As in most things, there are many layers to the danza de pluma in Teotitlan del Valle. It is easy to miss details while the action is hot and heavy. Dance is hard to capture because it is all about constant motion. There is the overall picture and then there are the details, like the penacho pictured above. Think of all the work that went into it. And then there is, the footwork, the outfits, the music, the grace of the dancers, as exemplified by La Malinche, Yaretzi Bazan Ruiz.
Her counterpart, alter ego, Doña Marina, Jimena Vicente Lazaro, also a wonderful dancer.
Both add so much to the performances.
Not only excellent dancers, but crowds favorites as well.... and quite photogenic.
They aren't the only photogenic ones out there.
One of the real powers behind the throne....
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