Sundance Square celebrated Dia de los Muertos with ballet folklorico performers, mariachi music, face-painting vendors, Latin jazz and even salsa dance lessons on Nov. 1.

Ballet folklorico dancer Claudia Tiffany Rodriguez stomped, twirled and yelped on stage as she wowed guests who showed up to experience the festivities. She has danced since age 5 and competed since she was 14.

Rodriguez, who also studies at Texas Christian University, said she had three performances throughout Nov. 1 — two at Sundance Square Plaza and one at her university.

“My mother at a young age and my grandmother also did folklorico,” Rodriguez said. “My mission is to not only spread the beautiful culture of folklorico but to also bring awareness and history to many cultural events.”

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Photo gallery: Sundance Square Plaza celebrates Dia de los Muertos

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
November 1, 2022

<h1>Photo gallery: Sundance Square Plaza celebrates Dia de los Muertos</h1> <p class="byline">by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report <br />November 1, 2022</p> <p>Sundance Square celebrated Dia de los Muertos with ballet folklorico performers, mariachi music, face-painting vendors, Latin jazz and even salsa dance lessons on Nov. 1.</p> <p>Ballet folklorico dancer Claudia Tiffany Rodriguez stomped, twirled and yelped on stage as she wowed guests who showed up to experience the festivities. She has danced since age 5 and competed since she was 14.</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57732" data-id="57732" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-1-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A papier mache figure called an alebrije sits on stage at downtown Fort Worth's Sundance Square. Coleccion Mexicana store owner Miguel Martin spent five months making the alebrije by hand. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57733" data-id="57733" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A Xoloitzcuintli figure sits on stage on Nov. 1 at Sundance Square. The Xoloitzcuintli is said to guide spirits in the afterlife. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57734" data-id="57734" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-3-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Claudia Tiffany Rodriguez dances on stage on Nov. 1 at Sundance Square. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57735" data-id="57735" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-4-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Claudia Tiffany Rodriguez dances on stage on Nov. 1 at Sundance Square. Rodriguez has danced since she was five years old — she now studies at Texas Christian University. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57738" data-id="57738" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-7-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Claudia Tiffany Rodriguez does a grito, or yell, on stage on Nov. 1 at Sundance Square. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57741" data-id="57741" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-10-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Mariachi Amatitlan prepares to perform on Nov. 1 at Sundance Square. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57742" data-id="57742" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-11-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Sundance Square guests listen to Mariachi Amatitlan perform on Nov. 1. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)<br /> </figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57744" data-id="57744" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-13-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Kelli Cowart, owner of Painted Pin Up Face and Body Art, sets up her station at Sundance Square. Cowart said she will do sugar skulls face paint. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-57745" data-id="57745" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAS_sundancediadelosmuertos-14-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Sundance Square guests listen to Mariachi Amatitlan perform on Nov. 1. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)<br /> </figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>Rodriguez, who also studies at Texas Christian University, said she had three performances throughout Nov. 1 — two at Sundance Square Plaza and one at her university.</p> <p>“My mother at a young age and my grandmother also did folklorico,” Rodriguez said. “My mission is to not only spread the beautiful culture of folklorico but to also bring awareness and history to many cultural events.”</p> <p><em>Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by </em><a href="http://cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org/"><em>email</em></a><em> or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/CrisArguetaSoto"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a>.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/11/01/photo-gallery-sundance-square-plaza-celebrates-dia-de-los-muertos/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=57780&amp;ga3=UA-194640723-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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