Pasito Duranguense dance demonstration by Rosa Villanueva and Manuel Ceja

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Pasito duranguense is a popular Mexican dance style in Chicago, Illinois. Although the music has roots in traditional nineteenth-century banda music from northern Mexico, Mexican immigrants in Chicago created the dance style. Dancers clad in Wranglers, cowboy boots, and embroidered leather belts gather in Chicago's clubs and dance halls to enjoy the friendly atmosphere and dance to the popular, fast-paced music. Watch as Chicago residents Rosa Villanueva and Victor Manuel Ceja describe pasito duranguense's wide appeal and demonstrate a few of the dance steps.

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• Pasito duranguense
• Mexican
• smithsonian folkways
• folklife
• Rosa Villanueva
• Manuel Ceja
• Mexican dance
• Chicago Folklife festival
• music

[MzTaly94]

wow there's a lotta haters here.. i mean i personally i don't like duranguense but just cus' i don't like it don't mean i'm gonna tlk sh*t 'bout duranguense. Pa' todo hay gente y mejor guardense sus comentarios negativos por q todo eso no es necesario.

[LBDannyBoy]

@MiriamMalmsteen lmao more power to you, I absolutely can't stand this dance shit looks retarded as hell.

[HayIsViviz]

what the song called that was played in the beginning of the video ?

[ericmex161]

Im mexican and i dont know how to dance duranguense but i love the dance and like to watch other people dance it... Talking about quebradita , i admire people who dance quebradita its one of the hardest dance to do!!!! Look it up and dont hate cuz everybody has their culture!!!! :D

[barbiesocrazy]

I think this dance is great .. People r always goin to hate n thats cool let them hate .. Lol we have our own style n besides what the haters mighg like we might find it stupidd .. With that being said I LOVE IT :)

[13chapala]

@Ilovebeingamomsomuch thanks (:'

[Ilovebeingamomsomuch]

@13chapala Jambalaya

[13chapala]

como se llama la first song?

[GueritaLa]

ewwww k asco

[velanova2000]

Mendigos indios pata rajadas. Ese baile ya esta desapareciendo gracias adios mi oidos ya no escucharan esa basura es mas los de durango ni les gusta. No se por que queman un estado de mexico asi

[velanova2000]

Yo pense que se meterian un chile abanero en El culo estos nacos pero por lo que veo estos Lo naco ya lo traen de nacimiento

Y mendigos nopales ablen espanol

Esto es al reves

Los gringos quieren ablar espanol

Y los nopales ingles. Ja El nopal

Ya lo traen de mexico