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From Prayer to Protest: How Danza Azteca became Washington’s dance of defiance

As fear and uncertainty grow for many immigrant communities, one group in Washington is using culture as a form of resistance. For Esmael Xiutecpatl Lopez, growing up in Skagit County was challenging.
Texas Monthly

How Concheros Use Dance to Connect With Their Indigenous Roots

As Azteca dancers approached a waiting crowd of onlookers at Austin’s annual Viva la Vida Festival—the city’s largest Día de los Muertos celebration—earlier this fall, the ayoyote shells on their ...
ABC7

Aztec dance group claims ceremonial feathers were confiscated at US-Mexico border

SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- An Aztec dance group is suing the federal government after hundreds of feathers were confiscated from them at the U.S.-Mexico border. The incident happened in March. Danza ...
Chicago Sun-Times

In Pilsen, weekly Aztec dance ritual offers joy and a link to tradition

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50 years of dance: Ballet Folklorico Azteca is sacred part of Fort Worth culture

Nearly two dozen dancers squeeze into a dance studio at La Gran Plaza on a Thursday evening. Everyone is dressed in black. Some are inexperienced teenagers; others have been dancing for decades. All ...