Dancers! Dancers! Dancers!
All kinds of Mexican Folkloric Dancers
will be found
at this year's Cinco de Mayo fiesta
in Detroit.
Both Raices Mexicanas
And Asi Es Mi Tierra
will perform during the Cinco de Mayo Festival
held in Detroit's own
Clark Park.
You certainly don't want to miss this year's event!
Colorful costumes!
Excellent performers.
Actually,
I must say that Raices Mexicanas
and Asi Es Mi Tierra
are two of the finest Mexican Folkloric dance troups
the Detroit area has.
What better place to enjoy their talent
than at the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Detroit!
Pictured above
are some dancers
as they near the end of the parade route,
which is Vernor at Scotten.
This picture as taken
at last year's Cinco de Mayo event in Detroit.
Shortly after posting this blog entry,
I received an email from a family member
of one of the girls in the photo,
"My daughter Melody and I
were looking at your Cinco De Mayo blog picture
of Dancing down Scotten in last years parade,
and the dancer in the Lilac Jalisco dress
is her daughter Mariah,
this is her 3rd year in the dance group.
She is so proud of her heritage.
Since she has been in school here in Woodhaven,
she was never was able to express or share
her Mexican Heritage
since she was one of the few latina students in her school.
The first time she danced to the music of 'Guadalajara'
at our Family re-union in Texas
2 years ago to live Mariachi music' she said,
'Now I know what being proud of my heritage means.
A Mexicana has green, white and red blood,'
and then she thanked me
for putting her in the dance group.
She always loved the Mariachi music as a baby,
but couldn't share her interest with anyone
until Asi Es Mi Tierra dance class
awakened her love for this beautiful culture.
She has a new Lime Green Jalisco dress this year
She fell in love with this color after going to Mexico."
Asi Es Mi Tierra will be performing at 3:00 PM at Center Stage,
dancing to the music from the regions
Michoacan, El Norte and Jalisco, Mexico.
You'll find the fiesta schdule here.
See you at the fiesta!
2 comments:
I'm trying to find out if Ballet Folklorico Moyocoayni Izel is performing??????????? Anyone know? (they are fantastic)
So sorry not to read your comment until today. . . I've been offline mostly getting ready for this big event.
I've only been posting information that I know. I'm not a formal member of the committee that sponsors this event, though I'm trying to get in.
And while I managed to get to the stage area at least once during this weekend, I don't know if this particular group perfomed or not.
Sorry so late in getting back to you.
But who are they? Where are they from? If they are as good as you say they should be worth having at these events.
I promise to try to have more complete details.. times, group names and directors, etc. . .for Cinco de Mayo Detroit 2009!!!!
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