My name is Sara “Sarita” Garcia and I’ll be instructing the Folklorico Jr High (Jalisco, Sinaloa & Yucatán. I am very excited to be teaching at DUF for the 2nd time. I have been dancing folklorico for over 28 years and I have multiple years of other varies of dance styles like Polynesian, Salsa & bachata and Hip-Hop. My mother, Gloria Rodriguez, was my first director and she still helps me out...
Alexander Manzanares, a son of Mexican immigrants from the state of Chihuahua, was raised and currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has been an active member of the folklórico community in New Mexico for 27 years, specifically in the Santa Fe area for the past 11 years. His group, Ballet Folklórico Santa Fe, is currently celebrating their 6th year. They have generously been recognized with various awards and recognitions which include placing 1st...
Born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, Maestra Karina Estrella was influenced by the richness of the Mexican Culture and its Danzas Folkloricas. At age 5, she joined La Casa De La Cultura de Ensenada. Her family later immigrated to the San Fernando Valley in California, where she joined Ballet Folklorico Ollin. At age 18, she began to utilize her dance experience and skills to promote bailes folclóricos as a volunteer at various schools throughout her community. In 2003, she...
Maestra Robles is also part of the non-profit, Organization Senderos, formerly known as Vive Oaxaca. She is one of the founding members and currently the Artistic Director of Centeotl Danza y Baile in Santa Cruz, Ca. In 2007, Ms. Robles was elected by the Oaxacan community of California as to be Diosa Centeotl USA (Corn Goddess) in Los Angeles. During this time, traveled to Oaxaca to study and learn firsthand dances from the...
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 and Casa Circulo Cultural in Redwood City , CA. TLAXCALA (Ages 17+) Maestro: Omar Quezada La Danza de los cuchillos, Danza de los...
[caption id="attachment_58544" align="alignleft" width="546"] Netza Vidal[/caption] Netza Vidal was Born in Compostela, Nayarit, Mexico, he studied Mexican Folkloric dance at the Escuela de la Danza Mexicana with Jaime Buentello Bazan. “Maestro Netza” trained as a professional dancer all his life, dancing in some of the most prestigious folklorico groups in Mexico. For twenty years, he has been an instructor and director of Mexican folkloric dance, beginning his career as dance director at San Rafael...
Osvaldo Ramirez Vidales has been a dancer, choreographer, and artistic director for 23 years in the Sacramento region. He serves as Artistic Director for Ballet Folklorico Nube de Oro since January 2021. Their current membership stands at just over 100 dancers who are split into 5 dance levels taught by 5 dance instructors and assistant directors. In his non-dance life, Osvaldo works full time in Employment Development Department serving as a manager...
HOW DO I REGISTER MY GROUP? Glad you asked . . . There are two parts to getting your dancers into classes. Directors/chaperones REGISTER dancers by entering the group members data. Registered students ENROLL in a class by selecting a class that is OPEN and then proceed through the payment at checkout. If the registration fees will be covered by the group bank account, then one person can register the entire group . . . and it...
[caption id="attachment_58257" align="alignleft" width="313"] Maestra Maria Cerda[/caption] Lifelong Central Valley resident, Maestra Maria de Lourdes Cerda was born in Hanford, CA, and raised in Kettleman City, CA. She currently resides in Clovis, CA. She is director for Ballet Folklorico Sol del Valle and Sol del Valle Clovis, Aguilas de Oro de CWHS and Grupo Folklórico de Kastner Intermediate School. She received her training with Grupo Folklorico Anahuac at Fresno City Community College. In...
[caption id="attachment_58248" align="alignleft" width="450"] Maestro Rudy Figueroa[/caption] Maestro Rudy Figueroa is a native of Tulare, California. He began his training in Mexican dance under the guidance of Roman Morones, co-director of Lop Lupenos de San Jose. He then became a member of the company and served as assistant to Maestro Morones in his teaching for community dance classes. He also danced as a member of Xochipilli, Algeria de San Jose and as a...