Tekuani is a word of nahua origin and means: " person or powerful animal, the more fierce, feared and strong " It also means " Lion, puma, and Tiger, jaguar, wild, animal animal Carnivore, devouring, Wolf, bear, powerful ruler, etc. To the tekuani always represent it as the jaguar because this animal is at the top of the food chain of the American continent. Separately, the tecuanes dance ( tecuanis ) It is very popular in South-Central of Mexico ( at around 96 villages located between the borders of the States of Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla and Mexico ). Further South, in the State of Guerrero, is danced traditionally other dances in which participates the tekuani, such as the dance of the tlacololeros dance of the tlaminques, the Tiger dance, dance give them tecuantlaminques, fights the Tiger, etc.