While practicing a folkloric dance from Veracruz, Mexico, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Henry Maier Festival Park, a group of dance students balanced candles on their heads while making quick steps and ...

Before leaving for college, Bianca Lozano, Fatima Oregon and Sammy Perez wanted to give back to communities they grew up in through two things they love: dance and their Mexican heritage. The recent ...

Ballet Folklórico de la Raza has been performing cultural dances around Colorado for 30 years Ballet Folklórico de la Raza performs cultural dances from an array of Mexican states while wearing ...

WALLINGFORD — The children at the intensive dance camp at the Spanish Community of Wallingford like machetes — or dancing with them, anyway. The group started Thursday morning with a traditional dance ...

When growing up in Waukegan, Amanda Diaz-Bahena said her mother, Lupita Munoz, wanted her to learn the cultural dances of Mexico. “At first, I was like, Come on Mom, we’re in America. We’re listening ...

CHICO — With a burst of color, some catchy music and beats, and a lot of well-practiced movement, performers of ballet folklorico at Chico’s Rosedale Elementary School present an exciting form of ...

In a Northwest Side studio, young folklorico dancers keep rhythm to the thump, thump, thump of maestro Sergio Martinez’s staff. The staff, a gift from his mentor, is carved from the cactus stalk of ...

In a vibrant studio in Temple, Texas, the rhythmic clicking of heels against hardwood floors echoes through the air as dancers of all ages learn the intricate steps of Ballet Folklorico, a traditional ...