DUF 2024 “SEGUIMOS ADELANTE” – Maestra Maria Cerda
12.27.2023
Art, Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2019, Mexican Art & Culture, Mexican Folk Dance
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[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...
DUF 2024 “SEGUIMOS ADELANTE” – Maestro Rudy Figueroa
12.26.2023
Art, Danza Folklorica, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2024, Mexican Art & Culture, Mexican Folk Dance, Uncategorized
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[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...
DUF Registration FAQ’s . . . frequently asked questions
HOW DO I REGISTER MY GROUP? There are two parts to getting your dancers into classes: Register & Enroll. 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 does not...
DUF 2021: BAJA CALIFORNIA I
03.06.2021
Art, Danza Folklorica, Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, Danzantes Unidos In The News, folklorico, Mexican Art & Culture, Virtual DUF 2021
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DUF 2021: BAJA CALIFORNIA Instructor: Maria Cerda Cohort I - Grades 3-5 Int/Adv Dance: Tres Con Todo In this class students will be learning a Calabaceado dance from Baja California. Students will learn basic Calabaceado steps and combinations. Please have students wear tennis shoes first for warm-ups. Norte hat is suggested. Lifelong Central Valley resident, Maestra Maria Cerda was born in Hanford, CA, and raised in Kettleman City, CA. She currently resides in Clovis, CA. She is...
Thrive To Survive – DUF 2021 is coming!
01.31.2021
Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, Danzantes Unidos In The News, Virtual DUF 2021
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Feliz Año Nuevo! We hope that you have all been sheltering safely with familia and at home. Sadly, this pandemic will not end anytime soon and DUF days are upon us once again. For Danzantes Unidos, 2021 will be a real test of our ability to survive as an organization. In order to do so, we must thrive through this pandemic and we hope that you will join us. The good news...
How to Write Your Artistic Biography by Sabrina Valles
08.04.2020
Art, Business, Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, University Folklorico Summit: Running your Folklorico Group
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How to Write Your Artistic Biography These seven tips will impress your audience with your accomplishments and endeavors. By Sabrina Valles Directors and artists are often called upon to submit an artistic biography (or bio) for themselves or their group whenever they participate in large productions, festivals, or projects. If you have never written an artistic bio before, this request may catch you by surprise. COVID-19 truly is the perfect time to draft and refine...
DUF 2020 Let’s Get DUF’ing!!
04.03.2020
Ballet Folklorico, Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, Danzantes Unidos In The News, Mexican Art & Culture
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Good afternoon DUF’ers it’s DUF Friday!! . . . and between sobs and wails, here we are STILL. We hope that you are all staying safe and at home. That said--Let the festivities begin! DUF 2020 Registrants received an update last Tuesday, detailing Danzantes Unidos’ #BeTheLight Campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to foster a forum for celebration and togetherness throughout this isolation. If you are a DUF 2020 Registrant and are...
DUF 2020 Spotlight on Maestra Susana Hinojosa
02.26.2020
Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, Danzantes Unidos In The News, Mexican Art & Culture, Mexican Folk Dance
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For over 40 years, Susana G. Hinojosa has dedicated her life to studying, performing and teaching Mexican folkloric dance. She began dancing as a young child and by the time she was a teen, became a member of the longest established folklorico dance ensemble, Danza Floricanto USA, directed by her mentor Gema Sandoval. Floricanto, was the unique opportunity for dance internship and performance. In 1980, Plaza de La Raza's School of Performing and...
DUF 2020 Spotlight on Maestra Rosemarie Olais Pantoja – Folklorico 101
02.25.2020
Ballet Folklorico, Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, Danzantes Unidos In The News, Mexican Folk Dance
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Rosemarie Olais Pantoja: Is a native Fresnoan who first began learning Folklorico through a City of Fresno Parks and Recreation class offered to the public. That class awakened a love for Folklorico that has stayed with her for forty-one years. At the end of that first class, try-outs were held for a local performing children’s group, Marisela's Dancers & Marimba taught by Marisela Saavedra. Not only was it a performing folklorico group,...