One of the climaxes of the parade was the large Bolivian dance group. As they entered the ......... square jumping under the beats of the tribal drums, the audience was hypnotized by their energy and colours! Bolivia presented the ancient folk dance - Tobas. The people of Toba used to perform it on religious parties dressed in wilderness costumes. Nowadays it is danced at different times and in very long streets.
But who hasn’t at least once felt the accelerated heart beat hearing the rhythms of the drums? Who hasn’t at least once felt the energy transfer from a dancer in a one-metre-high jump?
These we all like and a lot, but it is still not enough to make us really ‘wow‘. On the other hand, absolutely outstanding were the costumes of Bolivians worn for the Tobas. This is definitely a ‘jewel’ of the whole culture in its metaphorical and also literary sense.
This is due to the feather of Parihuanas (‘water bird’) used as the main element of the costume. Moreover, Tobas as a dance is not that easy to perform. It is danced on the foot toes and almost on the knees which produces cramps to the dancer. But both costume expenses and dancer suffering are well rewarded by the feedback of the charmed public.
So we are simply convinced, wherever Bolivians perform the Tobas, it is going to be a triumph.
