Folk dance from Michoacán

Title

Folk dance from Michoacán

Description

Boys on stage performing the El Baile de Los Viejitos or Dance of the Old Men. The dance originated in the Mexican state of Michoacán, and it is a humorous dance where the dancers wear masks of old people along with their typical campesino clothing. This performance is part of a Mexican Independence Day Celebration, observed on the 15th and 16th of September.

Date Created

circa 1990s

Subject

Community centers
Clothing and dress--Mexico
Children
Photography of children
Folk dancing, Mexican
Independence Day (Mexico)
Holidays--Mexico
Ethnic & Cultural Studies
Social History
Latino Interest

Place

Cornelius, Oregon

Medium

photographic prints

Identifier

CCpic_387

Rights

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Source

Centro Cultural Photography Collection

Type

Still Image

Collection