Spotlight New Mexico

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Dance in the Desert Research Report: Spotlighting New Mexico dance artists ☀️

During the 2025 Dance in the Desert Research Initiative, we asked New Mexico Latine dance artists: What are the strengths of the NM dance community? Here is what they have to say:

☀️The NM dance ecosystem is culturally rich, intergenerational, and eager for collaborative growth. ☀️

NM dancers cohort identified these community strengths and resiliences:

Dance artists see themselves primarily as educators and mentors

Artists use dance to articulate and safeguard the multilayered cultural histories of New Mexico while also pushing those traditions into new forms.

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