Musica y Baila

Music is a way to express yourself here in Costa Rica. The types of music you listen to describe what type of person you are, and here, there is a wide variety of music. From British rock to the typical music of Guanacaste, you will be able to hear music everywhere!

Teenagers here are really into "musica de gringos" or the American Music. This means, Rihanna, Maroon 5, and Katy Perry are played a lot. Also, British Bands are pretty popular-of course One Direction has made it's way around the world, and all of my companeras think they are the cutest guys alive, but there is also the Artic Monkeys, and Muse. They also like the pop music of Latin America, and my companeras personally like the really emotional music. I would personally compare the singers to Adele or Taylor Swift, because the songs are VERY emotional and every time my friends tell me to listen to a new song, they are singing their lungs out and saying, "Ahhhh que triste! Que linda!" (How sad! It's so pretty!) A lot of people also like the reggae, and rap. The rap songs here always make me laugh because the rappers are SO FAST! But there are a few songs I understand, and they have to be some of the funniest things! Adults here are into the older music from the 70's and 80's. My mom likes listening to the radio in the mornings when I help her clean the house, and the songs are pretty fun!

Also in Costa Rica, there is typical music, or folk music. This folk music is played with a marimba, a wooden xylophone, and many other instruments. The music is very pretty, and the dance that goes along with it is gorgeous! I love watching the dancers, here is a link:     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTBcdcTH_Ag

Music is played everywhere, whether you are at your house, at school, or at a party. And when there is music, there is dancing. In Latin America, the dancing involves a lot of hip movements! I personally suck at dancing, but my Mami is trying to teach me! The steps aren't that hard, but once you get the entire dance going it is fast and veryyyy difficult! The salsa, merengue and cumbia are a few types of dances that are also quite popular! Everyone loves to dance, it's as if you were raised on with the expression drilled into your head! Here, dancing is a BIG part of the culture, and it is fun to see all the people, young and old, having a good time!

So that's all I can think of right now about music and dancing in Costa Rica. Other than having the most random English songs from 5 years ago pop up on the radio, I don't have much to add! I hope you liked the link of the typical dancing, and I hope you thought it was as pretty as I did-hopefully I will learn a bit of it before I leave!