For 45 years Grupo Tlaloc has worked to preserve and protect Mexican Aztec dance and to educate Coloradans about its traditions.

Now the group and its dancers are preparing the next generation to carry on these customs.

Grupo Tlaloc is often invited to perform at community blessings and to join in celebrations.

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Their presentations are spiritual, said Carlos Castañeda, Captain and Elder of Grupo Tlaloc, "They are sacred dances, they are a form of prayer, so we're trying to let them know that this is our way of life, our heritage our culture that we are preserving."

For many devotees of the danza , rehearsing and presenting is a form of release.

"It just makes me feel more at peace with myself and not have to worry about that stressful day," said Kylie Singh, who is one of the gr

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