Sword Dance of Puebla de Guzmán

The dance of spades, also known as the dance of the Virgen de la Peña, is one of the so-called ritual dances onubenses, developed in the town of Puebla de Guzman, in the province of Huelva, Spain.

It is a ritual dance in honor of the Virgin of the Peña of Puebla de Guzmán, realized in the context of the Virgin's Romería during Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of the last weekend of April < / p>

The dance, performed by three groups of dancers of an odd number (minimum of seven and maximum of eleven men), is interpreted with swords, highlighting the figure of the "captain" and the "rabeon", distinguished by their dress. Some of the figures and changes that stand out are the "couple or column", the "corro", the "arch", the "zigzag" and the "reverence."

The symbols that identify the dance are the Virgen de la Peña, the swords, the belt and the band, which form part of the dress, and "the bow", a figure made in the collection of mayordomos and the entrance in the hermitage.

The activity takes place in the hermitage of the Virgen de la Peña and Cerro del Águila, as well as in the urban center, and the church of the Holy Cross on the day of the Preach. Bibliography

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