Feliz Día de las Madres to the moms who never let us forget where we come from... ✨️
Manhatitlan is so lucky to have moms be an essential part of who we are. They started off bringing their kids to class to then becoming dancers themselves. Into adulthood we often drift away from our parents, as we come to develop our own interests and passions. It's a beautiful thing when your mom loves to dance folklorico just as much as you do!
And yes, sometimes they still do our hair 🎀
Inspired by the photoshoot done by @enriqueleyva_ with @yalitzaapariciomtz heart❤️
Voice over Text: I remember early mornings, a hot pink brush, the smell of gel, and my mom braiding my hair. Sitting in the chair felt like an eternity, I hated when she pulled too hard. I guess when you get older you miss those moments. Feliz día de las madres to the moms who never let us forget where we come from.
📹 @karlaa4444
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#mothersday #mexico #braids #puebla #diadelasmadres
✨️ La China Poblana en Nueva York ✨️
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Image Description: 4 dancers wearing the traditional China Poblana skirts with embroidered tops. They wear red white and green ribbons in their hair in front of a fountain and trees.
#puebla
#mexicanfolklore #bailefolklorico #nycdancers #mexico
Que Chula es Puebla y Que Chula es PueblaYork!
Today is Cinco de Mayo, a reminder that even the hardest and seemingly impossible of battles can be won.
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On April 26, 1862 General Lorencez wrote to France saying the French were "superior in race, organization, discipline, morality and in elevation of feeling..." words that echo what we face today as a community living in the USA. On May 5th, 1862, he was defeated in Puebla. Art, dance, and music must always play a role in how we represent and elevate our culture and our community, especially on days like today when our visibility is so often commercialized.
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#cincodemayo #puebla #pueblayork #dancersofinstagram #baile
04/04/26 🌸 Bailando en Central Park 🌸
Dancing in Central park underneath Cherry Blossom Trees. Our ethos at Manhatitlan is to be able to share our art in public spaces, central park is no exception! El arte se comparte en todos lados ✨️
🧵 Falda de Nayarit @felix.tavio
👕 Top @ratboi
📸 @jazmin.paola_
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#bailarina #nayarit #centralpark #cherryblossom #dancephotography
🌸 There's nothing like spring in New York City...🌸
We're back!!! Excited to dance outdoors after a long winter! Stay tuned for new dances and surprises ✨️
(And of course more central park cherry blossom content)
🧵 Skirt designed by @felix.tavio
👕 Top by @ratboi
📹 Video drone footage by @leonidas.798
🌸 No hay nada como la primavera en la ciudad de Nueva York🌸
Estamos de regreso!!! Felices por bailar denuevo con ustedes al aire libre con nuevos bailes y sorpresas, nos vemos pronto! ✨️
Visual Description: Mexican Folkloric Dancer wearing a black and floral skirt from the state of Sinaloa sitting on grass in central park underneath a pink cherry blossom tree at peak bloom. We look from above as the camera zooms into her slowly waving her arms.
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#cherryblossom🌸 #dancersofinstagram #mexicolors #springvibes #mexicana
Nuevo Año... nuevos principios...
New year, new beginnings
Thank you to all the families and friendships that make dancing in our community possible ❤️ This year we took intergenerational to a whole new level with our youngest pro level dancer being 8 years old!!! Seeing her thrive and make friends has been a reminder of how this all started and why it’s been possible to carry on for now over 10 years. Amistad, amor, resilience and creating our own opportunities when people tell you no. If dancing is on your list of resolutions for this year please reach out, we’d love to meet you!!!! From our family to yours, Feliz año nuevo, nos vemos en 2026...
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#mexicandance #nycdancers #2026recap #mexico #newyear
Parte III
In a very special series we photographed the mothers of the group who have danced alongside their children (now all adults) for years. Reflecting on the significance of La Virgen de Guadalupe, what better way to place emphasis on the role una madre has in our community. Y con eso damos fin a nuestra serie de danzantes.
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#virgendeguadalupe #baile #portraitphotography #nycphotography
Part II portraits Danzantes de la Virgen de Guadalupe en New York City
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📷 Karla Perez
3rd 📷: Elena Q.
#virgendeguadalupe #danza #portraitphotography #mexicandance #dancersofinstagram
Today, Mexicans across the world come together to celebrate the 12th of December in honor of la Virgen de Guadalupe. For many It's a complicated relationship between faith and culture, memories of community celebrations and family. It's a piece of our history that we grapple with through danzas, that we dance with respect, hoping to connect with our indigenous roots.
It's been an honor to be invited this year to dance at the celebration hosted by the Brooklyn and Queens archdiocese at the Co-cathedral of St. Joseph in front of hundreds as prepare to run through the streets with la antorcha back to Queens.
More portraits coming soon!
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📷 @karlaa4444
“Cada año, la ofrenda es parte esencial de nuestra celebración, es el vinculo entre nosotros y los muertos. Es un espacio de colaboración y expresión cultural entre los vivos. Este año hemos decidido explorar la dualidad de la luz del sol y la luz de las velas. Las velas son un elemento esencial de la ofrenda que guía a las almas que nos visitan. Estas velas suelen ser de cera blanca y vienen en varios tamaños, la mayoría opta por las altas, con una base ancha para que duren toda la semana. Otras son mucho más artesenales, con formas complejas y coloridas. Es ese suave resplandor dorado que, al acercarse la noche, nos viene a la mente cuando pensamos en el Día de Muertos. Los cementerios en México se iluminan con esta luz que interrumpe la oscuridad y el silencio. Durante el día, la luz de las velas baila con el sol, en días soleados su visibilidad disminuye. Experimentar el sol es uno de los placeres de estar vivo, sentir su calor en la piel, apreciar cómo se filtra por las ventanas en las mañanas y admirar los colores que deja atrás entre las nubes al atradecer. Hoy honramos a los difuntos, sí, pero también valoramos la vida. En momento en que compartir nuestras tradiciones da visibilidad a nuestras comunidades, en un momento en que la visibilidad es un riesgo, hoy elegimos alzar la voz en alto, compartir el amor y brillar porque, en tiempos oscuros, la gente valora la luz” - Karla Pérez @manhatitlan
Día de Muertos Events held on 34th Ave Open Streets & Sunnyside, Queens NYC Nov 1, 2025 ✨
A small reflection as we begin celebrating Día de Muertos, taken from a converstaion titled Muerte between Orlando Mejía Rivera and Manuela S. Hernández during the Fiesta for books and culture in Medellín 2020.
Beyond the beauty, colors and objects of the day, lies a profound experience of intertwining life and death, of building a relationship with what's hard to understand.
As we prepare the ofrendas in the privacy of our homes we're also excited to be able to celebrate with all of you out in the open this Saturday Nov.01 at 46 Street under the Sunnyside Arch where we'll be welcoming our dearly departed as well as the living, our neighbors. Please feel free to bring photos or names to be placed on the ofrenda, los esperamos!
Footage from 2024's celebration
📹 Credit: @lemonmonn
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#diademuertos #dayofthedead #baile #dancersofinstagram #nycphotographer #artstagram #oaxaca #mexicomagico #mexico #queens
