Ometochtli Mexican Folk Dance is a group founded by Alejandra Jiménez.

Ometochtli was created to help Mexican American children connect with their cultural heritage in Milwaukee. Alejandra directs Ometochtli and also teaches Mexican folk dance to children at the community center Core El Centro.

In 2022, Alejandra participated in a Mexican Folk dance workshop led by the prestigious Mexican dance company, Amalia Hernández, at the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee. Alejandra is thrilled to be able to share her culture through corporal expression. Her mission is to share and promote Mexican traditions as an opportunity for the community to enrich social responsibility and international understanding.  – Alejandra Jimenez Marvan

In 2021, Ale joined the Mexican Folk Art Collective and began participating in the DDM celebration. Her participation with MFAC also includes participation in the exhibition, “Cercano”, for ArtStart in Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 2022. In this art residency, she taught Aztec Dance and Mexican Pre-Hispanic Heritage to 200 5th graders over 2 days at the Rhinelander school district. She also conducted presentations through Mexican Fiesta, where she explained the meaning of the dance movements to the Rhinelander community. Alejandra participated in the Day of the Dead celebrations at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she led presentations and organized an interactive dance with kids. She was  part of the Mexican Folk Art Collective exhibition at the Pump House gallery in La Crosse from September through November of 2023 and in the Latino Arts gallery in Milwaukee from December 2023 through February 2024. Ale serves on the Mexican Folk Art Collective board and her skills in education have added value to the collective. Alejandra and her daughter, Camila, were part of the Catrina presentations at DDM in 2021, 2022 and 2023.