Bailes Chinos are brotherhoods of musicians who express their faith through music, dance and singing. Performed mainly by men, the dances consist of jumps and flexing movements of the legs, performed to the music of drums and flutes. Sung couplets recount holy stories and address religious subjects while a drummer leads the choreography and controls the tempo of the music. Brotherhoods function as a model for social integration and cohesion to which almost the entire local community subscribes.

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