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DUF 2023 Purchase Order available for University, College, High School & Elementary School Folklorico Groups

Registration & Enrollment by Purchase Order: If you are enrolling more than TEN students . . . ‘Requestor’  (that’s you) writes to [email protected], subject header “DUF 2023 Request for Purchase Order Code”.  Before December 27, 2022, collect the pertinent data from each of your students: full name, contact info, vaccination status, birthdate, t-shirt size & class being requested. Proceed to our website to register and enroll your students for classes. Upon checkout,...

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Danzantes Unidos Festival DUF 2023 “BAILAR ES VIVIR” Registration OPEN!

Danzantes Unidos Festival DUF 2023 “BAILAR ES VIVIR” will take place on March 31, April 1 & 2 in Fresno, CA and honors the ongoing work of folklorico artists sharing culture and traditions across the United States and in Mexico. Registration is OPEN at www.danzantes.org. Early Registration ends December 27, 2022.  Enroll today!  REGISTER NOW With over 55 congruent dance workshops, DUF 2023 "BAILAR ES VIVIR" returns to Fresno on March 31, April...

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Maestra Spotlight: Amalia Viviana Basanta Hernandez at DUF 2022

Danzantes Unidos is delighted to welcome back the renowned Mexican Folklorico dancer and choreographer, Amalia Viviana Basanta Hernandez to DUF 2022.  Maestra Basanta Hernandez was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Mexican choreographer, Amalia Hernandez, and Argentine writer, Joaquin Basanta Crece.  She began her dance training at the age of five, studying classical ballet under Nellie Happee. At age thirteen, Ms. Basanta Hernandez joined the National Ballet of Mexico under the...

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DUF 2022 “GRACIAS A LA VIDA” Showcase Concerts

This blog post will be updated to reflect the latest news regarding DUF 2022 Showcase Concerts.  As of this date we have not identified the venue for the evening shows. It is with great pleasure that we announce that Danzantes Unidos Festival DUF 2022 "GRACIAS A LA VIDA" will take place on April 8, 9 & 10 at Sunnyside High School in Fresno, CA.  DUF 2022 Showcase Concerts will take place each evening....

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Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday >>En Español<<   #GivingTuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a "global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world". Danzantes Unidos, along with the rest of the world and other nonprofit organizations, brought their work to a grinding halt in March of 2019.  Although we offered an online version of the festival in DUF 2020, we have not...

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#Giving Tuesday

#GivingTuesday es el martes después del Día de Acción de Gracias en los Estados Unidos. Se promociona como un "movimiento de generosidad global que libera el poder de las personas y las organizaciones para transformar sus comunidades y el mundo".   Danzantes Unidos, junto con el resto del mundo y otras organizaciones sin fines de lucro, detuvieron su trabajo en marzo de 2019. Aunque ofrecimos una versión en línea del festival en DUF 2020,...

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RIP Carla Valeria “Patita” Diaz

✞ Carla Valeria “Patita” Diaz ✞ September 18, 1975 - October 7, 2021 We extend our most sincere condolences to Barbara & Pato Diaz and to the extended Perez-Diaz Family on the passing of our beloved Carla “Patita” Diaz. Carla Diaz wore many hats during her brief time with us.  She shone brightly on many stages worldwide as a vocalist and violinist with Mariachi Santa Cecilia, Mariachi Mujer 2000 and Mariachi Azteca de Pato Diaz;...

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Raul Gonzalez, Danzantes Unidos Board of Directors

Danzantes Unidos Board Member, Raul Gonzalez was born and raised in Los Angeles CA .  He currently resides in Fresno, California and is a board member for Compania De Danza El Sol and the Danzantes Unidos Board of Directors. You may recognize him as the individual who runs the registration table at Danzantes Unidos Festivals. He is also the instructor for the Compania De Danza El Sol Junior Group. In the past, he...

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Laura Mendoza, Danzantes Unidos Board of Directors Secretary

Laura Mendoza is a Senior Manager of Credentialing and Administrative Compliance at Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center (TVHC). Where she oversees the verification and enrollment process for all healthcare staff at TVHC. Laura has been in the Community Health Industry for 26 years where she has applied her analytical acumen, degree in business administration, and her commitment to community health to support TVHC and its mission to provide accessible, high-quality care. Laura became a parent volunteer for Flor De Mexico,...

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Manny Vizcarra, Danzantes Unidos Board of Directors President

Danzantes Unidos Board of Directors President, Manny Vizcarra, is a health care professional for the county of Los Angeles. He is the director and founder of Tradición Dance Company from Pomona California.He has been a participant in the Danzantes Unidos Festival since his early childhood years and has always looked forward to it year after year. He has gained so much knowledge about Mexican culture and folklorico through the festival, he now...

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