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Bolivian Folk Dance, In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade

The Banner
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The banner served to identify and to brag.

Bolivian Folk Dance
Morenada
100% Boliviana
Guiness World Records 2014


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Colorful Mask
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One of the fellows in the parade wore a colorful silver mask with a tiny hat and outrageous whiskers.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:43:47 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B16_0033
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Carried A Whip
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Another masked man carried a rope whip.


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Women Danced
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Women danced wearing full skirts, boots, hats, and blue blouses.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:45:17 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4082
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Purple And Orange
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Other women danced wearing purple and orange outfits.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:45:42 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4087
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Noise Maker
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One of the masked men let a girl in the audience twirl his noise maker.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:46:23 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4107
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Silver And Red
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The younger women in the group wore silver and red outfits with short skirts.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:46:29 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4109
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White Over Red
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Three women (two of which are shown) wore red dresses with white shawls over.


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Pink Outfit
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A lone woman wore a pink dress with a pink shawl over the top.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:46:46 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4116
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Masked Man Leered
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A masked man leered at the younger women in their shorter skirts.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:46:57 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4120
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Masked Man Group
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Three masked men grouped together to watch the younger women dance.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:47:29 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4129
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Aqua Dancers
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Women danced in aqua and purple dresses with aqua shawls over the top. Men behind them carried their masks and danced in hooped skirts of aqua.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:48:37 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4139
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Rainbow Outfits
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Masked men in white danced behind a man in dark clothing. All wore masks except for one man in white and the darkly dressed man in front. The masked men had rainbow feathers.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:49:02 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4157
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Detailed Costumes
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A closer view of the detailed thread and design work of the costumes.


OBDEFO external link   •  Bolivian Folk Dance   •  Morenada 100% Boliviana   •  Guinness World Records 2014   •  In The 2016 38th Annual San Francisco Carnaval Parade external link   •  This year's theme: Viva La Madre Tierra   •  24th Street near South Van Ness   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:49:46 Sunday 29 May 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 7 July 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_4172
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