How a dance crew in Mexico is training during the pandemic with Tequila Movement
Dance Your Life
English - August 24, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBPerforming Arts Arts Visual Arts honor jayvee dance productions jayvee dance nikolas 'niko' bermea socal bermea jayvee dance center character confidence alhambra Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode Joanna Vargas interviews members from Tequila Movement Dance Crew to learn how they’re dancing through the quarantine in Mexicali, Mexico. This episode gives you insight into life in a different country and a view of how dance is truly a gift in their community.
In this episode you will learn about:
How quarantine guidelines are in Mexico.How members of Tequila Movement have continued their training during quarantine. What the last performance meant to Tequila Movement.How dance in Mexico is based more on lifting and encouraging one another, rather than competing against one another. The influence Latin culture has on the dance community.
Tequila Movement members share that they too are experiencing the same loss dancers from the United States, and all over the world are having, but reveal how they learned to manage. They express that quarantine has created limitations but has also opened new opportunities for the dance community, if they choose to take them.
Members in this episode communicate the joy of being in Tequila Movement and even more the pride of being a Latin dancer. They touch on how dance in Mexico is not viewed as a career choice, but Tequila Movement alongside many other Latin dance companies have overcome all odds. In this episode you’ll learn that dancers are experiencing the same hardships, but the one thing moving them forward is the love for dance.
Question Highlights:
How is quarantine in Mexico?How is it rehearsing online?Where did the inspiration from the last set performed at Maxt Out ‘19 “Some Nights” come from?What is the difference between dance in Mexico and dance in the United States?What do you see dance becoming in Mexico?What is the parental view on dance in Mexico?
About Tequila Movement:
Tequila Movement is a Mexican based urban dance competition team founded by Pete & Chris Zavala in December 2009, currently directed by José Vera & Chris Zavala. As a team we believe in the power we have as artists to inspire, be inspired, and change societies.
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