Cueca

A couple dancing Cueca at Palacio de La Moneda during El Dieciocho
People dancing Cueca in 1906.

Cueca (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkweka]) is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. In Chile, the cueca holds the status of national dance, where it was officially declared as such by the Pinochet dictatorship on September 18, 1979.[1]

  1. ^ "La cueca - Memoria Chilena". Memoria Chilena: Portal.