SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile's national dance to protest her partner's ...

The cueca is a courtship dance for couples often performed during the national holidays, but these seniors have been dancing the cueca alone for nearly 40 years to mourn and protest the forced ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. SANTIAGO, Chile — Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee ...

Seventeen years under a dictator left deep marks on Chilean society, and those marks show up in unexpected places. Augusto Pinochet integrated the musical genre cueca into his regime. For decades, ...

British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 10, No. 2 (2001), pp. 61-83 (23 pages) ...

Every September, Chile bursts into a nationwide celebration of color, music, and flavor. Known as Fiestas Patrias, Chile's Independence Day commemorates the formation of the First Government Junta in ...

Although Violeta Zúñiga uses a cane to move around, nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile's national dance to protest her partner's disappearance during the country's military ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile’s national dance to protest her partner’s ...