Los Voladores de Papantla San Miguel de Allende Mexico

This is a video of The Danza de los Voladores de Papantla on October 3, 2008 in san Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
From Wikipedia: The Danza de los Voladores de Papantla (Dance of Papantla's flyers) is a ritualistic dance in Veracruz, Mexico performed by the Totonac Indians. Five men, each representing the five elements of the indigenous world climb atop a pole, one of them stays on the pole playing a flute and dancing while the remaining four descend the pole with a rope tied by one of their feet. The rope unwraps itself 13 times for each of the four flyers, symbolizing the 52 weeks of the year.

This dance is thought to be the vestige of a pre-Hispanic volador ritual common not only in ancient Veracruz but in western Mexico as well.

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[scrapelow]

muy buen video

[aliciaaracelyy]

I remember they used to perform at the ferias in Hidalgo. Good times :)

[richr00127]

when i was small i use to see them in la plazita olvera in los angeles calif. but they dont go noimore

[MimosaFun]

thanks for posting