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Dance & Music
Daily Life in the Maya Empire

 






Dance: The Maya loved dance. Some scholars believe the Maya might have known a thousand different dances. Their dances included the Monkey, the Grandfather, the Shadow of the Trees, and the Centipede. Dance costumes were colorful, and headdresses were huge!

Today, hundreds of these dances are still performed in Central America. 

Music: The Maya played drums. They rattled turtle shells and played pottery flutes. Many games were accompanied by music and dance.

The time you had to spend on these activities depended upon your place in society.

 

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