jaraben.
One of several Mexican pair dances in which the man dances the zapateado steps.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > Latin America
fandango1766
jarabe1834
zamacueca1855
pascola1904
marinera1911
cueca1912
son montuno1947
pachanga1956
lambada1988
1834 A. Pike Prose Sketches & Poems 103 In the jarabes, or singular dances of the fandango, her first partner was always Rafael.
1903 C. Lumholtz Unknown Mexico II. xxii. 382 Professional male and female dancers, engaged as special attractions, execute the national dance, jarave.
1932 H. Crane Let. 12 Apr. (1965) 408 Someone dances a jarabe, a dance that is all vibrant gristle.
1964 Spectator 3 Apr. 450/1 The typical dance [of Mexico], the Jarabe, slightly Spanish in origin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
<
n.1834