I saw recently on TikTok that several creators are mixing traditional steps from Latin American dances with reggaeton. My grandmother told me that's disrespectful, but honestly the videos get millions of views. Does this count as modern folklore or is it just a passing trend?
I'm not really sure it's "gone viral" in the sense that it's something new, because the fusion between traditional and urban stuff has been happening for years on social media, especially in Latin America.
That said, what you're seeing now is basically a natural evolution of folklore, not disrespect - traditional dances have always changed over time, and reggaeton is this generation's music, so mixing them is just logical.
Your grandmother probably sees it as trivializing something she considers sacred, but here's what's interesting: a lot of creators doing this are actually documenting and making those traditional steps visible to millions of people who never would've seen them otherwise.
It's not a passing fad if people keep finding creative ways to do it, because at the end of the day it's living folklore, not a museum piece.
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