance scholar and folklorist Ventura Lynch
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described it as "a battle between men who stomp in turn to music". Leila Guerriero, A Simple Story: The Last Malambo
', 2015, 2017
book review
) There was no particular choreography for the dance. C.J. Videla-Rivero described it as follows: "One gaucho taps, kicks, crosses his legs, pounds the earth with the side of his feet, make his spurs tinkle, and fills the air with a thousand and one different figures while his opponent, crouched, watches him." It may be performed in various ways: solo, in groups (synchronized or individual choreographies), counterpoint ''vis a vis'', counterpoint quartets. The last two are of competitive form (in fact, in this form malambo was born): the opponents take turns, and the one who stomps the best, wins. This so particular and spirited way of dancing was popularized at the beginning of the 19th century in Argentina. The first musical version of malambo was published by Ventura Lynch in 1883. A major Malambo performance and competition event, , is held annually in Laborde, Córdoba since 1966. Malambo also features prominently at the annual Cosquín Folk Festival. Malevo, an Argentine dance troupe, made it to the semifinals of '' America's Got Talent'' in
2016
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