Folklorico

Choreographers Dancers

Q Negrete

Ashley Velazquez

Ceci Gutierrez Torreseptien

Clarissa Gaona Romero

Emily Feldstein

Genesis McCree

Jahselyn Medina

Jennifer Lopez

Kayla Guzman

Baile folklorico, directly translating to folkloric dance, describes a variety of traditional Mexican performance dances. Established around the 1950s in Mexico, folklorico was developed by taking regional Indigenous dances, incorporating contemporary European dance techniques, and then presenting them on a stage. Characterized by the strong percussive dance steps, el faldeo (choreographed skirtwork), and lively brass-heavy music, this year’s folklorico is proud to represent the region of Sinaloa! El Sauce y La Palma symbolizes romance between two lovers, traditionally using leads to represent “el sauce”, and follows to represent “la palma”. El Toro Mambo originates from the story of a mystical bull who would dance the mambo in a red skirt. Artists were inspired to imitate the bull of this story, thus creating one of the most popular Sinaloa dances.

“ElSauceylaPalma”

“ElToroMambo”