Ruby Marek and her family were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and looking forward to the annual Mexica New Year celebration in San José, where Aztec dancers from all over the nation and from Mexico ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Their sights and sounds date back more than 5 centuries in what was once known as Tenochtitlan in ancient Mexico. It's those same rituals and traditions that the Chicago group Xochitl ...

Beautiful feathers, colorful attire and unique rhythm are some of the traits an Aztec dancer embodies. But this art form is more than a hobby, it is a duty — one which must be carried with utmost ...

Monica Trevino first witnessed traditional Aztec dance five years ago, at a mural inauguration in Moorhead's Riverfront Park. A Twin Cities dance group performed at the site of the mural, a ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Students were treated to a performance by an Aztec dance troupe from Mexico Thursday at Thomas Dale High School to celebrate the Day of the Dead holiday el Día de los ...

During the quieter winter months in San Juan County, the Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village offers visitors a look into ...

Aztec dancers use copal, a type of incense used to purify and give thanks to the gods, to offer blessings before the protest in front of San Francisco immigration court on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo by ...

SAN JOSE — Aztec and Native American dancers in blazing, feathery regalia ushered in the Year of Two Rabbit with thousands of spectators at a city park under festival perfect skies this weekend. “I ...

The scent of burning copal filled the air as Aztec dancers, bedecked in feathered headdresses and wearing shell-embellished ankle cuffs, blessed an intersection bordering Little Village and North ...

At first glance, the classical “Nutcracker” ballet and Pre-Colombian Aztec dance have nothing in common. Yet, on closer examination, the parallels are there: both are an artistic expression of a story ...

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The Aztecs march in the canyons of the great city. Their tall feather headdresses jut skyward. They beat drums, stomp and chant. They dance in twirls and high steps, moving forward. One of them ...