Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 23 minutes ago
“It was a really hard year with COVID. If I didn’t have Danza and climbing, I think I would fall apart,” says Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala.
For Monserrat, Danza—traditional ceremonial dance—is a way to connect with her Indigenous traditions and also to be present in her own body. It’s intentional in its movements the way climbing is.
“Danza has been a really big medicine for me,” she says.
Featuring Grupo Tlahuitzcalli Danza Mexica
“It was a really hard year with COVID. If I didn’t have Danza and climbing, I think I would fall apart,” says Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala.
For Monserrat, Danza—traditional ceremonial dance—is a way to connect with her Indigenous traditions and also to be present in her own body. It’s intentional in its movements the way climbing is.
“Danza has been a really big medicine for me,” she says.
Featuring Grupo Tlahuitzcalli Danza Mexica
