Participants in informal "aura battles" in Mexico use dance moves and gestures to compete for the crowd's attention, with no physical fights involved. At a recent event, 16-year-old Kaled Rosales Salazar won 2,000 Mexican pesos by beating his rival. The trend, which originated as an online meme about collecting imaginary "aura points", has spread offline with events in Mexico and beyond, including Brazil, Argentina, and other Latin American countries. Organisers aim for fast-paced competitions that mirror the short videos on TikTok that helped popularize the trend.
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In Mexico, particularly in cities like Veracruz and Xalapa, a viral trend on TikTok has evolved into live contests called "aura battles". The competitions involve participants showcasing their charisma, creativity, and confidence through dance moves, poses, facial expressions, and playful gestures to win over the crowd's attention. There are no physical fights involved, and spectators choose the winners based on their performance. A recent event in Mexico City saw 16-year-old Kaled Rosales Salazar emerge victorious, winning 2,000 Mexican pesos (approximately €100) after beating his rival, 14-year-old Carlos Irving Quintana, known as "Thanos". The trend began as an online joke about collecting imaginary "aura points" before becoming a real-world competition. Organizers designed the battles to be fast-paced and short-lived, echoing the style of TikTok videos that helped spread the trend.
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Participants face off in informal “aura battles”, using dance moves, poses, facial expressions and playful gestures to show who can command the crowd’s attention.
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who → face → attention
There are no physical fights: spectators usually choose the winner based on confidence, charisma and creativity.
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spectators → be → confidence
The trend takes its name from the online slang “aura”, used to describe someone with a strong, charismatic presence.
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trend → take → presence
The phrase “farmear aura”, or “farming aura”, began as a joke about collecting imaginary “aura points” online before becoming a real-world competition.
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phrase → begin → points
At one recent event, 16-year-old Kaled Rosales Salazar won 2,000 Mexican pesos, around €100 at the time, after beating his rival, 14-year-old Carlos Irving Quintana, known as “Thanos”.
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Salazar → win → Thanos
The runner-up received 1,000 pesos.
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up → receive → pesos
Organisers say the battles are designed to be fast-paced, echoing the short, high-impact videos that helped the trend spread on TikTok.
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that → say → TikTok
Competitors take turns performing for just a few seconds, using viral dances, meme references, exaggerated expressions and improvised moves.
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Competitors → take → dances
What began as an online meme is now becoming a street spectacle in Mexico and beyond.
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began → begin → Mexico
Events have been held in Veracruz and announced in Xalapa and Mexico City, while similar competitions have appeared in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru.
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competitions → hold → Brazil
