Members of the Aztec dance group Huitzilopochtli, from Denver, performed Thursday, Oct. 27, on the lawn outside Watson Library on the campus of the University of Kansas.

photo by: Nick Krug

Nine-year-old Quetzalli Escobar spins as she dances with other members of the Aztec dance group Huitzilopochtli, from Denver, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, on the lawn outside Watson Library on the campus of the University of Kansas. The group performed traditional Aztec dances for KU students in a celebration leading up to the Day of the Dead on Nov. 1.

photo by: Nick Krug

Dancer Xochilt Chavez burns kopali during a prayer before members of the Aztec dance group Huitzilopochtli walk down Jayhawk Boulevard, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, on the campus of the University of Kansas.