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The number of Concheros grew, especially among the working class in certain major Mexican cities, but it also meant that the dance began to change in meaning from a religious rite to a cultural spectacle, included in the repertoire of Mexican folk dance and even featured in a number of films during Mexico's Golden Age of Cinema.
A conchera [1] or concha is Mexican stringed-instrument, plucked by concheros dancers. The instruments were important to help preserve elements of native culture from Eurocentric-Catholic suppression. [2] The instruments are used by concheros dancers [3] for singing at velaciones (nighttime rituals) and for dancing at obligaciones (dance ...
Mexican folk dance has had an important impact on the culture of the United States, especially in Mexican American communities. This has not only included the preservation of dances that existed before the Mexican–American War in the US Southwest, but other dances, such as the Aztecas or Concheros, dance have migrated north since the 1970s. [5]
Amalia Hernadez popularized the dance baile folklorico in Mexico City more than 60 years ago. Now, it’s performed around the world. Hilda Ramos and her dancers bring baile […]
Mexican featherwork, also called "plumería", was an important artistic and decorative technique in the pre-Hispanic and colonial periods in what is now Mexico. Although feathers have been prized and feather works created in other parts of the world, those done by the amanteca or feather work specialists impressed Spanish conquerors, leading to ...
The school’s folkloric dance group gets $5,000. Avants said the festival dates “also fell on a holiday weekend, additionally compounding the challenge in granting this request.”
Danza Mexi'cayotl was founded by Capitán Mario E. Aguilar Cuauhtlehcoc Quetzalcoatl when he was ordered to Mexico City to be given the title of CAPITAN, or leader/elder of a traditional dance circle, by his Maestro, General Florencio Yescas. Aguilar had also learned from Andres Segura and the White Roots of peace. [9]
A nonbinary Mexican-born artist has gone viral on social media after paying homage to Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance. Mexican artist and stallion perform epic dance homage to Beychella ...