Explore Mexican culture...
& become enthralled!
The Omeyocan Dance Company exists to celebrate Mexico’s colorful cultural history and to share it with others. Through performances that feature authentic dances, costumes, and music, we entertain and educate audiences of all ages and cultures. We seek to enrich both our audience and dancers alike with appreciation and an enhanced cultural awareness of Mexico‘s storied past and vivid traditions.
Traditional Aztec Dancing
Aztec dance is a truly spectacular event to behold! To the accompaniment of ancient drum rhythms, the Omeyocan Dance Company performs authentic Aztec dances featuring ornate feathered headdresses, beaded costumes, ceremonial fire, high-energy footwork highlighted by the chatter of ankle rattles, and dramatic choreography full of symbolism.Aztec dance is a truly spectacular event to behold! To the accompaniment of ancient drum rhythms, the Omeyocan Dance Company performs authentic Aztec dances featuring ornate feathered headdresses, beaded costumes, ceremonial fire, high-energy footwork highlighted by the chatter of ankle rattles, and dramatic choreography full of symbolism.
Folk Dancing
Mexico is a nation -comprised of more than 30 states- that can be divided up into regions based on unique folk dance styles, music and costumes. Mexican folk dances are visually dramatic and engaging, and they very often tell a story about what it was like to live in Mexico at a given time in the past.
With energy, authentic costumes and versatility, the Omeyocan Dance Company performs a variety of Mexican folk dances from the states of Baja California, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Veracruz.
The Yaqui Deer Dance (El Venado)
The Deer Dance, or La Danza del Venado, is a native Yaqui Dance from the northern Mexican state of Sonora. Their traditional territory continues into southern Arizona following the Sonoran desert. Dancers reenact a dramatic deer hunt to honor the natural world and the white tail deer, both who provide for most all the Yaqui’s needs.
Day of the Dead Performance
The Deer Dance, or La Danza del Venado, is a native Yaqui Dance from the northern Mexican state of Sonora. Their traditional territory continues into southern Arizona following the Sonoran desert. Dancers reenact a dramatic deer hunt to honor the natural world and the white tail deer, both who provide for most all the Yaqui’s needs.
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