Ballet Folklorico de Stanford
In the early 1970’s, Ballet
Folklorico de Stanford was established to present and promote the
Mexican culture to the Stanford University. By 1972, the Dance
Department of the school started to offer an exhibition class where
it provided a formal setting for Ballet Folklorico to be taught.
Before such time, the dance was kept alive on the campus through the
efforts of individual students who taught themselves and one
another. The group’s initial performance was held at the altar of
Memorial Church.
Since then, the group has performed
Ballet Folklorico throughout the state and had the privilege of
performing for former Secretary of State, Schultz, and President
Salinas de Gortari of Mexico during the Stanford University's
centennial celebration.
Throughout it's history, the group
has also worked with many renowned instructors including: Susan
Cashion, co-founder of Los Lupeņos de San Jose and ANGF; Marco
Romero, student of Emilio Pulido and Rafael Zamarripa; Ramon Morones
from the University of Guadalajara; Manolo Vasquez-Robaina and
Margarita Vilele-Creagh from Danza Nacional de Cuba; Ana Iris Bosch,
of Amalia Hernandez's Ballet Folklorico de Mexico; Elena Robles,
founder of Folklorico Nacional de Mexico and currently the Director
of Cultural Affairs for the Mexican consulate in San Jose.
In the schoolyear of 1992- 1993, the
group re- embarked on its journey as a student run organization,
with the group members taking on all the tasks from advertising and
booking performances to organizing its annual show, Concierto de la
Primavera. Over a decade later, the group is still student run and
managed.
Ballet Folkloric de Stanford has a
repertoire of various states and regions in Mexico. They are the
following: Baja California Norte, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco,
Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas Huasteca, Vercruz and
Yucatan.
In addition to their own
presentations, Ballet Folklorico de Stanford performs at several
events throughout the school year. They have collaborated with El
Centro Chicano, Catholic Community and other on- campus
organizations. The following are special occasions they have
actively participated: Dia De Los Muertos, Virgen De Guadalupe Mass,
la Gran Posada, Parent and Alumni Banquet and El Concierto De La
Primavera.
Their veterans include Elizabeth
Aguilar, Christian Garnett, Letty Rodriguez, Yesenia Castro,
Kimberly Gonzales, Tania Roman, Monica Cendejas, Marisa Juarez,
Elena Tostado, Eutimia Cruz, Alex Loera, Luis Vargas, Simon Escbedo,
Candice Moreno, Valeria Vega, Lea Galaz, Veronica Ramirez, Carolina
Vilchis, Krysti Garcia, Daisy Rios, Stefanie Garcia and Liz Rivera.
Their graduates are the following Arturo Caballero, Diana Hernandez,
Alvaro Soria, Tania Davila, Marissa Juarez and Tatiana Puerta.
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