Sierra Madre de Oaxaca Nightlife

I believe that it can’t be easy to dance witch such a big hat made of colorful feathers on your head. Of course these dancers are used to do it, so they managed well. It was a fine spectacle.

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This group represented the region of the Central Vallies.

The beautiful tuft of feathers of different colors, characterizes the dancer of the Valley of Oaxaca that magisterially interprets the unique "feather dance", that represents some historic passages of Mexico’s Conquest that is said by the Zapotec Indians of Cuilapan, Zaachila, Teotitlan Del Valle, Saint Thomas Jalieza, Zimatlan and many more towns.

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So like this you see dances and dresses of all the regions of the Oaxaca state.

There is a great atmosphere, and you can also see the joy on the faces of the dancers, they are enjoying the dancing. And so did we . . .

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This Casa de Cantera is also a restaurant where you can eat a delicious meal before the dances start.

In this Casa you can see the Donaji Princes Dancing Group performing the traditional ‘Oaxaca Guelaguetza” which means mutual help among its settlers.

The picture shows a dance from the Mixteca region. In this region the Dominic Constructions can be admired in Yanhuitlan, Coixtlahuaca and Teposcolula. Also its variety in Palm articles and typical clothing made with a waist frame outstanding for its beauty.

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We had a wonderful evening when we visited El Casa de Cantera in Oaxaca. We did see all kind of traditional dances of different regions around Oaxaca.

This lady represesents the region of The Cañada. This region is formed by the districts of Cuicatlan and Teotitlan del Camino, in this last one is located the Mazateca Indian City of Huautla De Jiminez.

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In the Casa de Cantera you can see dances and dresses of all the different regions of Oaxaca.

The Sierra, The Cañada, The Miztec, The High Papaloapan, The Coast, The Istmo, and The Central Vallies, these are the seven regions of the State of Oaxaca, and of each one they present their typical clothing, music and most characteristic dances.

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The dance spectacle ended with a kind of parade of all the dancers in their beautiful clothings.

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