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Electronic Engineering students justified the change because they say it was "racist." The seventh entry Folk University Public of El Alto was brilliant with 31 fraternities.
students career UPEA Electronic Engineering, decided to change the dance of the "Negroes" by the Afro-Bolivian dance skirt by racist considerations. More than 31 fraternities showcased yesterday at the seventh University of UPEA, which took place in the city of El Alto.
"Two years ago we were dancing darkies, but we have decided to change through the skirt, because it was racist that dance," he said Renato Molloricona Yana, representing the "Saya Afro autonomous" of Electronic Engineering, the only one in the festival. Yana
came from 9:00 dressed and ready for the latest details as well as its other 120 fellow fraternity. To make a deluxe presentation invited a group of Afro-Bolivian community dance. "It's important for us to show the essence of this dance," said Yana. Next to him his fellow arranged their white shirts and took their pants to their knees.
Dance Dance pesadaLa Moreno was the queen of the festival with six fraternities. "It's one of the favorite dances by students," he said Wilfredo Vilches, a student studying law.
the rhythm of their rattles, the law morenada showed its best with over 400 dancers and four bands. "It's the greatest amount because it is composed of three shifts," said Sandro Aruquipa, one of the dancers.
A party that is growing anopen Hugo de la Riva, administration of the university, each year the entry has more involvement of students and the public. "In 2009 there were 24 fraternities and now we're 31," he said. De la Riva
predicted that in next few years, the festival will have the same magnitude and importance of the UMSA University Entrance of the city of La Paz.
The rector of this university, Damaso Quispe, also believes the party will one of the most representative of El Alto. "We enhance and showcase our culture," he said. Therefore, the organizers encouraged students to dance dances as waca waca, calcheños, Khalq of Salaque, sicuris of Italaque and pujllay.
"The waca waca dance is a dance that should be displayed for people to value their cultural wealth," said Marta Llarice, nursing career.
Yana is also important to the cultural value of the dances, but you must maintain the message they convey society. So his fraternity decided to change the dance of the blacks by the Afro-Bolivian saya. "As a university we must avoid racism and more now, "he said, referring to the current situation. Source
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