Aztec Sun Dance, giving honor to The Great Spirit.
Note to Netscape 7 and MSIE 6 users: When you click on the picture the first time, the new window is not as big as it gets.  Pass the mouse over the new window and you will see a "Plus Sign" indicating you can click it again for alrger image. The "larger" images are only 1024x768  (Equivelent to 1 MegaPixel). I captured images at that setting because I was running out of space and had no intention of printing the pictures.
Preparing for the show-1 Preparing for the show-2
Begin the show Aztec Sun Dance 4
Aztec Sun Dance 5 Aztec Sun Dance 6
Aztec Sun Dance 7 Aztec Sun Dance 8 last frame
I ran out of space due to capturing movies earlier.  So much was missed, including the following "Fire Dance".
Map of Indian territories
30 second movie one.  (10 MB)

30 second movie two  (13 MB)

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The "Orchestra" or Chanters.  You can see the drum in their midst, and what they are drinking on the ground.  Their chantings, as we call it, is actually songs. and they vary from dance to dance.

The various dances are "modernized" because of competitions performed at regular competitive "Pow Wows".

Orchestra