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a dance, dancing in general (see Molina)
In tlatoanj oc cenca qujmocujtlaujaia, in maçeoaliztli, in papaqujliztli, injc qujmellaquaoa, injc qujniollalia, in jxqujchtin tlatoque, ioan pipilti, ioan tetecuti, ioan tiacahoan: ioan in jxqujch in cujtlapilli, atlapalli, in maçeoalli = The ruler was greatly concerned with the dance, the rejoicing, in order to hearten and console all the peers, the lords, the noblemen, the brave warriors, and all the common folk and vassals (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
no yvan cenca quimocuitlavizque iniccacan mochivaz macevaliztli yniuh macevaloya in iquac oc tlateotocanime idiome
Auh in tla macevolaz ҫan oncan yn teopan quiyavac anoҫo tiyanquizco auh ymacevalatquitl amo tle tlacatecoloyotl itech neҫiz yn iuhqui yavecauh quititlania
Auh yn cuicatl atle tlavelilocayotl neliuhtiyaz yn tlaqualital yez in teopixque = También cuidarán mucho de que en ninguna parte se hagan danzas como las hacían cuando aún los indios idolatraban.
Y si se danza se hará allí en el atrio del templo o en el mercado. Y en el vestuario de la danza nada diabólico aparecerá, como antiguamente se usaba.
Y en el canto nada deshonesto irá entremetido, se harán con la aprobación de los sacerdotes (Cuauhtinchan, Puebla, s. XVI)