The diverse culture of Queens is on display at the Queensboro Dance Festival.

Manhatitlan dance group unites generations

A mechanic by day, Felix Perez sits at the sewing machine after work, turning traditional Mexican fabrics into dresses and skirts. The garments are costumes for Manhatitlan, a dance group made up of his family and friends.

"When I see the ladies and my daughters dancing with these garments, I feel so happy," the Puebla native said.

Focusing on regional Mexican folkloric styles, Manhatitlan brings generations together.

"We don't get to go to Mexico as often as we would like to, and so with this, we bring a little piece of home to our home," daughter Jazmin Perez-Carvente said. "My parents helped us with it, and my sister, she was like the brains of the whole project.

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