This year’s Spring folklorico performance was only one night, but not any less work! Boo danced 10 dances and Charlotte danced 9. They rushed around backstage, change costumes and getting ready to go on. They had a short break for intermission, and then back on stage.
From the state of Guerrero, they opened the show with “Son de Costa.”
The adults danced 3 dances while the children raced to ready for their polka, “El Jaral.” This is the one they danced for the America’s Got Talent auditions.
Their next costume change was difficult. The polka hairpieces are held in place with hair pins and have to be removed carefully so as not to ruin their real hair. The next two dances also had props, but different props for each dance.
From the state of Jalisco, they first danced “La Jota Tapatia.”
Followed quickly by “Los Machetes”, the children’s specialty.
Boo totally rocks the machetes.
A little skirt work from Charlotte.
Boo’s too cool for a sombrero.
Is it the French or Mexican blood in Boo that makes him look like he’s ready to lead a revolution?
The intermediate class took a break while Boo handed me his machetes and popped back on stage to dance “Alazanas” with the advanced class.
The adults danced, and then the children came back to dance “La Culebra.”
Here come the boys to rescue the girls from the snake!
After intermission were 2 pre-Hispanic dances.
The boys spent about half of the dance jumping in circles while in a squatting position. Boo was the only one who made it through the whole dance. Just watching them made our leg muscles burn. Boo is the middle boy in the first row.
Charlotte is the small one in yellow.
And finally, from the state of Veracruz, “Contradanza” and “El Colas.”
At the curtain call they were given streamers to throw. Here, the girls look to see where they went.
“Bye!”
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