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Maestro Spotlight: Zenon Barron

01.14.2016 Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2016, DUF 2016 Maestros, Mexican Art & Culture 0

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Zenón Barrón began his career as a dancer at the age of four in the group Matlachines. Since then, he has studied classical and folkloric dance in depth. Zenon is a researcher of Mexican and Latin American folklore, costume design and scenic design. He graduated from Instituto de Artes Escenicas in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and in 2009, he earned his certificate from the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. In 2012, he received...

Maestra Spotlight: Sara Moguel

01.14.2016 Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2016, DUF 2016 Maestros, Mexican Art & Culture, Uncategorized 0

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Sara Moguel was born in Villaflores, Chiapas and moved to California in 1992. She graduated with a Master degree in the Arts of Teaching in 2011. Sara Moguel has been dancing with Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN for over ten years. BFA de CSUN instilled in her the love for Mexican folklorico dance. She has been teaching folklorico for five years in Ventura County and is now the director of her own group,...

Maestro Spotlight: Alexander Manzanares

01.13.2016 Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2016, DUF 2016 Maestros, Mexican Art & Culture, Uncategorized 0

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Alexander Manzanares, a son of Mexican immigrants from the state of Chihuahua, was born in Dodge City, Kansas and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a teenager his love for dance began with his high school folklórico dance group. Upon graduation, he dedicated his time attending festivals, conferences and focusing his attention on traveling across Mexico, visiting maestros in their homes and learning folklórico at its roots. He has been an active member...

Maestro Spotlight: Jose Vences

01.13.2016 Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2016, DUF 2016 Maestros, Mexican Art & Culture, Uncategorized 0

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Jose Vences is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and director with decades of experience in Mexican folk dance. He began his dance training at sixteen while studying at the Universidad Autonoma de Morelos. In 1985, he relocated to Mexico City to begin training at the distinguished Instituto National de Bellas Artes. In 1986 he was accepted into the touring company of the world-renowned Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez. In 1990, Jose came...

Maestro Spotlight: Alfredo “El Godo” Herrera

01.12.2016 Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2016, DUF 2016 Maestros, Mexican Art & Culture, Uncategorized 0

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Alfredo “El Godo” Herrera, originario del puerto de Veracruz, inicia desde muy pequeño sus incursiones en el son jarocho en fandangos y fiestas populares. En 1989 se incorpora a los talleres de son jarocho impartidos por el grupo Mono Blanco, y es precisamente de esos talleres donde surge, en el año de 1990, el grupo Son la Plaga del cual es miembro y fundador. En 1996 apenas contando con trece años, fue nombrado...

Maestro Spotlight: Mayra Selene Ornelas

01.11.2016 Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, DUF 2016, DUF 2016 Maestros, Mexican Art & Culture, Uncategorized 0

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Mayra Selene Ornelas has been teaching for over eighteen years. Her passion for Mexican folk dance started at a very young age when she lived in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she developed her foundations as a folklorico dancer. Selene, as all of her students know her, has been a member of folklorico groups companies Folklorico Mi Tierra & Danza Teocatl. She currently directs her own company, Grupo Folklorico No Te Rajes Jalisco, based...

4th Annual Mexican Folk Dance Leadership Conference

12.22.2015 Danzantes Unidos, Mexican Art & Culture, San Jose State University, University Folklorico Summit 0

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University Folklorico Summit To Convene Leaders in Mexican Folk Dance at UFS 2016 San Jose, CA (December 21, 2015) – The leaders of collegiate (and high school) Mexican folk dance groups in the United States will come together for the 4th Annual cultural arts conference; University Folklorico Summit UFS 2016 “Leaders Today to Create Legacies Tomorrow”. UFS 2016 will take place on February 19 to 21, 2016 at San José State University located...

UFS 2016 “Leaders Today to Create Legacies Tomorrow”

12.17.2015 Art, Business, Danza Folklorica, Danzantes Unidos, Danzantes Unidos Blog, Mexican Art & Culture, University Folklorico Summit, University Folklorico Summit: Everything and Anything Folklorico, University Folklorico Summit: Running your Folklorico Group 0

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University Folklorico Summit Convenes Leaders in Collegiate Mexican Folk Dance at San Jose State University February 19-21, 2016 San Jose, CA (December 17, 2015) – The leaders of collegiate (and high school) Mexican folk dance groups in the United States will come together for the 4th Annual University Folklorico Summit UFS 2016 “Leaders Today to Create Legacies Tomorrow”. UFS 2016 will take place on February 19 to 21, 2016 at San José State...

Maestro Spotlight: Zenon Barron

Maestra Spotlight: Sara Moguel

Maestro Spotlight: Alexander Manzanares

Maestro Spotlight: Jose Vences

Maestro Spotlight: Alfredo “El Godo” Herrera

Maestro Spotlight: Mayra Selene Ornelas

4th Annual Mexican Folk Dance Leadership Conference

UFS 2016 “Leaders Today to Create Legacies Tomorrow”

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