Kenko Kat choreographed 'Tusuykusun-Let's Dance in Quechua' for Araceli Poma's 'RUNA SIMI: The Future Tongue Project' for Global Indigenous People's Day. The event celebrated at Queens Museum on August 9th 2026 showcased the vibrancy of New York City's indigenous languages through uniting indigenous artists actively preserving their traditions through music and dance for the community.

Kat created a fusion of hip-hop and 'huaylas' as a love letter to the Andean diaspora community to bridge the past and present, and explore themes of migration and identity.

'Tusuykusun,' means 'let's dance,' together in Quechua. The outfit worn was designed and sown by Kat as a 2026 tribute to her ‘Huanca’ Quechua ancestors who had to hide their ‘bordado huancaina,’ regalia from the Spanish when working in the fields. The colorful embroidery shown in the jersey and pant belt of hot pinks, oranges, greens, and blues depicts the flowers used for rebellion and when honoring our dead when dancing ‘huaylas’. 

The dance honors the risks our ancestors took out of unconditional love to preserve and remember our traditions today. It is a commentary on ‘how does the body remember?,’ by fusing traditional huaylas + hip-hop footwork.