Jalisco, the most iconic of them all
Seen as the home of ballet folklorico Jalisco, Mexico in thought of as the source of the ballet folkloricos popularity. The most iconic dresses in ballet folkloric are the Jalisco dresses, any time someone thinks of ballet folklorico they imagine girls in the Jalisco dresses and men in the charro suits. This is the most common way to view ballet folklorico. This is why most people believe Jalisco to be the home of ballet folklorico. The iconic mariachi in charro suit is also thought to come from Jalisco.
Amalia Hernández
Know as the best of the best, Amalia Hernández runs her group, El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernández in Mexico city. Born on september 1, in 1917 Amalia Hernández was always a dancer at heart. when she turned 17 she was granted entry to The National School of Dance, this marked the bigining of her career as a dancer. however she had to quit the dance school after some conflict with the director and married putting her dancing on hold. ultimately her love of dance was to much to hold in and she once agin started to dance. First she started teaching modern European dance but it didn't really click with her so she turned to mexican folkloric dance. At this point she realized that it was only through baile folklorico that she could convey her emotions of joy and passion.
In 1958 she founded El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico (the Mexican Folkloric Ballet) with only 8 dancers. in 1959 she gathered up to 60 dancers and was granted the opportunity to represent Mexico in the Pan American Games in Chicago, Illinois. Since 1960 she created 60 choreographies and her group dances, with out fail, every Sunday and Wednesday evenings in El Palacio de Bellas Artes (The Palace of Fine Arts) in Mexico city to this day.
In 1958 she founded El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico (the Mexican Folkloric Ballet) with only 8 dancers. in 1959 she gathered up to 60 dancers and was granted the opportunity to represent Mexico in the Pan American Games in Chicago, Illinois. Since 1960 she created 60 choreographies and her group dances, with out fail, every Sunday and Wednesday evenings in El Palacio de Bellas Artes (The Palace of Fine Arts) in Mexico city to this day.
Photos were found at
http://www.visitmexico.com/en/weddings/wedding-in-guadalajara-mexico and http://www.balletamalia.com/eng.html
info on Amalia Hernández found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalia_Hernández
info on Amalia Hernández found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalia_Hernández