About us...

In this picture:
 Cynthya Bringas Manjarrez (Director and choreographer)
In the middle, Livia Manjarrez, choreographer and past director of the group "flor de Amapa" folklore dance company, travelled to Japan, Minneapolis and multiple states in the USA, representing Mexico with her group.
Right side, Livia Bringas, choreographer and school Arts Director in Sinaloa, also travelled around Europe, USA and Japan as a dancer.
"This is the force behind me and the reason I love dancing!"
                                                                                                                  "Cynthya"                                                             

Dancing is a family business!

Anna-karina Opdahl,  Performing at Global Fest!

Who We Are

We are a dance school dedicated to promote the Mexican culture thought the art of dance!


"...Al ritmo vibrante de la musica, los zapateados, la falda y con la cara en alto hacia las luces, sonreimos y salimos a escena!"
"...with the vibrant rhythm of the music, the stamping of the feet in the ground, the skirt movement and our eyes facing the lights, we smile and enter the stage!"



Cynthya Bringas
Interview for the "Breakfast show"

Cynthya Bringas
Founder of Viva la Danza
Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer

Cynthya’s dancing career started at the age of 5, first in Mexican Folklore, then Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, salsa and latin rhythms.  She holds a bachelor degree in Arts & Dance with specialization in Mexican folklore, and parallel to her dancing career, she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education as well. She has dedicated 30 years of her life to Artistic Gymnastics, she is an International Gymnastics Judge and she is currently coaching competitive gymnastics at Calgary Stars Gym Club. 
Besides her gymnastics passion, Cynthya has been a Choreographer for over 20 years, holding various positions as a dance teacher at the Arts Education School in Sinaloa, Mexico (forming future dance teachers); at the University of Calgary teaching basic ballet for gymnast. As choreographer she has 25 years  of experience  and has choreographed over 100 floor routines for gymnastics and has created around 50 dance pieces for Mexican Folklore performances and dance competitions. In 2001 she joined the “Alma Mexicana” dance Group  as teacher, within a year she become the Artistic Director and was one of the founders of “Calmeca Dancers” the once called “Viva Mexico Dance Company until 2018, and currently it merged to be part of "Viva La danza", as our performing dance group, a dance group which has amused multiple audiences with performances  all over Alberta under her direction.
She believes that there is something new to learn every day and that life is not about perfection but continuous improvement....!

Our History

We believed that it was a need of teaching and share the authentic Mexican folklore to the public, since there are several groups performing and distorting the Mexican folklore, by just putting a dress, moving the skirts, playing Mexican music and go on the stage without a real knowledge on how to dance Mexican folklore, and sadly the public didn't know the difference, this is why she founded “Viva la Danza” in 2007, an Authentic Mexican folklore Dance School, dedicated to promote the Mexican culture and to teach real Mexican folklore  (not for show or entertainment only), but for education purposes  in order to maintain the authenticity of the Mexican folklore and its traditions alive. Their dance teachers are currently members of the National Folklore Dance Teachers Association of Mexico, they attend twice a year their national dance congress in order to keep learning and studying the Mexican Folklore and  their culture.