Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Osvaldo Ramirez teaching Durango for Adults; ages 18+.

Osvaldo Ramirez Vidales resides in Sacramento, California where he has been part of the folklorico community for 26 years as a dancer and co-artistic director across several companies. He has attended Danzantes Unidos Festival since 2001 as a dancer and as a maestro since 2017. Osvaldo diversifies his folklorico training as a member of La Asociación Nacional de Grupos Folkloricos (ANGF), the American College Dance Association (ACDA), and La Asociación Nacional de Maestros de la Danza Popular Mexican in Mexico (ANMDPM) each year. Furthermore, Osvaldo works as Faculty Lecturer teaching Mexican Folklorico Dance and serves as Artistic Director for Ballet Folklorico Nube de Oro since 2021. Aside from teaching folklorico, he also works full time as a state manager in the Workforce Services Branch at EDD. His education includes a B.A. in Psychology from UC Davis and a M.S. in Career Counseling from CSU Sacramento.

I will be teaching a set of Cuadrillas from the state of Durango. The Cuadrillas referred to “Las Alameñas” by Maestro/Investigador Profesor Juan Ernesto Jurado Osuna. These cuadrillas are representative of the Simon Bolivar and Santa Clara region of Durango. These dances were researched and rescued from being forgotten by the locals as new generations didn’t practice square dancing traditions from their parents or grandparents. Profesor Osuna tracked the music traditions back to the 20th century European dances practiced which evolved into the most recent version from 1970s when these dances were still popular and rapidly declined thereafter. This set of cuadrillas has 5 dances of various well known songs and require 8 couples to make all the formations. Overall the whole set is about 6 minutes. — Osvaldo Ramirez

Cultura illuminates LIFE . . . nurture the light.

Danzantes Unidos Festival DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” will take place March 27, 28 & 29 in Fresno, CA.
Registration is OPEN at www.danzantes.org.  Early Registration ends on January 23, 2026.
Click here to register for this class:  Durango for Adults; ages 18+