Departure Dance

Lima airport this morning at the departure gate, travellers were treated to an impromptu performance of Chilean song and dance by a group waiting for their flight to Caracas. The musicians were playing their guitars and singing beautifully, the people in the hall clapping along. Then, a couple got up to dance, circling each other, hankies waving above their heads. By the time I'd got my camera out it was nearly over but I managed a couple of shots.
Quality wise, the pictures are not much but it was a lovely, joyous interlude for everyone present, smiles all around. Maybe it could happen at Heathrow? Maybe not.

The dance is Chile's national dance. Called the Cueca, it parodies the courtship between a cockerel and chicken, the hankies representing a cocks comb.

It's nine thirty here and I'm off to dinner so I'll try to catch up tomorrow. Thanks for all the comments and thanks to Challenge for getting me to try harder.