This website posts lesson plans, stories, photos and films from around the world. Today they posted The Offering, a 6:38 minute video on Peru's Scissor Dance, Quechua Danza de Tijeras, which is believed to have been created as an indigenous form of protest against Spanish imperialism. The trance-like performance on one foot is accompanied by fiddle and harp. Originally viewed by European settles as a form of devil worship, the dance has since been incorporated into Catholic village festivities.
The Offering
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Karen CusolitoI am a National Board Certified Teacher of English at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. I also advise the student newspaper, which is an elective class. When I am not teaching, you can find me traveling, hiking with my dog, or doing yoga. Guiding Questions:
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