Ballet Folklórico UT-Rio Grande Valley presents:
Leyendas 2025 Program
I. Nuevo León
UTRGV Ballet Folklórico
II. Revolución
Alumni Folklórico Company
III. Tamaulipas
UTRGV Ballet Folklórico
IV. Jalisco
UTRGV Ballet Folklórico
V. Nochistlan
UTRGV Ballet Folklórico Juvenil
VI. Colima
UTRGV Ballet Folklórico
VII. Guerrero
Alumni Folklórico Company
Artistic & Administrative Staff
UTRGV Ballet Folklorico Director
Miguel Ángel Peña
Alumni Coordinators
Minerva Villescas
Juan Lopez
Acknowledgments
Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Dr. Jeffrey Ward, Dean College of Fine Arts
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Dana Shackelford, Department Chair, Dance Department
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Katherine Moore McAllen, Ph.D., Director Center for Latin American Arts, Associate Professor of Art History School of Art
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Paola Cantu-Gonzalez, Program Specialist, Dance Department
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Dance Department Faculty
Rebeca Gamborino, Daniel Garcia, Min Kim, Gina Laurenzi, Miguel Ángel Peña, Dana Shackelford
H. Joseph Diaz
UTRGV ARTS Production and Arts Facilities Manager
L. Angel Pena
UTRGV ARTS Program Specialist
With support from UTRGV ARTS staff members:
Richard W. Burrows, Director
Carlos Munoz, Events Manager
Veronica Gomez, Events Coordinator
Fernando Ramirez, Multi-media Designer
Leah Hollingshead, Program Specialist
Jillian Torres, Engagement Specialist
University Marketing and Communications UTRGV Student Assistants
Upcoming Dance Department Events
Senior Projects, November 7-8
Huateque, January 17
Spanish Nights, January 30-31
Alegría, February 6-8, 13-15
Dance Adjudication Festival, February 28-March 1
Herencia, March 28-29
Repertory Dance Company Spring Concert, April 17-18
Ouroboros, June 13-14
Summer Alegría, July 11