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Aztec round dance
Guatemalan dance-drama
Couple dancing a jarabe, detail from Popular History of Mexico, mosaic by Diego Rivera, 1953; on the Teatro des los Insurgentes, Mexico City.
Couple in a position that characterizes the dance known as the maxixe, early 20th century.
Carnival parade
Dancers during Carnival in Oruro, Bol., performing a masked dance-drama known as a diablada, which typically features as characters devils, their mistresses, Inca rulers, and slave drivers.
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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