Dancers demonstrating La Coneja, circa 1966.
Collection
AR.00015.2 MOIFA Curators: Richard Bowen Stark SeriesIdentifier
AR00015_2_SS2_A68_5_45_ConejaImage
Description
Dancers demonstrating La Coneja, circa 1966. Photographer may be Mansi Kern. Kern's description of the dance follows."LA CONEJA. (THE RABBIT)
"This is a rare Spanish-Colonial dance. It is still danced danced in Espanola. It is a native, regional dance of New Mexico.
"LA CONEJA A couple dance.
"Part I. Ballroom position. Take ballroom position. Slide to man’s left. Beginning with man’s left foot and ladies' right. Two measures. Slide left five times (five counts). Couple turn the other direction and with opposite feet (men’s right and ladies' left) stamp two times (count six and seven), hold (count eight). Repeat this going the other direction. Starting with man’s right and ladies' left, slide five slides (five counts), turn the opposite direction (again) and with man’s left foot and ladies’ right, stamp two times (count six and seven), hold (eight). Repeat the entire sequence.
"Part II. Take ballroom position and Waltz around the hall until the end of the Waltz music.
"Step described by Jessie Martinez, Monte Vista, Colorado, and Feliz Santistevan of Taos, New Mexico."
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Date
1966 Date createdSeptember 15 2018 Date modified