Thursday, 26 November 2015

Ballet Folklorico - The Dances of Mexico


After dinner we stumbled upon a free folk dancing performance so stayed to watch.There was a dance troupe from Jalisco (the Puerto Vallarta area) as well as a visiting troupe from Chiapas which is at the southern tip of Mexico. They came a great distance to perform! "Though the dances differ from region to region, the basic steps and style of dance are similar. Traditional bailes in Vera Cruz are characterized by a basic set of steps called zapateados which involve percussive heel-stomping. 
The costumes from Jalisco entails the Women to wear brightly colored ruffled skirts trimmed with ribbons whose colors are local signifiers, shoes with heavy clog-like heels and ornate hair pieces. Shoes vary in color but usually they are either black, white, or red, depending on the song and region. For the region of Veracruz, the women wear beautiful white dresses that are full of lace. They use white shoes, and a small apron with a bandana that hangs off the side of the dress. Whether the woman is married or not determines what side the bandana will hang and which side the floral head piece will lay. Married means that it would be on the left side and single would hang on the right.











































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