In the coastal zone, the troupes during carnival are a very important part of the culture and many people from those places want to be part of these prestigious events. This is the case of Lourdes Sanchezthe dancer from Corrientes who, despite having said goodbye to this job in 2010, seems to have joined the rehearsals of the comparsa Ara Berá.
It is that the presenter had withdrawn from the stage after having won the two-time championship with the presentation of Do Re Mi Ara Berá at the Costanera Sur Corsódromo. However, it seems that he once again wanted to experience the rigor of these essays and the affection of the people in an event that makes people feel Lourdes Sanchez as if it were in “a birthday”.
“I lived it with great emotion, with a smile from ear to ear; I haven’t danced for a long time with that type of training of being in motion all the time and I tell you that I got tired of it,” he said. Lourdes Sanchezwho He indicated that his role within the comparsa will be to be the “spirit of the carnival”. “The energy that makes you dance, that which you feel runs through your veins, I am the power of the carnival,” he emphasized.
Despite having a lot of experience in this type of subject, it does not mean that she was not nervous: “On Monday, when I started rehearsals, I realized that it’s all new for me, I left very nervous thinking about what I was going to find.” “Many memories came to me because the rehearsal stage is very important in the carnival. It is the place where you meet everyone, the march passes, those engines start up and that desire that this party produces in you,” he said. the media.
What is the troupe about?
On this occasion, from Ara Berá they put together a show that will tell a little about the history of this musical genre and the importance it has at the provincial level. “We have been preparing since June with the theme that we will present in this edition, which is “Un Rayo de Samba”, and that has to do with our history and how samba came to Corrientes with the adaptation to our carnival,” said Andrea Iriondo. Rasmussen, president of the comparsa to the media Nea Hoy.
“We have almost 20 groups made up of between 15 and 20 people each and we are around 150 members. The samba school has around 120 people”, added Andrea, who also indicated that the feathers they use are “ecological”, which would make this event more sustainable.
