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Cariñosa

The document is about the Cariñosa dance, which originated in the Philippines during Spanish colonization. The dance comes from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances and uses a fan or handkerchief as props to portray romance between couples. It is related to some Spanish dances like the bolero and was introduced to the Philippines by the Spaniards when they colonized the islands.

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Cariñosa

The document is about the Cariñosa dance, which originated in the Philippines during Spanish colonization. The dance comes from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances and uses a fan or handkerchief as props to portray romance between couples. It is related to some Spanish dances like the bolero and was introduced to the Philippines by the Spaniards when they colonized the islands.

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Cariñosa

This article is about the dance. For the banana cultivar, see Señorita banana. For the Colombian radio
station, see Cadena Súper. For the film, see Estudios Churubusco.

Cariñosa (Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾiˈɲosa], meaning the loving or affectionate) is a Philippine dance of
colonial era origin from the Maria Clara suite of Philippine folk dances, where the fan or handkerchief
plays a instrumental role as it places the couple in romance scenario.

The dance originated in Panay Island in the Visayan Islands and was introduced by the Spaniards during
their colonization of the Philippines. It is related to some of the Spanish dances like the bolero and the
Mexican dance Jarabe Tapatio or the Mexican Hat Dance.

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