GROUPO DANZA YOZTALTEPETL IS LED BY GLORIA GUERRERO FROM THE COLONIAL DISTRICT OF IZTAPALPA, MEXICO CITY. GLORIA IS NOW LIVING IN CLOVIS, CALIFORNIA. THE GROUP IS ALSO LED BY JOE GUERROLA, ORIGINALLY FROM LOS ANGELES, NOW LIVING IN MADERA, CALIFORNIA. JOE ASSISTS WITH TEACHING THE SOUNDS OF THE DRUM THAT THE GROUP DANCES TO. THE GROUP PERFORMS AT VARIOUS GATHERINGS, CEREMONIES, AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY. THE NAME YOZTALTEPETL COMES FROM THE NAHUATL LANGUAGE MEANING “HEART OF A TOWNâ€. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE GROUP HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF FRESNO STATE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO LEARNING THE DANCES IN THE ATTEMPT TO BRING THE TRADITION TO THE COMMUNITY. YOZTALTEPETL IS PROUD TO SHARE THEIR DANCES WITH OTHERS AND THE GROUP IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY INTERESTED IN JOINING THEM TO LEARN THE WAYS OF DANZA AZTECA. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO SEND US A MESSAGE OR A COMMENT. THANK YOU AND MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY.
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