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El Luchador Escorpión is a dance inspired by the weightlessness astronauts experience in space.

It is one of the traditional latin-american folkdances, known as Baile Folklorico. This particular dance originates from Monclova, Mexico.

El Luchador Escorpión was created by Pablo Cuancín, a Monclovian choreographer, in the early 1980's. Cuancín based the dance on his love for weightlessness movement, aiming to recreate the way astronauts move in space.

Although the dance is not widely known, it is still being performed in Monclova. Often it is combined with other Baile Folklorico that are being performed in traditional dance recitals.