From the Areíto to the Cordon: indigenous healing dances
Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença October 8, 2018 Jorge Luis Morejón
The indigenous origin of Cordon dance in Cuba is connected to the areíto of the Taíno people from the Caribbean. The structure of Cordon, its function and relevance as a form of indigenous therapy is a new idea introduced here to this particular subject. Describing and reflecting on the process that generates indigenous dance as therapy, resurrects a Taíno dance form believed to be extinct...