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History of the La Raspa Folk Dance

History of the La Raspa Folk Dance

La Raspa is a folk dance from eastern Mexico. This dance is often incorrectly called the Mexican Hat Dance or Jarabe Tapatio. According to Mark Pedelty. author of “Musical Ritual in Mexico City,” both of the latter titles actually belong to a dance from Jalisco, which includes complicated and flirtatious …

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