Founded in 2013 by Vanessa Sanchez, La Mezcla is a multi-disciplinary rhythmic ensemble whose work is rooted in Chicanx, Latinx and Indigenous traditions and social justice.
Read Our StoryFounded in 2013 by Vanessa Sanchez, La Mezcla is a multi-disciplinary rhythmic ensemble whose work is rooted in Chicanx, Latinx and Indigenous traditions and social justice.
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San Francisco’s La Mezcla dance company, founded and led by Vanessa Sanchez, has created a space to utilize folkloric and contemporary dance training and to tell the untold stories of marginalized communities of color on stage. They use dance and song to tell stories of Chicana history, culture and resistance. Blending tap dance and son jarocho zapateado (traditional footwork from Veracruz, Mexico,) Sanchez describes this unique dance style as “zapatap.” Watch these dancers perform dynamic choreography in front of iconic Mission District murals and landmarks, then bring us back to the 1940s West Coast Zoot Suit era (popularized by Bay Area playwright Luis Valdez) when young Mexican-American men and women, "pachucos" and “pachucas,” proudly repped their identity, while defying cultural and style taboos. Rocking big hair and flashy zoot suits, the women of La Mezcla reclaim this early California history.
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San Francisco’s La Mezcla dance company, founded and led by Vanessa Sanchez, has created a space to utilize folkloric and contemporary dance training and to tell the untold stories of marginalized communities of color on stage. They use dance and song to tell stories of Chicana history, culture and resistance. Blending tap dance and son jarocho zapateado (traditional footwork from Veracruz, Mexico,) Sanchez describes this unique dance style as “zapatap.” Watch these dancers perform dynamic choreography in front of iconic Mission District murals and landmarks, then bring us back to the 1940s West Coast Zoot Suit era (popularized by Bay Area playwright Luis Valdez) when young Mexican-American men and women, "pachucos" and “pachucas,” proudly repped their identity, while defying cultural and style taboos. Rocking big hair and flashy zoot suits, the women of La Mezcla reclaim this early California history.
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Founded in 2013 by Vanessa Sanchez, La Mezcla is a multi-disciplinary rhythmic ensemble whose work is rooted in Chicanx, Latinx and Indigenous traditions and social justice.
Read Our StoryFounded in 2013 by Vanessa Sanchez, La Mezcla is a multi-disciplinary rhythmic ensemble whose work is rooted in Chicanx, Latinx and Indigenous traditions and social justice.
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Our Story
San Francisco’s La Mezcla dance company, founded and led by Vanessa Sanchez, has created a space to utilize folkloric and contemporary dance training and to tell the untold stories of marginalized communities of color on stage. They use dance and song to tell stories of Chicana history, culture and resistance. Blending tap dance and son jarocho zapateado (traditional footwork from Veracruz, Mexico,) Sanchez describes this unique dance style as “zapatap.” Watch these dancers perform dynamic choreography in front of iconic Mission District murals and landmarks, then bring us back to the 1940s West Coast Zoot Suit era (popularized by Bay Area playwright Luis Valdez) when young Mexican-American men and women, "pachucos" and “pachucas,” proudly repped their identity, while defying cultural and style taboos. Rocking big hair and flashy zoot suits, the women of La Mezcla reclaim this early California history.
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San Francisco’s La Mezcla dance company, founded and led by Vanessa Sanchez, has created a space to utilize folkloric and contemporary dance training and to tell the untold stories of marginalized communities of color on stage. They use dance and song to tell stories of Chicana history, culture and resistance. Blending tap dance and son jarocho zapateado (traditional footwork from Veracruz, Mexico,) Sanchez describes this unique dance style as “zapatap.” Watch these dancers perform dynamic choreography in front of iconic Mission District murals and landmarks, then bring us back to the 1940s West Coast Zoot Suit era (popularized by Bay Area playwright Luis Valdez) when young Mexican-American men and women, "pachucos" and “pachucas,” proudly repped their identity, while defying cultural and style taboos. Rocking big hair and flashy zoot suits, the women of La Mezcla reclaim this early California history.
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Empower the dancer in you. Showcase your moves and discover more ways to dance.
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