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What is the Folk Dance of Mexico?
What is the Folk Dance of Mexico?
Mexico’s most ethnic dance is “Aztec dance”. Aztec dance has become a symbol and symbol of Mexico. Miss Mexico who participates in the world beauty pageant will use this dress to show Mexico’s long-standing culture and tradition.
Walking into Mexico City, we can often see this kind of dance in tourist areas, although it is now partially commercialized, this dance form has a rich and long history, despite the country’s colonial, religious All kinds of shocks, but culture is the blood flowing in people’s bones, this kind of dance not only did not disappear, but completely preserved.
The Aztecs are the natives of the Americas. The Aztecs migrated to Mexico more than a thousand years ago until the arrival of the Spaniards. The Aztecs called themselves Mexico, and the Spaniards later took this place. It is called Mexico, which is where the name of the country comes from.
The Aztecs were the last characters on the stage of ancient Mexican culture. They created the brilliant Aztec civilization and created the most prosperous period of the Aztecs. According to legend, the ancestors of the Aztecs came from a place in the north called the Aztecs, and they traveled south to the Anahuac valley on the instructions of the sun god Huizilopochetri. Lake Texcoco; when they came to the island in the middle of the lake, they saw an eagle with a snake resting on a cactus, a phenomenon that told them they should build a city here. In 1325 the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán, a huge artificial island, the center of modern Mexico City.
Today’s Aztec dancers demonstrate the traditions and rituals of pre-Hispanic cultures primarily through expressive dances and rituals. They can be seen in various festivals, activities and celebrations throughout the year. Although they seem simple, their dances are full of energy and tension.
In Aztec dance performances, dancers, both male and female, wear traditional costumes, with the males wearing ornately colored feathers and special leggings that rattle as they dance. Female dancers wear decorative skirts or tunics, while male dancers wear a loincloth called maaxtlatl. The most beautiful is the dancer’s headdress, which consists of the bright plumage of macaws, pheasants and other birds. These headdresses, called penajos, are large and have long feathers that make a great impression. The main instruments are big drum, small two-tongue wooden drum, gourd rattle, whistle and flute.
There are adults and children in the dancer performance. Different dance stages represent different meanings, but they are mainly expressing the infinite reverence for nature and the four elements of earth, water, fire and wind. These dancers truly praise the heart. For thousands of years, people have expressed their awe and love for nature in this way.
The element of Aztec dancers has become a symbol and symbol of Mexico, and even Miss Mexico who participates in the world beauty pageant will use this dress to show the long-standing culture and tradition of Mexico.
Aztec dance groups are found in almost all cities in Mexico, especially in the western and southwestern states. Aztec dancers are a very important part of Mexico’s foreign cultural propaganda. Many times during the performance, the actors will invite the audience to form a circle and dance with them, using interaction to enhance communication with the people. The Aztec dance and the Mayan pyramids are listed as World Heritage Sites, and the Aztecs claim to be descendants of the Mayans.
