From the Areíto to the Cordon: indigenous healing dances
Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença October 8, 2018 Jorge Luis Morejón
The Cordon dance, an indigenous therapy practiced in Cuba, traces its origins to the areíto of the Taíno people, a dance form long believed extinct. This work introduces the idea that Cordon functions as a legitimate healing practice, reframing a virtually unknown dance as a therapeutic process. Both the areíto and Cordon inform alternative therapeutic approaches centered on presence. Performed through Cordon Spiritism, the areíto serves not only as a vital healing resource for its community but also as an expression of living tainidad, or Taíno identity.