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Folklorico Red Carpet – Cesar Alejandro Orta

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Cesar Alejandro Orta teaching San Luis Potosi for Adults; ages 18+ Maestro Cesar Alejandro Orta began his dance career in the year 1989 under the direction of Maestra Rita Cobos Lugo.   Afterward, he became a member of the Ballet Folklórico Rarajipame directed by Maestro Victor Barriga Gallegos. He is a graduate of the Escuela Superior de Danza Folklorica in Chihuahua, where he studied under Maestro...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Juan Gil Martinez Tadeo

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Juan Gil Martinez Tadeo teaching Baja California Norte for Adults; ages 18+. El Maestro Juan Gil Martínez Tadeo es un docente de secundaria con 39 años de experiencia, dedicado a la educación y a la preservación de la cultura de Baja California. Ha unido su trabajo educativo con su pasión por la danza folklórica y el servicio comunitario. Es fundador y director del grupo de...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Victor Hugo Flores

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Victor Hugo Rosas teaching Folklorico Jr. High: Baja CA Sur, Oaxaca, Zacatecas; ages 12 & 13. Victor Rosas is a Mexican folklórico dance educator and choreographer whose work is rooted in tradition, discipline, and cultural pride. As Founder and Artistic Director of El Ballet Folklórico de Oro, he has spent over two decades cultivating dancers through authentic regional repertoire and community engagement. He currently serves...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Wilfrido Pool

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Wilfrido Pool teaching Yucatan for Adults; ages 18+. Mi nombre es Wilfrido Pool Ojeda, nací en la ciudad de Mérida Yucatán, México el 18 de octubre de 1964, Estoy involucrado con la expresión corporal y danza desde la edad de 11 años cuando cursaba el 5to grado de primaria.  He tenido participación activa con los ballets folclóricos Mukuy Kak, Universidad de Yucatán, Proyecto Cultural México...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Dr. Irene Hernandez

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Dr. Irene Hernandez teaching Folklorico High: Baja California & Chihuahua; age 13-17. Dr. Irene A. Hernández has over 45 years of experience as a dancer and Maestra. A DUF Maestra since 2007, she has additionally taught workshops in Italy, Hawaii, Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico and throughout California. She has studied with over 30 Maestros from Mexico and the USA. She received a Key to The...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Maria Valdovinos Pascual

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Maria Valdovinos Pascual teaching Folklorico Juniors: Baja CA Norte, Michoacan Tierra Caliente, Sinaloa; ages 9 & 10. Maria Valdovinos Pascual is the Founder and Artistic Director of Ballet Folklorico Raices Mexicanas de Maria Valdovinos, established in 2006. Under her leadership, the organization has grown into one of the region’s largest folklórico programs, serving more than 200 students through 12 structured classes taught by eight instructors....

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Omar Quezada

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Omar Quezada teaching Puebla for Adults; ages 18+. Dancer/Director/Choreographer/Actor/Artist–Maestro Omar Quezada began his career in dance at the age of fourteen in Tlaxcala, Mexico. While earning a Bachelor’s in Communication and Education, Maestro Quezada began his education in dance, theater and fine arts along with studies in cosmetology and image design. He currently serves as Artistic Director for Ensamble Folklorico Tierra Mestiza in Los Angeles,...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Carmen Espinoza Beltran

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Maestra Carmen Espinoza Beltran teaching Sinaloa for Adults; ages 18+. Nací en Culiacán, Sinaloa. Desde la infancia tuve vocación artística e interés por la danza, por lo cual me incorporé al grupo del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) dirigido en esos años por la profesora Libia Manjarrez Garay, siento en este grupo donde conocí algunas de las bases de la danza folklórica. En el...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Mayra Villalobos

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Mayra Villalobos teaching Folklorico Juniors: Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, & Costa Nayarit; ages 6 & 7. Mayra Villalobos was born in Tepic, Nayarit, and has dedicated over 25 years of her life to the art of folklórico dance. She began her formal dance journey during her senior year at Clovis High School and continued her training at Fresno City College, where she took folklórico classes and...

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Folklorico Red Carpet – Rafael Valpuesta

Danzantes Unidos DUF 2026 “Nurturing the Light” welcomes Rafael Valpuesta teaching Tamaulipas Huasteco for Adults; ages 18+ Rafael Valpuesta has served as the Artistic Director and Choreographer of Orígenes Dance Company (formerly known as Resurrección Mexican Folk) since 1998. Mr. Valpuesta’s extensive dance training has allowed him to create a stylized and theatrical interpretation of Mexican folk dance.  Dedicated to teaching the beautiful dances of México to the youth of his community, he...

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