Quinceañera Festivity

After the quinceañera ceremony at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Fellsmere, Evelia is greeted by friend and schoolmate Katrina Kirkland.

 
 
 

Surrounded by her chambelanes, Evelia dances a final   dance with her escorts at the quinceañera.

 
 
 

Velia Solis, right, Evelia's sister, places plates of homemade            Mexican food on a tray for servers to take to guests. All of            Evelia's sisters, dressed in their formal gowns, helped in            preparing and serving the food for the quinceañera.	An important part of the quinceañera reception is the dances            that are performed by Evelia and her court of chambelanes.             Evelia dances the first dance with her father. After that, she            is eligible to dance with any man. Asalia Solis, Evelia's sister,            motions to their parents to come forward so that the dances            can begin.

 
 

Tito DeLaPaz, left, and Ramiro Solis, right, dance with Evelia before a crowd of their family and friends inside the Ag Expo Center at the Indian River County Fairgrounds.  By the end of the night more than 500 people were attending.