Marinera Norteña

The marinera, also called the marinera norteña (from the north coast) is a graceful romantic dance employing much waving of handkerchiefs. It is a traditional dance, accompanied by a passionate rhythm.

The marinera is an elegant and sensual dance in which the dancers, a woman and a man, act a play of love and seduction. Marinera dance competitions arre frequently held all along Peru's coastal towns, with the most important being in Trujillo on the north coast.