ARGENTINA GAUCHOS DIAZ Diaz

Argentinian dancer gauchos boleadoras and folkclore from Argentinia

Gaucho / Boleadoras act / Fireropes

extraordinary number that mixes precision, movement and rhythm - the Gaucho number with the Boleadoras.

Traditionally the gauchos, the South American cowboys of the pampas of Argentina, used them like weapon to hunt the cattle. They introduced the boleadoras in their folkloric dance with accompaniment of the bombo leguero (drum).

Later the dance with the boleadoras had a scenic putting with a very strong visual impact. Also today is a circus number technically very developed and of great ability.

Exhibition - 8 minutes:
Gaucho with drums and boleadoras. A unique act full of adrenaline and very explosive.

BOMBOS - the drums with a sound effect making various rhythmic figures with complex movements and synchronized arms in their visual choreography. The Indians used the BOMBO to communicate over long distances. It was later incorporated into the gaucho folklore.

BOLEADORAS – Nowdays, the modern Boleadoras are two ropes with an acrylic ball at the end of each rope. The "boleadoras" follows the beat of the music or the rhythm of the "bombo drum”, and the "zapateo" (gaucho’s tap dance). The Gaucho’s hand flapping the boleadoras in the compass of the tempo, the variations, and the accentuation of the beats on the floor. Formerly the gauchos and the Indians used them as a hunting weapon and were three stones wrapped in leather at the end of a rope.