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Record la Bamba 2024

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Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico is back and continuing to teach kids about Mexican culture

The popular Mexican dance group Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico is back after a year off due to COVID-19.

The popular Mexican dance group Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico is back after a year off due to COVID-19. Dozens of kids are in the group each year, learning traditional Mexican dances from Baja California, Jalisco, Nayarit, Veracruz, and Nuevo Leon.

It’s a way for many to connect back to their heritage, including 17-year-old Yanel Alaniz who’s been dancing with QCBF for 12 years. “It brings a little bit of Mexico over here, showing our culture. It’s something different, it’s not something you see all the time. It’s a good experience,” she says.

Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico started in 1984, with free dance lessons for any child between four and 18 years old. Director Ray Terronez Jr. says not only does it help teach kids about their heritage, but it’s a way for them to grow. “Seeing them approach a step that’s not easy or get choreography they keep forgetting and suddenly it starts clicking. Seeing that growth in learning is very rewarding as an instructor.”

It helps bring a lot of kids back into the community and gain confidence in themselves, especially as Latinos. Miguel Cornelius has been dancing with the group for about seven years, and says it helps him relate back to his Mexican ancestors, “it’s almost like a relief. Once you get out there and perform, it’s a gush of pure joy. It’s all emotion.”

During the pandemic, the group had to put their practices on hold and temporarily close their doors. Now, the colorful dances are back and the group has about 20 performances scheduled this year.

Terronez says this dancing helps bring more awareness to the Mexican culture, “the more you accept differences in other people, the more you learn about different cultures, the more you’ll understand others better.”

Any child between 4 and 18 years old can sign up for the group for free. You can find more information here.

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Dance company sees renewed interest in Mexican culture

A folk ballet troupe has observed increased interest in Mexican culture at the international level and intends to take advantage of that with tours.

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Haitian dancer and choreographer Jean-Léon Destiné. Manhattan, New York City, date unknown. Image Courtesy of: The New York Times.

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102-FOLKLORA [Folkloric-Flora] -Grass -The Dancing Cacti Pokemon -Ability:  Storm Drain/Rain Dish - Dancer(HA) -Dex: "This very social pokemon live in large and very festive groups that can often be found dancing to the sounds of nature. The fruit on top of its head is incredibly delicious, but this pokemon requires lots of water to grow a new one." -Moveset:     -Petal Dance     -Rain Dance     -Pin Missile     -Cotton Guard -->Evolves with waterstone<-- 103-ADELACTI [Adelita-Cacti] -Grass/Fighting -The Rebel Pokemon -Ability: Storm Drain/Rain Dish- Dancer(HA) -Dex: "This fierce pokemon travel in group across the desert looking for water sources where they can establish their homes. This pokemon will defend its water hole with astounding ferocity, using its arms positions to hit the opponent high and low at the same time." -Moveset:     -Cross Chop     -Needle Arm     -Drain Punch     -Spiky Shield This pokemon is female only

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Rachel Tavernier — Institute for Dunham Technique Certification

Rachel Tavernier — Institute for Dunham Technique Certification

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Rachel Tavernier — Institute for Dunham Technique Certification

Rachel Tavernier — Institute for Dunham Technique Certification

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What is "Sa'idi" dance?

What is "Sa'idi" dance? As belly dancers, we refer to a dance performed to music from the Said region (upper/Southern Egypt) as sa'idi. The more correct name for this dance is raqs-al-assaya/raqs-al-assayah. Read more here!

As belly dancers, we refer to a dance performed to music from the Said region (upper/Southern Egypt) as sa’idi. The more correct name for this dance is raqs-al-assaya/raqs-al-assayah (sometimes transliterated differently), which means stick dance.  What is “Sa’idi” dance? More information about raqs-al-assaya! Raqs-al-assaya is based off tahtib, a combat sport dance performed by men from the…

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