Nahui Ollin:Traditional Aztec Dancers
Thursday, 18 February 2010 14:24
The Salinas family, from Mexico City, travels andperforms the traditional dances of the Aztecs under the group name Nahui Ollin. They came to Tucson to perform at the American Indian Art Exposition annually held at the Flamingo Hotel, 1300 N. Stone Ave.
This year's American Indian Art Exposition was held in the ballroom at the Flamingo Hotel from Jan. 31 to Feb. 14. Nahui Ollin performed on Saturday, Feb. 6 just outside of the ballroom next to the hotel pool.
Nahui Ollin, which in English means the Four Elements, travels far and wide to help preserve the traditions of the indigenous people of Mexico who are from Aztec descent, Luis Salinas said.
Luis and Roseanne Salinas have passed this tradition to their son, Rico, who has been drumming since the age of six or seven. Rico is now 19 years old and is the drummer in the group.
The dance shown in the slideshow is a dance that represents the element of fire.
The item that represents the fire is in the small statue that has the silver bowl on top of it.
Luis' older brother, Juan, also dances to preserve tradition with his family members. Their dance group is known as the Tloke Nahuake, or Aztec Fire Dancers. They are also located in Mexico City and travel thoroughout the Americas preserving their traditions.
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