# Honduran folklore

Honduras has rich folk traditions that derive from the fusion of four different cultural groups: indigenous, European, African and Creole. Each department or region, municipality, village and even hamlet contributes its own traditions including costumes, music, beliefs, stories, and all the elements that derive from and are transformed by peoples in a population. In sum, these define Honduran Folklore as expressed by crafts, tales, legends, music and dances.

## Folktales and legends

Numerous characters form part of the folklore and popular beliefs of Honduras. Some are designed to terrorize listeners, while others try to convince listeners to behave well or they may suffer an unhappy outcome described in a story. The exact details of a story often differs between villages or regions, or according to the style of a story teller. Some characters of legend that stand out are:

### La Lluvia de Peces de Yoro (Yoro's Fish Rain)

    The Yoro Fish Rain is an extraordinary meteorological phenomenon. As of 2024, there is no cemented scientific proof of why this phenomenon occurs. According to the inhabitants of Yoro, this phenomenon has been occurring in this area for more than a century. Witnesses of this phenomenon point out that it begins with a darkening of the sky caused by dense clouds, followed by lightning and thunder, strong winds, and rain - lasting 2 to 3 hours (typical behavior of tropical storms). Once the rain has stopped, the villagers find hundreds of fish scattered on the ground, still alive. The villagers collect them and transport them to their homes to cook and eat them later. The fish are freshwater, they are always found alive, they do not lack eyes, they are not huge but small and, according to the villagers, they are not the type of fish found in nearby areas. Since 1998, a festival known as the Rain of Fish Festival has been held every year.

### Cadejo

    see Cadejo 1. A supernatural character from Central American and southern Mexican folklore.
    2. 2. The tale of the mythical creature with which parents threatened their children not to misbehave.

### La Mula Herrada (the shod mule)

    see La Mula Herrada A story of an apparition of a hellish mule accompanied by the dragging sound of a horse shoe.

### El Bulero (the shoeshine man)

    see El Bulero The fantastic tale of an vengeful crowd taking a shoeshine man from the Church of Mercy (Iglesia de La Merced), where he had taken refuge in the ancient city Gracias a Dios (now Gracias, Lempira). A punishment was meted to the populace after they beheaded him for profaning the sanctuary of the church (vox populi graciana).

### La Sucia (the filthy one)

    see La Sucia The popular story of a beautiful young woman denied marriage at the altar because she was unbaptized. She then wandered out of mind, never removing her increasingly filthy wedding dress until she died of heartbreak after her suitor married another. The story follows that she appears in beautiful form to lure men roaming drunk by rivers and streams, so enraptured by her beauty they follow her until she changes into a filthy horror that drives men crazy.

### La Carreta Fantasma (The Cart Ghost)

    The story of a ne'er-do-well who was found stabbed to death in his cart, which was then abandoned in a nearby lot. Villagers would then hear but not see the cart at night until one man determined to see it was found stricken to die shortly after.

### La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)

    see La Llorona The story of a woman who drowned her children and then drowns herself. For her sin she is doomed to wander crying for her children.

### El Gritón (The Screamer)

    A class of stories that describe encounters with either a headless creature or lost souls that scream at night.

### El Timbó

    A disturbing creature that prowls around cemeteries and feeds on corpses. He walks on two legs, has a bulging belly and reddish fur, with extremely long arms and huge claws that serve to root out graves.

### El Picudo

    see El Picudo A creature with a dog's body and a pig's face that feeds on the blood of other animals.

### El Cíclope de la selva Misquita (The Cyclops of the Miskito Jungle)

    A belief among indigenous natives of the Misquito jungle in a being that resembles the cyclops with one eye. The people in the region have many different stories about this creature.

### La Taconuda

    A tall woman with long hair that reaches to her calf who leaves a strong scent of perfume when she passes. She grabs men and drives them crazy, leaving them numb and naked by the road.

### La leyenda del indio que se convertía en tigre

    Stories of a demonic tiger in that converted to and from an Indian to a tiger (The Legend of the Indian who Converted to a Tiger, Rancho Grande).

## Folk music
### Indigenous music

The music of the indigenous groups is derived from cultural traditions of the pre-Hispanic civilizations of Central America. Indigenous groups still in Honduras include the Lenca, Miskitu, Tawahka, Pech, Maya Chortis, and Xicaques. Indigenous traditions have been well documented. Some of the pre-Hispanic musical instruments include Mud Frogs Whistles (type of whistle made from clay or mud in the shape of a frog), conch shells, tortoise shells, and maracas. The maracas are two hollowed-out shells, which contain natural seeds, called "tears of Saint Peter." Other traditional Honduran instruments used with indigenous dance include the marimba, caramba, and accordion, along with drums.

### Creole music

* El Candú -
* Pitero (The Armadillo)
* Flores de Mimé
* El Bananero
* Los inditos
* El costeño (The man from the [Miskito] coast)
* El Tartamudo
* Corrido a Honduras (Run to Honduras)
* La valona
* Adios Garcita morena
* Al rumor de las selvas Hondureñas (To the rumour of the Honduran jungles) by Carlos Maria Varela

## Typical clothing

There is a variety of Honduran traditional or folkloric clothes and costumes, mostly named for the region from which they originated. Traditional clothing and music are often labeled by one of four broad categories:
* Indigenous (originating from native traditions dating back before the colonial conquest)
* Creole (resulting from the mix of European and indigenous traditions)
* Colonial (resulting from European roots)
* Garifuna (resulting from African roots)
Within these categories, costumes are categorized by specific region (department, city or municipality, village, or hamlet) and ethnic group from which they originate. The following is a list of some of the traditional costumes:
* Costume of Carrizalón and Tapesco (village Carrizalón municipality of Copán Ruinas, Copán Department)
* Costume of Cacautare (village in the municipality of Pespire, department of Choluteca)
* Costume of Jocomico (department of Francisco Morazán)
* Costume of Copán (department)
* Maya Ch'orti costume
* Costume of the Muslims and Christians (Saint Andrés, Ocotepeque Department)
* Costume of the Viejos (Saint Andrés, and Saint Rafael, province of Ocotepeque)
* Costume of the Forastines (Saint Andrés, and Saint Rafael, province of Ocotepeque)
* Costume of Linaca (in the department of Choluteca)
* Costume of Opatoro (municipality in the department of La Paz)
* Costume from Santa Barbará (hamlet of Escondido, Estancia municipality of Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras
* Campesino costume from Santa Barbará
* Guancasco costume of Gracias and Mejicapa Lempira Department
* Dance costume of Garrobo (La Campa, Lempira Department
* Mogigangas costume (Chinda, Gualala and Ilama, municipality of Santa Barbará)
* Colonial princess-style costume of Comayagua Department
* Lamaní costume, department of Comayagua
* Negrito costume (municipality of Santa Elena, La Paz)
* Costume of La Paz department
* Costume of Marcala, La Paz
* Indigenous costume of La Esperanza, Intibucá
* Costume of Guajiniquil (village of Guajiniquil, municipality of Concepción, department of Intibucá)
* Costume from La Villa de Camasca (municipality Camasca, department of Intibucá)
* Costume of the department of Francisco Morazán
* Costume of Comayagua
* Costumes of the Muslims and Christians of Ojojona and Lepaterique (department of Francisco Morazán)
* Costume of Tolupan (mountain of the flower) department of Francisco Morazán
* Costume of Valley of Agalta (village the Avocado, municipality of Saint Esteban, department of Olancho)
* Costume of Sierra de Agalta. (villages The Avocado, Dead Bull, the Sale, municipality of Saint Esteban, department of Olancho)
* Costume of Coyolar (hamlet Coyolar, municipality of Saint Esteban, department of Olancho)
* Costume of Los Desmontes (village Los Desmontes, municipality of San Francisco de la Paz, department of Olancho)
* Costume of Tilapa (village of Tilapa, municipality of San Francisco de la Paz, department of Olancho)
* costume of Santa Elena (village Pedrero, municipality of Saint Esteban, department of Olancho)
* Pech costume (department of Olancho and Yoro)
* Tawahkas costume (department of Olancho)
* Gracias a Dios costume, Misquitos costume
* Cortés costume, Omoa costume (department of Cortés)
* Atlántida costume, costume of La Ceiba
* Costumes of Afro-Caribbean ethnicity from Colon
* Indigenous costumes of Muslims and Christians of Ojojona and Lepaterique. (Ojojona, department of Francisco Morazán)
* clothes of the blacks of Gracias and Mejicapa (Graciasand Mejicapa, department of Lempira)
* Dance costume of San Sebastián, Lempira (the dance of the crowns between San Sebastián and Mejicapa)
* Costume of the Muslims and Christian (Saint Andrés, department of Ocotepeque)
* Costume of the Garrobo (La Campa, department of Lempira)
* Mogigangas costume (Chinda, Gualala and Ilama, department of Santa Barbará, Francisco Morazán Department)
* Forastines costume (San Andrés, department of Ocotepeque)
* Veijos costume (San Andrés, department of Ocotepeque)
* Tolupan costume (Montaña de la Flor, department of Francisco Morazán)

## Dance in Honduras

Honduran folklore is very varied and interesting by the cultural elements that result in the four major ethnic groups (indigenous, creole or mestizos, Spaniards, and Garífuna). As each province has its own traditions, music and beliefs, so it was for dance.

### Indigenous dances

The indigenous dances are influenced primarily by the pre-Columbian culture. The following are indigenous dances that have been authenticated by the National Office of Folklore:
| Dance | Researcher | Region | Sample |
| El Acordeoncito | David Flores Erika Cecilia Cuellar Luis Gustavo Castellán | Aldea Pavana, municipality Choluteca, department Choluteca | * Inst. Jose Cecilio del Valle |
| La Aguateña | David Flores Erika Cecilia Cuellar Luis Gustavo Castellán | Caserío Las Casas viejas, aldea La Venta, Municipio de Gualaco, Olancho | |
| Amor en Puyitas | David Adolfo Flores Ramón Antonio Bonilla Coello | Caserío El Escondido, aldea La Estancia, Santa Bárbara | * Instituto Jose Cecilio Del Valle Choluteca * Instituto Polivalente Lejamani * Instituto Gregorio Consuegra Danza |
| Cachazas con Leche | David Adolfo Flores Ramón Antonio Bonilla Coello | Aldea el Ocotillo del municipio de Arada y aldeas aledañas, Santa Bárbara | * Instituto San Jose |
| La Cadena | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Olanchito, Yoro | * El Instituto Jesus Aguilar Paz en Ia Villa Olimpica * Las Lajas (2012) |
| La Campesina | Diógenes Álvarez Neptalí Cáceres | Aldea de Cerro Galán, municipio de Guata, departamento de Olancho | * Instituto Jesus Aguilar Paz de Tegucigalpa * Tecnico Rio Lindo Honduras |
| La Colozuka | Gaspar Mejía Molina | Municipio de San Sebastián, Lempira | * Cuadro de Danzas Folklóricas ARTE-UNAH * Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas de Honduras |
| Las Escobas | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Santa María, La Paz | * Ballet Folklorico Sampedrano Sectur * Grupo Folklórico Lentercala |
| La Estaca | Luis Gustavo Castellón David Adolfo Flores Valladares | Aldea El Tunal, municipio de San Esteban, departamento de Olancho | * Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas de Honduras * Herederos de Cicumba |
| El Indio o Pájaro Tristón (o Pájaro Triste?) | Oscar Guevara | Aldea de Copal Arriba, municipio de Choluteca, departamento de Choluteca | * |
| La Lima | David Adolfo Flores Ramón Antonio Bonilla Coello | Caserío El Escondido, aldea La Estancia, municipio de Santa Bárbara y aldeas circunvecinas | * |
| La Picoteña | Tania Pinto de Morán Sara Emilia Mendoza | Aldea Pavana, municipio de Choluteca, Choluteca | * Escuela Bilingüe Honduras * Inst Rafael Pineda Ponce |
| La Piedrita | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Marcala y las aldeas aledañas, La Paz | * Dr Leonardo Martinez de San Pedro Sula * CEB Ramón Rosa SPS |
| La Pieza del Indio | Tania Pinto de Moran Auxiliadora Narváez Jesús Valladares | Caserío de San Ramón Abajo, aldea de San Ramón Abajo, Linaca, municipio de Choluteca, departamento de Choluteca | * Instituto Tecnológico Sampedrano * Intibuca Cuadro de danzas de Niños Lencas (La Esperanza) |
| La Pulguita | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Municipio de Marcala, La Paz | * Instituto Santo Thomas * Yum Kax |
| El Son de Tuno | Tania Pinto de Moran | Aldea el Papalón, Municipio de Choluteca | * Instituto Polivalente Nuevo Paraiso |
| Sos un Ángel | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Olanchito, Yoro | * Sos un Ángel * Centro Escolar Alberto Masferrer |
| El Sueñito | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Cacautare, Pespire, Choluteca | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca (2014) * Grupo de Proyección Folklórica Zorzales de Sula con Marimba Usula Internacional |
| El Sueñito Letra | | | * |
| Tap-Sap | Carlos Gómez Rubén Ruiz | Municipio de Brus Laguna, Gracias A Dios | * Cuadro de danzas ARTE UNAH |
| Torito Pinto | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | La Esperanza, Intibucá y Alianza, Valle | * UNAH |
| El Tropezón | Fray Lázaro Oscar Armando Molina | Caserío Fray Lázaro, municipio Choluteca, Choluteca | * Grupo folklórico ITZAE * Cuadro de Danzas Arte-Unah |
| El Tunal | Luis Gustavo Castellón David Flores | Aldea El Tunal, municipio de San Esteban, Olancho | * Folklorica Arte-UNAH |
| La Tusa | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Cantarranas (now San Juan de Flores), Francisco Morazán | * Jose Cecilio del Valle, San Pedro Sula |
| El Xixique | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Cacautare, Municipio de Pespire, Choluteca | * El Instituto Doctora Jesus Aquilar Paz (2016) |
| Zapateado de Copal | Jesús Valladares David Flores | Caseríos de Copal Arriba y Copal Abajo, Choluteca, Choluteca | * |

### Creole dances

The creole (or mestizo) dances result from the mix of indigenous and Europeans in the new world. The following are creole dances that have been authenticated by the National Office of Folklore:
| Dance | Researcher | Region | Sample |
| Arranca Terrones | Carlos Gómez Rubén Ruíz | Municipio de Trinidad, departamento de Santa Bárbar | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca * IORC * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca |
| El Barreño | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Aldea de Lodo Colorado, Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán | * Grupo Folklórico Zots |
| Danza Cacautare | Auxiliadora Narváez Tania Pinto | Aldea de Cacahutare, municipio de Pespire, Choluteca | * Escuela Republica de Italia * Instituto Renacimiento |
| La Cadena Guancapla | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Aldea Agua Blanca, municipio San Miguel Guancapla, departamento Intibuca | * |
| El Cascareño | Rubén Ruiz | Dulce Nombre de Copán, Copán | * Colegio Rafael Pineda Ponce * Escuela Alba Nora |
| La Chunga (El Baile de María Jesús) | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Aldeas Nueva Experanza, Chiligatoro, Azacualpa, y otras, municipio La Esperanza, Intibucá | * Instituto Juventud Triniteca |
| La Colosuca | | | * Instituto Gregorio A Consuegra De Ajuterique * ARTE-UNAH |
| La Correa | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Aldea de Cacaurtare, municipio de Pespire, Choluteca | * Azacualpa Danza La Correa * Instituto San José, Progresso |
| El Corrido a las Chapias | David Flores Luis Gustavo Catellón | Aldea de El Tunal, municipio de San Esteban, Olancho | * Corporación Folklórica Usula |
| El Cututeo Rápida | Rubén Ruíz | Municipio de Yoro, Yoro | * Brigadas de Amor Cristiano, Choluteca |
| El Destro | David Adolfo Flores Valladares Luís Gustavo Castellón Erika Cecilia Cuellar | Municipality of San Esteban, originated in municipality of Gualaco, department of Olancho | * Instituto de 5 de Noviembre Teupasenti |
| El Destro Ojos Negros | | Municipio de San Esteban, Olancho | * Grupo Folklórico Zots |
| El Destrocón | Luís Gustavo Castellón Leny Padilla Juan Pablo Valladares José Ramón Borjas | Aldeas de las Flores y La Jagua en el municipio de San Esteban, Olancho | * Grupo Folklórico del Instituto Polivalente San Esteban * Instituto Polivalente de San Esteban Olancho |
| El Distro (y de influencia indígena) | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos Allan Mauricio Castro Vasquez | Aldea Las Delicias, municipio Santiago de Puringla, departamento La Paz | * Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas de Honduras y El Grupo Lanceros |
| La Duyureña | Oscar Armando Guevara Rosa Argentina Rueda Daniela de Bustillo | Municipio de Duyure, Choluteca | * Escuela Normal Valle De Sula * Ballet Folklórico Raíces Marcalinas |
| El Esquipuleño | David Adolfo Flores Luís Gustavo Castellón Erika Cecilia Cuellar | Caserío de Casas Viejas, municipio de Guanaca, Olancho | * El Esquipuleño * Escuela Tomas Alverez Dolmo |
| La Farifumba | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Aldea Agua Blanca, municipio San Miguel Guancapla, departamento of Intibucá | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca |
| Frente a la Guatalera | Oscar Armando Guevara Jesús Valladares | Sur de Honduras | * Instituto José Cecilio Del Valle, de Choluteca * Inst. Miguel Mejia Ortega |
| La Guanesteña | Everth Zelaya | Catacamas, Olancho | * La Guanesteña * La Guanesteña * Cuadro de danzas de 3-1 * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca |
| El Guapango Chorotega | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Linaca, Choluteca | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca (2017) * Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (2014) |
| El Guapango del Río | Tania Pinto de Morán | Caserío de Jocomico, Choluteca | * Cuadro folkloSUL * Arte UNAH |
| El Jutiquile | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Jutikile, Olancho, Olancho | * Danzas Folkloricas ARTE-UNAH |
| Los Lirios | Diógenes Orlando Álvarez Rodas Nectalí Cáceres | Aldea los Lirios, municipio de Yoro, Yoro | * Grupo Folklorico Itzamná-Honduras * Cuadro de el ITAF |
| Macheteado Musical | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Municipio de La Esperanza, Intibucá | * Inst. San José * Leon Alvarado |
| El Palito Verde | Carlos Gómez Rubén Ruiz | Trinidad, Departamento de Santa Bárbara | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca * Cuadro Municipal de Danzas La Unión Olancho |
| El Palito Verde de Guancapla | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Aldea Agua Blanca, municipio San Miguel Guancapla, departamento of Intibucá | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca * Jesus Aguilar Paz |
| Las Peinitas | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos Marcio Suazo Izaguirre | Marcala, Departamento de La Paz | * Inst. San José * Las Peinitas * Arte-UNAH |
| La Picoteña | Tania Pinto de Morán Sara Emilia de Mendoza de Ordóñez | El Pedrero, municipio Pavana, Choluteca | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca * Escuela Bilingüe Honduras * Inst Rafael Pineda Ponce |
| La Piunga | David Adolfo Flores Valladares Antonio Bonilla Colaboración de: Raúl Alvarado, Justiniano Reyes Walter Troches. | Aldea El Ocotillo, municipio de Aranda, Santa Bárbara, y aldeas aledañas | * |
| La Polca Corrida (o Brisas del aire) | Tania Pinto de Morán | Aldea de San Ramón, caserío de Linaca, Departamento de Choluteca | * Cuadro Nacional de Danzas Folklóricas de Honduras * Representantes de la Zona 2 en el IV Multifestival Diocesano 2011 * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca |
| La Polca de la Enea | Oscar Guevara | Aldea La Enea, municipio de Morolica, Choluteca | * UNAH * Escuela República de Italia |
| Polca Los Manguitos | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | La Esperanza, Intibucá | * Instituto Jesus Aguilar Paz de Tegucigalpa * Iinstituto Manuel Pagan Lozano * Instituto Jesus Aguilar Paz de Tegucigalpa * Inst. Gabino Vásquez Argueta |
| Polca de María Luisa | Ramón Fúnez Alba Hernández Leonor Galeano | Aldea de Las Quebradas, municipio de Talanga, Francisco Morazán | * Instituto Dr. Jorge Fidel Durón * inst. Fidel duron |
| La Polca Marcada | David Adolfo Flores Luís Castellón Erica Cecilia Cuellar | Aldea Las Limas y La Venta, municipio de San Esteben, o municipio de Guanaco | * Inst. Jesus Aguilar Paz * Cuadro De Danzas Arte UNAH |
| Polca de La Novia | Oscar Armando Molina, | Aldea del Espinal, municipio de Pespire, Choluteca | * |
| Polca del Plato | Luis Gustavo Castellón Leny Padilla Juan Pablo Valladares | Municipio de San Esteban, Olancho | * Polca del Plato |
| La Polka de Rosa | Tania Pinto de Moran José Armando María del Pilar Roberto Antonio Moran | Jocomico, Palo Herrado, Copal, Santa Elena y demás caseríos aledaños, Choluteca | * ASOHA (YUM KAAX) * Representantes de la zona 1 en el Multi Diocesano 2011 de la Parroquia Santisima Trinidad de Chamelecon |
| La Polca Sanjuaneña | Tania Pinto de Morán | Aldea de San Juan Bautista, municipio de Pespire, Choluteca | * Escuela La Democracia de La Libertad Comayagua * [Inst. Presentación Centeno Inst. Jorge Fidel Duron de San Francisco de Yojoa, Cortes] |
| La Polka Sislaba | | | * Cuadro de Danzas Itzayana Tocoa Colon |
| Raíces de los Castellanos o Corrido de las Fichas | David Adolfo Flores Valladares Maria del Carmen Contreras | Ciudad del Progreso, Departamento de Yoro | * INBAC (2015) * Grupo Folklórico Danzantes * Inst. Jorge Fidel Duron |
| La Rana | Ricardo Rodriguez | Pueblo de Linaca, Choluteca | * Instituto Matilde Córdova de Suazo * Instituto Jose Trinidad Reyes * Escuela Aurora |
| El Revuelto | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Aldea de San Martín, departamento de Chuleteca | * Grupo Folklorico Azacualpa |
| El Suspiro | David Flores Gustavo Castellón | Caserío de Tonjagua, aldea Las Limas, municipio de San Esteban, Olancho | * la Escuela Miguel Paz Barahona de San Francisco Yojoa |
| La Tronconera | Marvin Moreno Jairo Exau Alvarez Thania Pinto de Moran | Aldea la Galera, municipio del Corpus, departamento de Choluteca | * Danza la Tronconera Instituto Cardenal Oscar Andres * ARTE-UNAH |
| Vals destro (o El Palito Verde de Intibucá) | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Aldea Nueva Esperanza, municipio La Esperanza, departamento Intibucá | * Instituto 5 de noviembre Teupasenti |
| El Xungui-Xungui | Alan Castro | municipality Opatoro, department La Paz | * Jesus Aguilar Paz |
| El Zapateado (Dance of the Machetes) | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Aldea de San Martín, Choluteca | * Cuadro de Danza Instituto Tecnologico Santo Tomas * Competencia Nacional * Inst. Perla del Ulúa, Progresso |
| El Zapateado Paceño | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Municipio de San Juan, La Paz | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca (Virginia) * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca (Parque, La Esperanza) * Instituto San José de El Progreso, Yoro |
| La Zarandita | Ricardo Felipe Rodríguez Sara Emelia Mendoza de Ordóñez | Aldea La Picota, municipio Choluteca, departamento Coluteca | * Academia Interamericano Meridon * Grupo Proyeccion Folclorica Celaque |

### Imitative Creole dances

These dances have movements characteristic of animals and also of some activities like fairs, bullfights, frights, flights of birds, and hunts.
| Dance | Researcher | Region | Sample |
| Los Caballitos | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Yoro, Yoro | * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca |
| El Caballón | Ramón Cecilio Fúnez Alba Gladis de Hernández Leonor Galeano | Aldea Las Quebradas, municipio de Talanga, Francisco Morazán | * |
| La Coyota | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | La Esperanza, Intibucá | |
| La Galopa | Carlos Gómez G. Rubén Ruiz | Pespire, departamento de Choluteca. | * ARTE-UNAH * Escuela Ramón Rosa, San Pedro Sula |
| El Garroba | Oscar Armando Guevara Molina | La aldea de Cacautare, municipio de pespire Departamento de Choluteca. | * El Garroba * Taller de danzas folklóricas 2015 |
| El Gavilán | Oscar Armando Guevara Molina | Aldea de Cacautare, Pespire, Choluteca | * Arte-UNAH * Eenpm |
| El Torito Pinto | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | La Esperanza, Intibucá; Alianza, Valle | * UNAH |
| El Zopilote | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Yuscarán, El Paraíso. | * instituto Leon Alvarado de Comayagua (2010) * El Zopilote |

### Colonial dances

The dances originating from Spanish colonial influences, which have been assimilated by the people without losing their traditional essence.
| Dance | Researcher | Region | Sample |
| El Callado | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | San Francisco, San Marcos de Colon, Choluteca | |
| El Chotis | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Ciudad de Comayagua, Comayagua | * Instituto Leon Alvarado de Comayagua |
| La Cuadrilla de la Reina | | Ciudad de Comayagua, Comayagua | * Escuela Rosa de Valenzuela * Instituto San Jose de El Progreso, Yoro * Ballet folklórico San José 2017 |
| La Espinaleña | Carlos Gómez Rubén Ruiz | Aldea El Espinal, municipio de Pespire, Departamento de Choluteca | * Escuela La Democracia en el Gran Pereke 2016 * ARTE-UNAH |
| El Jarabe Yoreño | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Municipio de Victoria, Yoro | * Leon Alvarado (2012) |
| El Junco | Wilberto Bonilla Ríos | Chuloteca, Chuloteca | * Instituto Angel Augusto Castillo, de Las Lajas, Comayagua * Grupo Folklorico Carlos Villalvir * Grupo los Xatruch |
| Los Lanceros | David Adolfo Flores Luis Gustavo Castellón Estela Gaekel de Ruiz | Ciudad de Comayagua, Comayagua | * Instituto Leon Alvarado de Comayagua |
| La Lluvia | Jose Rafael Flores Bonilla | Choluteca, Depto de Choluteca | * (buscando video) |
| La Mazurka | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Se bailo a inicios del siglo 1900 en los amplios Salones de la Alcaldía Municipal de Tegucigalpa. | * Instituto Católico San Jose de El Progreso, Yoro * Instituto Técnico Federico C. Canales |
| El Pereke | Rafael Manzanares Aguilar | Caserio de Santa Teresa, El Triunfo, Choluteca | * Grupo Jade * Instituto Jesus Aguilar Paz de Tegucigalpa Egresados (2014) |
| Polca de los Hatillos de la Castaña | Auxiliadora Narváez Sandra de Núñez | Cerros La Picota, San Francisco, Los Encuentros y El Trapiche, en la región de Pavana, jurisdicción de Choluteca, Choluteca | * La Escuela La Democracia * ENCA de Comayagua |
| Polca la San Juaneña | Tania Pinto Ramos de Moran Auxiliadora Narváez | Aldea San Juan Bautista, municipio Pespire, Choluteca | * Instituto Técnico Comalhuacán * Instituto Jorge Fidel Duron de San Francisco de Yojoa, Cortes |
| Polca Volada o Deslizada | | Cacerio Coyolar, La Panta y Bañaderos, Municipio De San Esteban, Olancho | * Grupo Folklorico San Ramón * La Polka Volada |
| La Varsoviana | Pompilio Ortega(?), Oficina del Folklore Nacional | Ciudad de Comayagua, Comayagua | * Escuela La Democracia de La Libertad, Comayagua * Instituto San Jose, El Grande de Grandes 2015 * Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca |

## Honduran folklorists

* Henry Leonel Andean (Researcher and collector of dances like El corridito, El corrido de Don Juan, "The Polka of Apakunka" and "The dance of the Junquillo", Director of the Group Yaxall of Honduras)
* Carlos Gómez Genizzotti
* Professor Diógenes Orlando Álvarez Rodas (Choreographer and Investigator) Dances like Los Lirios (The Lilies), El Danzón and La campesina (The Peasant Woman), among others
* Doctor Jesús Aguilar Paz (music and folk habits)
* Jesús Muñoz Tábora (director of the department of the National Folklore in the 80's)
* Jorge Montenegro — Compilation of tales and national legends
* Luis Castellón (collected dances such as: Destrocon, Polca of the dish, for example)
* Professor Pompilio Ortega
* Rafael Manzanares Aguilar — Honduran folklorist, author and musical composer; founder and first director of the National Office of Folklore of Honduras (Oficina del Folklore Nacional de Honduras); founder and first director and choreographer of the Cuadro de Danzas Folklóricas de Honduras.
* Rafael Rubio
* Sebastián Martínez Rivera (writer on Honduran folklore)
* Tania Pinto de Moran (Folcloróloga National)
* Wilberto Allan Bonilla Rios — Collected dances such as: La pulgita (The Little Flea), Arranca terrones de Nueva Esperanza (Pull up the clods of Nuevo Esperanza), and Peineta (Comb), among others
* David Adolfo Flores Valladares — Folklorist and innovator in Honduran folk dance
* Johann Seren Castillo — Director of Ballet Folklórico de Honduras Oro Lenca