Punta is the best-known cultural dance belonging to the Garifuna community. Punta is also known as banguity or bunda in Honduras. The first arrival of the Garifuna people was in Punta Gorda, Roatan, Honduras on April 12, 1797.
- What are the most famous traditional dances?
- What are the types of traditional dance?
- What music is Honduras known for?
What are the most famous traditional dances?
Free from shackles of anything mundane and thus critically praised, here is a list of top 10 most popular folk dances in the world.
- Samba (Brazil) ...
- Tarantella (Italy) ...
- Flamenco (Spain) ...
- Dragon dance (China) ...
- Kabuki (Japan) ...
- Tango (Argentina) ...
- Hula (Hawaii) ...
- Bharatanatyam (India)
What are the types of traditional dance?
- Indian Kathak Classical Dance. India has ten major forms of classical dance and the Kathak is one associated with the travelling bards of the northern Indian states. ...
- Ukranian Gopak or Cossack Dance. ...
- Tinikling – A traditional Philippine Folk Dance. ...
- Kabuki from Japan. ...
- Balinese Kekak Dance. ...
- Dabke – Middle East.
What music is Honduras known for?
Music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main "ritmo" of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Caribbean salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, and reggaeton widely heard especially in the North, to Mexican rancheras heard in the interior rural part of the country.