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Dance, Panama’s Cultural Fusion in Motion
From the local festival scene to Habana Panama and other dance halls in Panama City, folk culture and the fusion of influences in Panama come alive in dance.
On an ordinary night in Panama, I set out for Las Tablas and a quiet dinner with friends. Or so I thought. I arrived to find a local festival in full swing, complete with a crowd of folk dancers and musicians.Maybe I should have expected as much, since Las Tablas, the capital city of Panama's Los Santos province, is widely recognized as the heart of folk music in Panama. The evening I spent there, learning Tamborito rhythms and listening to townspeople recounting generations' worth of local pride, went down as one of my favorite nights out in Panama.If you take a closer look at any one aspect of Panamanian culture -- whether it's food, music, dance, dress, or customs -- you'll find evidence of the rich cultural fusion that occurs in Panama as a result of the country's location at...MORE
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