Latin American dance: Quick Facts

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Aztec manuscript illustration showing figures in elaborate costumes dancing in a circle, with two larger deities, Quetzalcoatl and Xolotl, at the center, from Codex Borbonicus.

Guatemalan dance-drama

Carnival parade

Ballet Folklórico

Samba and Carnival

Celebrating Carnival

See dancers in Lima performing the “Marinera Limeña” dance on courtship

View dancers performing the “Baile de palo” an open-couple dance of African heritage

Participate in a religious dance at the festival of St. Sebastian in Jalisco, Mexico

See dancers performing the “Son de la negra” dance in Jalisco, Mexico

Capoeira: Brazil's martial art dance

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