Carabinier (dance)
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The carabinier (Haitian Creole: Karabinye, English: carabineer) is a traditional cultural dance from Haiti that originated back to the time of the Haitian Revolution deriving from a section of the kontradans that is said to have evolved into the méringue or mereng (Haitian Creole) dance.[1][2][3]
Native nameKarabinye
Etymologynamed after french rifle regiment
GenreHaitian Folk Dance
OriginHaiti
| Native name | Karabinye |
|---|---|
| Etymology | named after french rifle regiment |
| Genre | Haitian Folk Dance |
| Origin | Haiti |
| Related dances | kontradans, Kongo rite dances, Twoubadou |
Origins
Just after the Revolution of 1804, European figure dances (contredanse, lancers, and the quadrille), accompanied by Kongo influences (chica, banboula and the kalenda), hybridized into a couples dance named after the Carabiniers rifle regiments in the Haitian army.[4]
