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 ...

BEAUTIFUL. E DICEN COME DOWN OVER A THOUSAND MILES AWAY FROM MEXICO, INSIDE A SMALL DANCE STUDIO IN PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES USE DANCE AND MUSIC TO MAKE MEXICO FEEL CLOSER TO HOME. MY ...

When Nancy Del Toro’s daughters were invited by a friend to join the Necalli Cultural Movement, she jumped at the chance for them to learn more about their heritage. “I’m first-generation Mexican ...

FLINT, MI -- The Michigan Youth Folklórico Festival will engage Mexican folkloric dancers in a workshop environment to learn and present dances from the region of Jalisco/Colima this weekend. Hosted ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...

A new student organization dedicated to teaching and performing Mexican folklore dances has been created at the University of Wisconsin. Grupo Folklorico De UW–Madison is a new organization on a ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Colorful skirts swirl and swish. Loud heel stomps and toe taps reverberate off the floor to the walls. Bright flowers tucked in ponytails whisk around as the dancers spin.

Traditional Mexican dance mask representing La Malinche. (Courtesy of the National Museum of Natural History) For centuries, cultures around the world have used masks in ritual dances and festivals to ...