Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Enjoy viewing extended full footage of the Danzantes of the East Bay offering four traditional prayer dances recognizing the elements of fire, earth, air and water in Berkeley’s Ohlone Park. Danza is an important part of any Día de los Muertos celebration as they offer connection with the ancestors through their rising copal smoke, the sound of the conch, the heart beat drum in tune with the dancers hand & ankle rattles. Every body movement has a significance and is typically seen done twice or if done in one direction, repeated in the other direction as a recognition of the duality found in nature especially with the cycle of life and death.
Enjoy viewing extended full footage of the Danzantes of the East Bay offering four traditional prayer dances recognizing the elements of fire, earth, air and water in Berkeley’s Ohlone Park. Danza is an important part of any Día de los Muertos celebration as they offer connection with the ancestors through their rising copal smoke, the sound of the conch, the heart beat drum in tune with the dancers hand & ankle rattles. Every body movement has a significance and is typically seen done twice or if done in one direction, repeated in the other direction as a recognition of the duality found in nature especially with the cycle of life and death.
