Leopard skins and dancing shoes
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under ecuador
Shuar dance party
Well, maybe a lack of dancing shoes.
Every Wednesday en la selva is family dinner night. The community cooks a traditional meal of fish, palm hearts and yucca. And then we dance the night away to Shuar music.
Admittedly, there’s only a couple songs on repeat, and the steps — particularly for women who really only do a modified bunny hop — get old quick.
Enrique (feet above) — who doesn’t like having his picture taken — puts on a full costume with lots of bracelets and jewelry and things made of palm seeds and a silk leopard print wrap in place of what would be a jaguar skin.
And we shimmy away to a song that is still playing in my head now. I wish I had thought to record the audio.
Tags: arutam, culture, dancing, ecuador, en la selva, party, shuar, volunteering
