Kaltonaka Dance Group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca preforms at Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Xochitlquetzal begins the dance calling the four directions and elements with the Kaltonaka Dance Group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances year round.

Jose Vargas, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, during the Saturday performance.

Xochitlquetzal wears traditional head dress when preforming with the Kaltonaka Dance Group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances year round.

Jessica Baca/Journal Sunshine Jauregui wears a traditional head dress while preforming with Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Sunshine Jauregui preforms with the Kaltonaka Dance Group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances year round.

The Kaltonaka Dance Group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca performs at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances year round.

ABOVE: Smoke rises from the burning of copal surrounding Xochitlquetzal as she performs with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque on Saturday. RIGHT: Sunshine Jauregui wears a traditional head dress while preforming with Chichimeca Mexica Azteca.

Griselda Garcia wears a headdress as people join hands and dance with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Jose Vargas, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, performs at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Sunshine Jauregui, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, blesses people in the crowd with copal incense at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Sunshine Jauregui of Chichimeca Mexica Azteca blesses Payal Chaudhary with copal incense on Saturday.

Skylar Glogowski, 6, kisses the copal burner after a blessing by Sunshine Jauregui, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Sunshine Jauregui, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, blesses people in the crowd with copal incense at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Jose Vargas, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, performs at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Sunshine Jauregui, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, is surrounded by copal incense at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

People join hands and dance with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Jose Vargas, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, performs at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

People watch the performance of the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Griselda Garcia, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, performs during at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Performs dance with Aztec leg rattles with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, performs during at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Jose Vargas, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, joins hands with the crowd during a dance at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

Jose Vargas, with the Kaltonaka dance group Chichimeca Mexica Azteca, performs at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center offers cultural Native American dances every week.

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Published December 30, 2023 - 5:45 p.m. Modified December 30, 2023 - 6:21 p.m.

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