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Curious City

Four Dances Invented in Chicago and One Traditional Dance Chicagoans Keep Alive

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture, Education, Public, Chicago, Arts, City, Radio, Curious, Investigation

4.8642 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

We track down the band members, musicians and dancers who popularized dances in Chicago, and meet the people who keep La Danza Azteca alive in Pilsen.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's curiosity reporter Adriana Cardona McGigad. I'm in Harrison Park in Chicago's

0:09.2

Pills in neighborhood. This time of year, every Thursday, a group of dancers gathered to

0:14.4

rehearse a traditional Mexican dance, La Danza Azteca.

0:19.1

My interested in that I saw people dancing.

0:24.1

Chicago is a city that loves to dance.

0:26.8

In a place with so many immigrants, people keep traditional dances like La Danza alive.

0:32.5

But Chicago has also seen the creation of new dances, dances that often combine traditions or are updated

0:40.6

with modern flavors.

0:47.8

I'll be back to talk more about La Danza Azteca, but first, you'll hear from our former reporter Monica Eng

0:55.4

as she explores four dances created in Chicago.

0:59.3

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1:00.4

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