Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz is named, accurately as it happens, after the quetzal, a colorful bird venerated by Mayan and Aztec civilizations. This dance ensemble, now in its 25th year, ...

CALDWELL — When Ballet Folklorico “Quetzalli” de Veracruz dances into Jewett Auditorium on Saturday, you can expect a fiesta for the eyes, ears and soul. Founded in 1985 by Hugo Betancourt, Ballet ...

Jarabe Tapatio, popularly known as the Mexican hat dance, is one of the most famous folk dances of Mexico. It originated in ...

For 25 years, Ballet Folklórico Quetzalli de Veracruz has established itself as one of Mexico’s leading folk music and dance ensembles. On May 1, the troupe stops at Lincoln Theater Napa Valley ...

WATSONVILLE — Esperanza del Valle, Watsonville’s longtime ballet folklórico group, has had a long-standing relationship with the Mexican state of Veracruz. Last year, Esperanza del Valle dancers ...

"Ballet Folklorico Queztalli de Veracruz" will be performing at the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall April 30 at 8p.m. Photo by Dick Dickinson Ballet Folklorico, a popular Mexican folk dance, is no ...

A young woman smiles coyly at her handsome partner as she swishes her colorful skirt around him, and he vigorously dances around her stamping his feet in a rhythmic style reminiscence of tap-dance. No ...

CHICO — With a burst of color, some catchy music and beats, and a lot of well-practiced movement, performers of ballet folklorico at Chico’s Rosedale Elementary School present an exciting form of ...

Community members participated in a beginning Jarocho dance class on the Cabrillo Theater stage recently as part of “Reinforcing Cultural Identity,” the first International Folklorico Dance and Music ...

In rejecting the antique costume spectacle that has become a cliche of folkloric performance in favor of something more contemporary and socially aware, choreographer and company leader Gema Sandoval ...