Clovis North High School senior Valeria Suárez enjoys the sounds and movement of Mexican folkloric dance. However, the 17-year-old junior – who has been steeped in ballet since she was 5 – is a dancer ...

In a community where Hispanic roots are evident from place names – Durango, La Plata County, Florida Road, Ignacio – and the surnames of many families, Cinco de Mayo takes on added importance. For at ...

A young ballet folklorico student rehearses his dance routine in a bustling corner next to a pile of tables and a school trash can. The corner serves as a reminder of the multipurpose nature of the ...

fast footwork Tapping stomping colorful dresses rippling to the rhythm of Mexican music. This is ballet folklorico. These dances are as different as the regions they represent, but they've also been ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Folkorico dancing has a rich history, dating back to ancient cultures including the Aztecs. A Mexican woman named Amalia Hernández studied ballet in Europe and she combined ballet ...

Folklorico – dances of the people – is a style of dance from Mexico. Folklorico helps preserve Mexican traditions of spirituality, storytelling, music and clothing design. And for many Mexican ...

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From the giant jug of horchata at the theater entrance to the appreciative laughs for the emcees’ banter with the crowd, Ballet Folklórico’s seventh annual Colores De La Primavera show on May 14 felt ...

Geniss Duran, 3, is the littlest dancer in Aida Perez’s Ballet Folklorico classes. Her mom, Yesenia Flores, said the weekly dance lessons are a good way to get her daughter involved in activities ...

At a church in West Eugene, a group of Hispanic preteens and teens from the dance group, Ballet Folklórico Colibrí, are practicing their dance moves. Their dance shoes tap against the wooden floor of ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Known for its twirling skirts and rhythmic footwork, Ballet Folklorico is one of Mexico and Central America’s predominant styles of folk dance. Ballet Folklorico San ...