El Baile de Los Viejitos

Title

El Baile de Los Viejitos

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

Medium

photographic prints

Identifier

CCpic_372

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Type

Still Image

Collection