Cindy Renteria, senior communications major, is an Aztec dancer at heart. While growing up she was actively involved in Aztec dance and feels a spiritual connection to it, she said.

Renteria has given various presentations throughout the years alongside her family, and has learned a lot about herself through the dance, she said.

She spends her time teaching other students how to Aztec dance and is welcoming anyone who is interested in learning with open arms. Renteria doesn’t plan to leave Chico without teaching others the beauty and meaning behind Aztec dancing.

“The doors are always open for people to learn, you don’t have to be Mexican or Hispanic to join,” Renteria said.

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Floritzel Salvador

(Left to right: Elybeth Alcantar, Julissa Gomez, Alexis Jacobo) Renteria has now taken the role of an Aztec dance educator. She spends her free time teaching others how to Aztec dance, as well as the meaning behind many of the dances she teaches.

Floritzel Salvador can be reached at [email protected] or @floritzelns on Twitter.