“ Academy of Mexican Dance and Music Founded in 2012 by Rafael Castaneda, Samuel Barriga , Jose Rochel and Adrian Castaneda and followed by a group of enthusiastic and dedicated performers, The Academy of Mexican Dance and Music is dedicated to the preservation of Mexican culture through Music and Dance. In 2012 The Academy of Mexican Dance and Music took this preservation of Dance and Music abroad to Nepal and Taiwan, Followed by a tour in Europe which included Spain, Portugal and France in the year 2013. Based out of Chicago the Academy of Mexican Dance and Music resides and consistently performs in an area which is densely populated by Mexican immigrants. It is our goal to establish an Institution in which Mexican culture can be preserved, performed and taught trough traditional Mexican Dances and Music to our generations to come.