 Chacarera
The "chacarera" (from "chacra", "farm") is deeply rooted in the central pampas and the northern Argentine interior, with popular variations in Uruguay and Bolivia.It is a rapid dance in triple meter for one or two couples, which begins with the beating of the feet on the ground while the guitarist strums the introductory bars.There may be a link between the chacarera and the chaconne, which is described in "The New Oxford Companion to Music" as follows