Our mission is to provide the Ecuadorian arts community with resources to promote our culture in New York City. This enables us to offer low- or no-cost programming and events that allow anyone who has an interest in learning about our culture to live the Ecuadorian experience. Our expectation is, through our work, to contribute to the ongoing efforts to increase cultural awareness and tolerance within our city.

The Ayazamana Dance Group was founded in 1992 by Jose Rivera with the goal of allowing the community to have greater access to Ecuadorian culture through the art of dance. Participants perform to different traditional rhythms of The Pacific Coast (La Costa), The Andes (La Sierra), and The Amazon (El Oriente) to showcase the richness and diversity that exists in this South American country.