The name of this dance is believed to originate from Kimbundu “messages” sent by Queen Nzinga seeking allies against the Portuguese. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this dance from Uruguay and Argentina whose accompanying music consists of eight counts with accents on the first, fourth, fifth and seventh beats. This dance has lisa and con traspié forms, and it is faster than the related tango.
ANSWER: milonga [accept milonga lisa or milonga traspié]
[10h] The milonga’s deprecated social status came partly from quebradas borrowed in mockery from this Afro-Uruguayan dance. In carnaval performances, this dance’s stock characters include the Broomsman, the Old Mother, and the Herb Doctor.
ANSWER: candombe [reject “candomblé” ]
[10e] Another extra-continental influence on the milonga is this contradanza whose African-inspired cross-rhythms include the tresillo and cinquillo. This Afro-Cuban dance popularly names an aria from Carmen.
ANSWER: habanera
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