Ichu Rutuy - Danzas Andinas Del Peru Access

The lyrics often follow a structure of "call and response," speaking of the "cold home" ( chiri wasi ) and the drying of the straw in the wind. Visual Splendor: The Dance Performance

However, organizations like the Instituto Nacional de Cultura del Perú and the Rencontre Internationale de Folklore have classified Ichu Rutuy as a "Living Cultural Heritage." Every November, during the Festividad de la Herranza (branding of the cattle) in Macusani, the purest version of Ichu Rutuy is performed. There is growing pressure to include this dance in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, separate from the more famous Huayno or Scissors Dance . Ichu Rutuy - Danzas Andinas del Peru

: It is an Altiplanic dance involving simple, stationary movements, often performed in pairs or groups : Dancers wear ancestral attire specific to the Ichu region The lyrics often follow a structure of "call