Four Dances Invented in Chicago, Plus a Traditional One Chicagoans Keep Alive

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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We waltz with the musicians and dancers who popularized dances in Chicago, and we feel the beat with the people who keep La Danza Ateca alive in Pilsen.

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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	That's coming up.
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