Refers to the cocolo Christmas dance ceremonies in the Dominican Republic, where colorful disguises, and feathered headgear with masks are used. The guloya / cocolo dances are known in
St. Kitts as "mascarade", in which old
English theater tradition / plays involving
music, dance, acting etc... links the Dominican cocolos to its Anglo-roots in St. Kitts.
The guloya / cocolo dance tradition out of San Pedro
de Macoris in the Dominican Republic, is
deep-rooted in the island of
St. Kitts.