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Danza del Venado - Dance of the Deer
Performed by: Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco
Discipline:
Yaqui Deer Dance
Performed In: 2002 People Like Me

Danza del Venado - Dance of the Deer - was presented by Ensambles Ballet Folklorico in People Like Me 2002. This is one of the most popular among the traditional Mexican dances, and is one of the least altered. The Yaqui Indians from the state of Sonora and Sinaloa continue to execute this dance in a way that is believed to be almost identical to the way it was performed before the arrival of the Spanish.

 



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