The Devil Dance is the most acclaimed dance form, which has been performed by Afro-Mexicans in Maroon communities of Costa Chica from the colonial era to the present. In the Afro-Mexican town of Collantes it is performed during Todos Santos (All Saints' Day) in November. In El Ciruelo, Morelos and La Boquilla, it is the most celebrated cultural form, while in the state of Guerrero it is very popular in San Nicolás, Lo Desoto and Cuajinicuilapa (Ramsay, 2016, p. 21). The instruments used in the Devil Dance (or Dance of the Devil) include the harmonica, charrasca and tigrera. The charrasca is a cow's jawbone with the teeth loosened to create a bass sound as the player rubs the teeth with  
an ice pick (Apodaca, 2008, p. 52). During my own observation of this energetic dance, I found it extremely exhilarating to watch this unusual instrument being played. The tigrera, also referred to as bote, is a drum with animal skin stretched over the top. The player uses a stick to rub the animal skin to produce music (Apodaca, 2008, p. 52).  
Twenty dancers and three masked musicians dance through the streets, performing as rebel spirits that are out of control. One other set of dancers is disguised by masks that depict the idea of resistance against the status quo. The masks are usually made from animal skin, cardboard and elastic bands. As I have argued elsewhere, there are analogous messages between some corridos and the Dance of the Devil, in the sense that in both cultural forms, rebellion and defiance are projected as admirable qualities. The devil is depicted as a figure which at the same time symbolizes the evil of the Spanish slavery system. The theme of rebellion also resonates with the subversive intent of many of the corridos, which protest against oppression by superior and powerful forces (Ramsay, 2016, p. 21).